Trying to get my first tasker automation to work

Configuration
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the webhook is getting to HA, i had a space in the url that shouldn’t have been there, i went through everything with the cursor to check if i had extra spaces or something.

the automations show up in HA logbook as having been triggered too but there is no change in the light…

thank you

edit:

human error… the automation works as well ! i wasn’t allowing enough time between calling my phone to hanging up for HA to receive the info and act on it. takes about 2 rings

so thank you again for all your help and patience you’re a legend !

if I may though, through all of this i think i have learned a lot about how to set it up though I don’t understand what the “who” and “what” are used for or why i need them. also why do i need the two automatons? couldn’t i just use the second automation on its own with the same end result?

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I’ve been playing and trying to understand the automation and I’ve found that this also works (what appears to be) exactly the same… so I must be missing something with the reasoning for the rest of it…


- id: '156677999539'
  initial_state: 'on'
  alias: Testing webhooks
  trigger:
  - platform: webhook
    webhook_id: imjusttestingthis
  action:
  - service: light.turn_on
    data:
      entity_id: light.main_bulb_1
      brightness_pct: 100
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I use those so that you can use the same webhook for multiple things. Want to hook up a second device, or another person’s phone, update who. Want to handle more than ringing, update what, and so on. I use the webhook for:

  • Reporting whether the phone/tablet was connected to power, or disconnected from power (multiple people and devices)
  • Reporting what time the next alarm on the phone is set to (multiple people and devices)
  • Tracking whether I’m in the car (so far only me)
  • more

All this with a single webhook.

What you’ve got will work for any use of the webhook, no matter what data is sent. That’s fine if you want a single purpose webhook.

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thanks for this. I might use webhook in the future for tasker. my current method was http sensor, but this looks better.

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Thanks, that does make alot of sense now and again I can’t thank you enough for all your help.