Can i send an smoke alert with the API?

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AarClay
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Can i send an smoke alert with the API?

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Hello,

I was curious if the API offers support for testing the smoke detector notification. It would be useful if I could send a push notification about smoke/fire to the smartphones via a webhook or a specific API-call.

is this possible?
Leslie
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Re: Can i send an smoke alert with the API?

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Hello,

It's indeed possible to receive webhook notifications in case of smoke detected. The documentation concerning possible alerts is available here : https://dev.netatmo.com/apidocumentatio ... lable-data

Have a good day,
Leslie - Community Manager
AarClay
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Re: Can i send an smoke alert with the API?

Post by AarClay »

Thank you for your comment.
I don't think a webhook is what I'm looking for.

I want to send a test push message to the NetAtmo apps without activating the smoke detector. I want to check if they are working properly.

I believe a webhook is intended to initiate an action (URL callback) after a smoke report.
Leslie
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Re: Can i send an smoke alert with the API?

Post by Leslie »

Hello,

Indeed it's the goal of the webhook
Unfortunately, the API method to send a detection alert is not open to third-parties. I'll ask the teams if they plan to put in place something to do a remote test

Have a good day,
Leslie - Community Manager
AarClay
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Re: Can i send an smoke alert with the API?

Post by AarClay »

Thanks @Leslie,
Thank you if you would like to do that.
It would be very nice to be able to test whether notifications also arrive on the phone.

Or can this be requested for a specific time, by a support ticket of supportmail ?
Leslie
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Re: Can i send an smoke alert with the API?

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Hello,

I did a report ticket to inform the teams
But I can't guarantee it will be something we will do

Have a good day,
Leslie - Community Manager
AarClay
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Re: Can i send an smoke alert with the API?

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Glad to hear it's being passed on to the team. I would appreciate this feature because it can be useful to test the notifications. :)
Or can this be done by submitting a ticket so that you can send it out at a certain time?

Or is the only solution to hold a lit cigarette under the smoke detector? :)?
Leslie
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Re: Can i send an smoke alert with the API?

Post by Leslie »

Hi,

Indeed for the moment the only "solution" if you really want to physically test the smoke detector alarm is to find a way to make it ring (but I don't want to encourage smoking :D)

Have a good day,
Leslie - Community Manager
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