I’ve researched how to get this done and have played with various GitHub and WebCoRE ideas for way too much time, but I’m failing at this. I want to use a virtual thermometer that obtains the current temperature from a ThingSpeak channel. Is there a way to do this and I’m just somehow missing it o…

You can write a Device Handler for yourself by using some of these examples. You need a simple http get, I believe. [image] Http Get request Writing SmartApps I not a programmer but sometimes I play one at work. Can someone tell me how to properly format an http get requ…

Thank you for the reply. I saw that forum before but disregarded it because it ultimately talks about hub requests, but a link in there did end up getting me started on the right track! I’m not new to making and coding stuff (websites, arduino smart stuff), but SmartThings, handlers, groovy, and htt…

Searh for the SmartThings public github repo. In there you will find the Smart Weather tile DH. It is basically a DH which utilizes WeatherUnderground through the implemented API, but it has an example to update the values periodically. It is probably a runIn(), but I am not sure. You need it to rea…

SUCCESS!! Yes, a google search quickly solved the bracket problem. Just added [0] as seen in the code I pasted below. I tried several strategies in the device handler to get it to refresh, but none of them worked. Creating a custom piston in WebCoRE solved it, though. I have it refreshing every 30 …

Look at the new Smartthings developer documentation. That is the way forward with the new app. It has a nice examples with the new MQTT integration to SmartThings. There is an example project for an ESP device as a switch. You can redevelop your device with direct integration into Smartthings if you…

I tried the run every x minutes code as you have it, but it wouldn’t work… in the simulator. I just tried again, published and made a new device. It works on the device. Perfect for anyone to throw into the code if they don’t want the hassle of WebCoRE, or to use WebCoRE if you need updates more fre…

It doesn’t make a difference. It is just how you named your functions. Poll runs only refresh in your code. I think in the other code refresh calls poll and poll has all the real functionality to run the http get command. For groovy it worth to read along the Smartthings classic documentation. You…

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GSzabados (Gabor Szabados) November 12, 2019, 12:32pm 2

You can write a Device Handler for yourself by using some of these examples. You need a simple http get, I believe.

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