How to make Virtual Device work via REST API

[sam9s 0]

Hi All,\

 

I can make a normal fibaro device turn on and ofrf via rest api, via the url http://<<fibaro internal ip>>:11111/api/devices/<<Device ID>>/action/turnON BUT ...

I want to trigger a virtual device now via same REST API. But the confusion is, Virtual Device has an IP in HC, plus works on port 80, so any idea what would be the URL and syntax if one wants to control Virtual Device via REST API.

 

To the below URL does not work in case of VD, as it works for normal relay devices ...

 

http://<<fibaro internal IP>>/api/devices/<<Virtual Device ID>>/action/turnON

 

this does not work,  ..... 

 

 

any assistance thnx

[Jamie mccrostie 82]

What about /pressButton/4

instead of turnOn

guessing here

Edited May 23, 2018 by Jamie mccrostie

[sam9s 0]

nope didnt work this is what I tried, see if you can recomend any change

 

http://<<fibaro internal IP>>/api/devices/<<Virtual Device ID>>/pressButton/btnOn

 

btnOn is the button ID

[Sirhideo 9]

@sam9s try

 

http://username:password@ip/api/callAction?deviceID=xxx&name=pressButton&arg1=btnID

 

?

Edited May 24, 2018 by Sirhideo

[sam9s 0]

No Sirhideo, 

 

this did not work, however got a perfect 405 OK response in postman, but the light did not turn on. Let me share some more details about the setup. \

 

1. The virtual device I am trying to control is on Sonoff, running Tasmota firmware with an internal ip and port 80

2. The other virtual device is on ESP8266, running ESP Easy

not sure if this makes any difference. But both does not turn on

 

below is the exact command I am using in postman

 

http://Username:[email protected]/api/callAction?deviceID=xxx&name=pressButton&arg1=btnOn

 

btnOn is the button ID

 

Let me also share screenshots of the settings of the VD

 

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see if that helps ....

 

 

Edited May 25, 2018 by sam9s

[Sirhideo 9]

@sam9s

 

I do not know then, I think the most important thing is whether the button is really pressed or not? try make some debug message on your button no?

 

I use this url all the time to press any VD button via a php server on the same LAN, and the button does its job, working perfectly.  It isn't really important to know what actual device the VD button is linking to,  that's other thing.  The action of the command is to press a button on a particular VD, the result is only pressed, or not pressed.

 

and did you change the permission of your VD from configuration page so that your HC account can press?

 

The IP address and port assigned to the VD has nothing to do with the command

 

http://Username:[email protected]/api/callAction?deviceID=123&name=pressButton&arg1=3

 

It just press the button number 3 of device ID 123, nothing more, given that your username you use has full control of the VD.

 

Postman? I don't use this app, try simply use browser... and debug message on your button...

 

Or have you tried to press the On Off directly from your HC to test the device response?

Edited May 29, 2018 by Sirhideo

[sam9s 0]

Hi Sirhideo, 

 

Thanks for the reply, and you are correct even I think that ip and port should not be the issue, as the url, is just pressing the button. Not sure why it is not working.

You should use post man (its a google plugin) its the best tool for testing Rest API. Anyway I did try using normal browser, and the response I get is .... {}  .. this two braces, but it does not presses the button. 

This issue is ONLY there for VDs, the regular zwave devices works perfect.

 

Anyway, after like gazillions attempts and trying my wits off, I just gave up and came up with an alternative way.

 

I trigger the url for VD via Amazon ioT button that created a lambda function, where I have used ifttt as the trigger url, created a recipie that fires the same URL I want for the VD, and it works perfectly. The only drawback or gripe has I wanted all the controls via Fibaro app and doing this way I am using 3rd party apps to achieve the same.