Retrieve Domoticz time in API/JSON call [Solved]

[peterbos]

Hi,

I want to synchronize the time on a NodeMCU8266 (*) with the time Domoticz shows in the upper left corner of the dashboard page. This way I can avoid issues with summer and winter time, which are quite difficult to manage when using an NTP-server as source.

Of course I can synchronize with a CustomEvent every X hours, but then I have to maintain code on both the NodeMCU and in Domoticz. Is a JSON call available that I can use to get the time? I looked for it in the API/JSON guide but didn't find it. With a JSON call I only have to maintain the NodeMCU side since the Domoticz side is taken care of by Domoticz itself.

Thanks,
Peter

(*) Great stuff to combine with Domoticz by the way!

[Number8]

This should do it:

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/json.htm?type=command&param=getSunRiseSet

[gerardvs]

Not sure why you post this in dzVents if you want to call the API but you could use

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/json.htm?type=command&param=getSunRiseSet

Although you are not interested in sunrise or sunset there is also a 'ServerTime' attribute with the current time.

--Gerard

[peterbos]

Hi all,

I found it. In the JSON/API guide there's a JSON commandstring /json.htm?type=command&param=getSunRiseSet. In addition to the sunrise and sunset times it also gives the ServerTime, which is what I was looking for. I then tried the commandstring /json.htm?type=command&param=getServerTime and that worked to. The response from Domoticz was:

{
"ServerTime" : "2021-01-13 22:00:37",
"status" : "OK",
"title" : "getServerTime"
}

I hope this undocumented feature may exist until forever

Peter

[peterbos]

Hi Gerard and Number 8,

Our posts crossed each other.

Peter