Get value from temperature sensor and store it in a database

General Discussion
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Hi, I have several temperature sensors. I would like to poll the current value every 5 minut and store it in a database so I can create graphs etc.
The only part I need help for is how to get the value? Is there an Web API I can use and get the values?

Best regards

2

http://docs.smartthings.com/en/latest/ref-docs/device-ref.html

Somewhere around there. Not sure about the Web API part, but more than likely you’d have to do this via a Smartapp and push it out to your own Google Docs or DB.

3

I use a Basic CoRE Piston with a SmartThings contact switch that has a temperature attribute. The contact monitors the temperature of our hot tub mechanicals area, mostly in the winter time & when we travel, to ensure the hot tub is online and staying heated. I also grab the outside weather using the AccuWeather SmartApp for comparison.

One could either set a CoRE timer to fire every 5 minutes or use the condition of “changes” which will send a reading value at every different temperature level and then route the digital output as I do below to an email, notification or as a SMS text as below.

CoRE Piston

IF
● Hot Tub Temp temperature changes
THEN...
Using Hot Tub Temp...
► Save attribute 'temperature' to variable {temperature}'
Using AccuWeather (45385)...
► Save attribute 'temperature' to variable {outside_temp}'
Using location...
► Send SMS notification 'Hot Tub Inside Mechanicals temperature is {temperature}°F and outside temperature is {outside_temp}°F' to 555-555-5555

SMS Message Log

Hot Tub Inside Mechanicals temperature is 69°F and outside temperature is 37°F
Hot Tub Inside Mechanicals temperature is 68°F and outside temperature is 36°F
Hot Tub Inside Mechanicals temperature is 67°F and outside temperature is 36°F
Hot Tub Inside Mechanicals temperature is 66°F and outside temperature is 35°F
Hot Tub Inside Mechanicals temperature is 65°F and outside temperature is 33°F

5

This SmartApp allows you to store it in a Google Sheet, but it will only log the temperature when it changes.

6

Thanks for answers.
But just to be clear, there is no way to get the values out beside from within a smartapp?

I was hoping there was an API so I could do something like this HTTP GET:

smartthings.com/api/device/{ID}
etc…
Of course with some basic authentication/token in header.