How to create username (regarding for code with Philips Hue lights)

[Robert66 0]

I read about username you need to create by example when you want to use it in Lua code connected with hue lights. I created one on the Philips hue page, after the POST option I got back by example: Rp0GgRgGWMgUjWwWKY6oUbedXhZFo as username. But on this forum I see username like "automation1" by example. So for sure: how can I create a own username not a code like above, what's not easy to use  in LUA code, but just a more easy one, like "automation1".

Can I create own name or depends it really of what the Philips HUE you give after the POST option?

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21 hours ago, Robert66 said:

I read about username you need to create by example when you want to use it in Lua code connected with hue lights. I created one on the Philips hue page, after the POST option I got back by example: Rp0GgRgGWMgUjWwWKY6oUbedXhZFo as username. But on this forum I see username like "automation1" by example. So for sure: how can I create a own username not a code like above, what's not easy to use  in LUA code, but just a more easy one, like "automation1".

Can I create own name or depends it really of what the Philips HUE you give after the POST option?

 

Hi @Robert66,

 

Philips introduced this long user names with firmware that was released several versions back. This is done to raise security. I use that long string as my user name and I don't see why is more difficult than some normal name? At the beginning of code you first declare local variable that will hold user name:

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And then use it in code to read from Hue bridge:

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or send some command to Hue bridge:

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[Robert66 0]

to difficult, I understand finally the remark of somebody I can also do it with the hue app. I tried and indeed it worked. Would be nice the Fibaro Home Center 2 got a plugin so we finally can use the hue lights as devices without extra things bye using LUA codes etc..