sending HTTP PUT commands using virtual output

[Gast]

hi,

I have a problem with the virtual output command. Everything works fine when I use fiddler and assembly my command. But when I want to use Loxone to do this, it's not working. I grabbed what loxone is sending and there seems to be some syntax error in what I put there.
command I am sending:
PUT

http://192.168.0.226/api/xxxxx/lights/1/state

host: 192.168.0.226
content-length: 13

body: {"on":true}

I want to learn how to do this, since these lights are not the only thing I want to create in this way. I also want to link with my raspberry in this manner.

what I did in loxone:
1) I set the address accordingly in the virtual Output
2) I create a command for this virtual output with the settings:
Command for ON -> {"on":true}
HTTP method for ON -> PUT
Command for OFF -> {"on":false}
HTTP method for OFF -> PUT

where do I set the headers? if I sniff with Loxone logger I see the attached image. content-type: text/plain charset=utf-8 I think this is the mistake

I appreciate your feedback.

Kind regards,
Toon

[Christian Fenzl]

Try it with the POST syntax, maybe it works:
http://www.loxwiki.eu/display/LOX/HT...+Loxone+senden

PS: Are you sure you really need a PUT not a POST? PUT is uncommon for simple APIs.

[Gast]

For this project I had to use PUT.
After another trial and error session today, I found out how I have to configure my loxone:
in the virtual output:

address : http://192.168.0.226

in the output command:

Command for ON : http://192.168.0.226/api/xxxxx/lights/1/state

HTTP extensions for ON : host: 192.168.0.226\r\nContent-Type: application/json
HTTP POST command for ON : {"on": true}
HTTP method for ON : PUT

same for OFF...

This makes my light turn on and off. I still have 1 problem where it sends the ON when I turn it off but I will look into that some other day.

[Gast]

I also did some experimenting with this, zorianders settings work but can be simplified, the 'HTTP extensions' (which are HTTP headers) are not needed, you also don't need to repeat the address. It's also very important to NOT have a trailing slash after the address. That makes:

Address: http://192.168.0.226
Command for ON : /api/xxxxx/lights/1/state
HTTP extensions for ON :
HTTP POST command for ON : {"on": true}
HTTP method for ON : PUT

Or what I'm using for our doorbell:

Address: http://192.168.0.226
Command for ON : /api/xxxxx/groups/0/action
HTTP extensions for ON :
HTTP POST command for ON : {"alert": select}
HTTP method for ON : PUT