How can I set the value of a global variable with a REST API call?

[norman 0]

Hi!

 

Is there any way to set data from another device to HC2 with REST API call?

Is there any way to set the value of a global variable via a REST API call?

 

I tried to PUT "1234" to "http://<hc2-server>/api/globalVariables/TglAusgabe" - but I get response code 500.

 

Thanks, Norman

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[norman 0]

Hi!

 

>> Are you using the administrator user for this to work ?

Yes, unfortunately. It just seems to be possible to set variables as an administrator.

 

>> And are you able to set a global variable from a http.put from your own software ?

I call the Fibaro API from a camera and with the standard possibilities of this camera I can only send http.get.

So I wrote a PHP script as middleware that forward the call with authentication, path, parameters etc.

But I can also set http.get parameters (method and body) to make a http.put, http.push or http.delete. Body has to be url-encoded JSON.

The script needs an apache server with php support (a2enmod rewrite is necessary).

 

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Norman

Edited January 14, 2019 by norman

[petergebruers 1,261]

I think this might work. Restricted users can be given or denied access to scenes. Scenes accept an argument, for instance a json payload. Then that scene can write to the global variable. It is one-way only though...

[Neospin 5]

Hey Norman,

 

you need to put json content to the api, not just the content.

 

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Bye

Neospin

 

PS: Schau mal unter

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da findest Du einiges an Content zum Home Center 2

 

[norman 0]

Thank you very much - that works!!!

[parper 0]

A couple of quick questions.

Are you using the administrator user for this to work ?

And are you able to set a global variable from a http.put from your own software ?

[parper 0]

I got the solution now here:

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[parper 0]

Cool! I had similar thoughts on having a middle man to do stuff against the home center 2. This was a nice solution. As I mentioned in an earlier post I managed to get it to work. What I could wish for is that Fibaro would create a better user management. It would be great to have a REST API only user.

 

Regards Par

Edited January 15, 2019 by parper