HTTP Post from tasker help

Configuration
1

I am trying to get tasker to turn on a single light using an HTTP Post task.

My task settings are

Server:Port
http://xxx.xxx.x.xxx:8123/api/services/light/turn_on?api_password=MYPASSWORD

Data / File

{
    "entity_id": "light.kitchen"
}

User Agent

application/json

The task connects but it is turning on all the lights, not just light.kitchen. When fired from the services menu of HAss it works just fine. I’ve found a few similar threads but the ones with examples have used pictures that are now deleted and everything else I have found seems to suggest I’ve set it up correctly.

Any ideas where I’m going wrong?

2

I’m also using Tasker to pass info to HASS.

The only thing that jumps out at me is that in my setup, I have just the server part in “Server:Port”

http://xxx.xxx.x.xxx:8123

Then in my path, I have the rest:

/api/services/light/turn_on?api_password=MYPASSWORD

I’m using mine to rtrigger scripts. I’m not seeing any issues where it affects other scripts.

3

Thanks @ih8gates. I tried splitting it like that, mapping port 80 to 8123 and so on. All seem to connect and have the same result - every single light turns on. I might try changing from light/turn_on to homeassistant/turn_on but that will have to wait until I can deal with a million things all turning on at once.

What I’m actually trying to do is get around a presence tracking issues and set off a front door light when I get home in the dark, maybe I might borrow another one of your ideas and use an “enable first morning trigger” style input boolean to my presence activated lights.

4

That technique is nice because you can have lots of rules to turn that boolean on or off. It can simplify automations.

I just tested with light.turn_on and was able to turn on a single light. I do have the data all on one line:
{"entity_id": "light.kitchen"}

5

I just installed tasker on a new phone yesterday so maybe I’m missing some other bits, I’ll try restoring my previous tasker stuff and plugins and try again.

I tried many variations of the entity line including that one, the one above I’m using was copied directly from home assistant.

Nmap half works but I don’t want my lights going off and on all night each time my phone checks out so the boolean limiting it to a once off will work. On my old phone this wasn’t a problem, I suspect Nougat is saving battery by disconnecting.

6

Got it!

User Agent

application/json

is wrong.

User Agent should be blank and use Content Type field instead.

Content Type

application/json

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