Unable to authenticate HTTP POST command to Philips Hue

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Aside from the sendDeveloperReq() command listed below, does anyone know how to (or whether its even possible to) send an http POST command to the Philips Hue Hub from a ST smartapp?

private sendDeveloperReq() {
def token = app.id
def host = getBridgeIP()

sendHubCommand(new physicalgraph.device.HubAction([
	method: "POST",
	path: "/api",
	headers: [
		HOST: host
	],
	body: [devicetype: "$token-0", username: "$token-0"]], "${selectedHue}"))

}

No matter what I try, I’m getting an authentication error (even in the same app in which I have already established authentication using the 1command above and am able to run various GET and PUT commands).

An example of a failed attempt is:

private post(body) {
def token = app.id
def host = getBridgeIP()
def uri = “/api/${state.username}/scenes/”

sendHubCommand(new physicalgraph.device.HubAction([
	method: "POST",
	path: uri,
	headers: [
		HOST: host
	],
	body: body], "${selectedHue}"))

}

I’ve also tried including devicetype: “$token-0”, username: “$token-0” within the array “body”:

  body: [devicetype: "$token-0", username: "$token-0", name: "${name}", lights: "${lights}"]],

and formatting the body using JsonBuilder

def bodyJSON = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder(body).toString()

and then using body: bodyJSON instead.

If anyone knows how to structure an http POST command to the Philips Hue Hub (or whether its even possible), PLEASE let me know…

Thanks!!!

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This might be your problem. Hopefully it helps, Philips have changed the body slightly.

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Thanks. I’ve been successful using that command for authentication only.