Rest_command doesnt appear in "Developer Tools -> Services"

Configuration
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Hiya,

I was trying to add a button into my dashboard which should execute a REST API call.
As preparatory I added the following snippet in my configuration.yaml:

rest_command:
  shutdown_delta:
    url: "http://delta.local/machine/shutdown"
    method: post

As per the documentation (RESTful Command - Home Assistant) there should be a new service under Development Tools.
Unfortunately, there is no new service.
Could anyone assist in this matter?
How would the implementation work with a button in the dashboard?

Thanks for any help!

edit:
After changing the URL from hostname to IP, there’s no more error in the system log.
However, the service still doesnt appear in the development tools

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What was the error when you had a hostname in the url? Your syntax looks right, so I would be surprised if this change would make any difference.

As long as the configuration is correct, there should indeed appear a new service.

You would create a script that calls the new rest command service and you can then add this script just like any other entity onto your dashboard where it appears as a “Run” button.

3

@exxamalte
the error in the log when I used the hostname was:

No route to resource/endpoint: 
http://delta.local/machine/shutdown

For some reason, The service now appeared after multiple restarts.
I was able to write a script and implement it as a run button into the dashboard.

script:
  shutdown_delta:
    sequence:
      - alias: "Shutdown Delta"
        service: rest_command.shutdown_delta

Thanks a lot!

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