Can you set Variables or Notifications via REST?

[daxiang28]

I was wondering if it was possible to set variables or the content of notifications remotely. Say for example, I wanted to send an alert to an Elk keypad and I have the Network Module ping a page for data. Is there a way to get that data into the system via REST or the Network module? Been scouring the forums and haven't seen anything about it.

 

Steve

[Xathros]

Hi Steve-

 

As long as the data is Integer, you can /REST it to a var then use that var in a custom notification. No String type vars yet. If there are a limited number of possible string values, you could create separate customized notifications for each then pass an integer index to select a notification.

 

-Xathros

[daxiang28]

Hi Steve-

 

As long as the data is Integer, you can /REST it to a var then use that var in a custom notification. No String type vars yet. If there are a limited number of possible string values, you could create separate customized notifications for each then pass an integer index to select a notification.

 

-Xathros

 

 

Thanks Xathros. Do you know the path structure for variables? I could not find it in the wiki.

 

Steve

[daxiang28]

Xathros,

 

Found it in another post by Chris Jahn

 

Yes, the variables are available through REST: 

/rest/vars/set/// -- set the value of a variable 
/rest/vars/get// -- get the value of a variable 

1 - Integer, 2 - State 
ID of the variable 

e.g. Set integer variable 3 to 28 

/rest/vars/set/1/3/28

 

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Steve