Control SmartThings from PC? (2024)

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I am trying to resolve this use case: I would like to have a “script” running on my Win 10 laptop that checks the battery level if its low, switch on a zigbee plug. I think this was possible before with eventghost before.
Is there anyway to do something like this now?

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Do you also have a Smartthings/Aeotec hub? That might open up some additional possibilities.

Tagging @taustin in case he has any ideas. :thinking:

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You should be able to call the API to turn on the device either directly over the web or via the ST CLI installed on your laptop using the command:

smartthings devices:commands 51ebf5dc-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-c13cab5896bb switch:on

POST to
https://api.smartthings.com/v1/devices/{deviceId}/commands

with body:

{
    "commands": [
        {
            "component": "main",
            "capability": "switch",
            "command": "on",
            "arguments": []
        }
    ]
}

For both you will need a Personal Access Token which can be generated at https://account.smartthings.com/tokens

You can find your deviceID’s using the ST CLI command smartthings devices, from the ST Advanced Web App, or from the community developed API Browser+.

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