Using Tasker with HA RestAPI to update location

Third party integrations
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I thought I would share this (simplified):

Create a Task

  1. Get Location
  2. HTTP Post
  • Server:Port - your HA host
  • Path - /api/services/device_tracker/see?api_password=YOUR_HA_API_PASSWORD
  • Data / File - {“dev_id”:“YOUR_ID_HERE”,“battery”:"%BATT",“gps”:[%LOC],“gps_accuracy”:%LOCACC}
  • Content Type - application/json

You can then set this on events. :slight_smile:

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Is this the name of the device i have in “known_devices.yaml”

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It was…
Only thing, the values i send: Lat, long, acc and batt, wont persist, and goes away as soon as HA refreshes.

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On a restart?

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No, after a few seconds, maybe owntrack, nmap och asuswrt that resets the data, should not be owntrack thou because it reports location to.

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There is a Tasker mqtt Plugin, you can use that together with eg mqtt cloud

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I know about the mqtt option. I am trying to keep a light footprint on the phone. :slight_smile:

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I think it is nmap updating on my local network.

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The status of the last device tracker that reported a location will allways overwrite the previous state. So if nmap is reporting the location every 10 seconds than the report from Tasker will only last for a maximum of 9 seconds. Try disabling nmap and see what happens.

P.s. and only now I see that this post is from 2016 lol (I just woke up, still a bit sleepy ;))

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Hi,

just a quick question: is RestAPI “safe”? I mean in the example we share our API PASSWORD in a url.

The password will be somehow hidden or exposed?

Thank you!

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For those that use tasker to update your location, what type of profiles do you guys have? Trying to get an idea of how to make it work in a battery friendly way lol. How frequently do you send GPS updates?

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Sorry for the might be noob question, but what is the platform needed for this one? I mean with ping platform, the hosts are the entries on ‘known devices’…

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OK, just made it work with - platform: owntracks_http and a device defined in known_devices.
Thanks.