Custom code question

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If I type http://ipaddress:3480/data_request?id=variableget&DeviceNum=58&serviceId=urn:upnp-org:serviceId:SwitchPower1&Variable=Status

into a browser I get either a “1” or a “0” as a result.

Is there anyway to put this into a custom webpage (possibly with a GET command) to get the result as a variable that I can use to display status. Or is there a way for a website even to display just even the 0 or 1?

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Yes. Your custom code needs to make an HTTP request, parse the result and then use it in the page that you desire. This could be done in most programming languages, including popular webserver languages like PHP.

Just be aware that the machine running the code has to have local access to Vera, to initiate the query. You won’t be able to put the PHP script on a hosted web server, but you could put it on a local machine like a Raspberry Pi.

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[quote=“Z-Waver, post:2, topic:190878”]Yes. Your custom code needs to make an HTTP request, parse the result and then use it in the page that you desire. This could be done in most programming languages, including popular webserver languages like PHP.

Just be aware that the machine running the code has to have local access to Vera, to initiate the query. You won’t be able to put the PHP script on a hosted web server, but you could put it on a local machine like a Raspberry Pi.[/quote]

I figured it was possible, I just haven’t been able to find how to do it. I am running everything locally on my home network (vera, pi hosting pages, etc.), but everything I’ve tried hasn’t worked. Not a developer by trade, so I cobble code together the best I can.

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Seems like you have to upgrade your HTML skills then :wink: Using HTML and a little bit of javascript, or serverside code (PHP) should easiliy do the trick. What is it exactly that you want to create? A dashboard?

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You need to learn how to use JavaScript and AJax (to make the http request)