HTTP request as trigger for automation?

[n0ir]

Hi!

I use a Vera Edge for my Z-Wave devices but all automation is done from HASS. I have a scen controller included in my Vera that can be used as trigger for different scenes depending on single press, double press etc.

Could I trigger an automation in HASS using an HTTP request?

In Vera it is easy, you can run a scene using “http://ip_address:3480/data_request?id=action&serviceId=urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HomeAutomationGateway1&action=RunScene&SceneNum=”.

Is it possible to send HTTP request to HASS to control specific devices or automations?

I have read https://home-assistant.io/developers/rest_api/ and https://home-assistant.io/components/binary_sensor.http/ but don’t understand what the string to send should look like.

[NotoriousBDG]

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