Domoticz Community Forum - Support & Discussion

Posted: **Thursday 23 April 2020 22:59**

Hi,
In python I can do an api-call like this:

SENSOR = "http://192.168.2.1:8080/json.htm?type=devices&rid=1"

In dzVents I can lookup a device by name like

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devices = { 'CV_switch_manual' }

Is it possible to do an api-call in python by name like:

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SENSOR = "http://192.168.2.1:8080/json.htm?type=devices&rid=Oregon"

Or didn't I search enough.

Posted: **Thursday 23 April 2020 23:43**

HvdW wrote: Thursday 23 April 2020 22:59 Is it possible to do an api-call in python by name like:
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SENSOR = "http://192.168.2.1:8080/json.htm?type=devices&rid=Oregon"

Not possible in one pass. Not from Python nor from any other language. It is not available as API call in domoticz

What you can do is call

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http://192.168.2.1:8080/json.htm?type=command&param=devices_list

to get a JSON of all deviceNames / idx and
process that list to extract the idx belonging to the name you want.

Or (probably quicker) just get all devices from domoticz using

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http://192.168.2.1:8080/json.htm?type=devices

and walk the list with the devicename as searchkey to find your device

Posted: **Friday 24 April 2020 0:04**

Thanks @waaren

Domoticz Community Forum - Support & Discussion

api-call only by idx or by device name as well

api-call only by idx or by device name as well

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Re: api-call only by idx or by device name as well