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Phillips Hue bulbs are locally controllable and expose a REST API through their bridge.
by SR2Z 4y ago
Phillips Hue bulbs are locally controllable and expose a REST API through their bridge.
- lynndotpy 4y agoOh wow! Consider me sold. I looked into smartbulbs a few years back and these details eluded me. That checks all my boxes.
- sampo 4y agoAlso LIFX bulbs (a competitor to Phillips Hue) you can control by sending them UDP packets over your wlan. https://lan.developer.lifx.com/docs https://lan.developer.lifx.com/docs But the API provided by the Phillips Hue bridge is maybe more high level. https://developers.meethue.com/develop/get-started-2/ https://developers.meethue.com/develop/get-started-2/
- RandomThrow321 4y agoOh wow, I've been using them for a while and had no idea. This is great, thanks for the tip!
- dbttdft 4y agoThe last thing I want to know about my lightbulb is that it has a REST API. Now, hearing that it is "smart" is just inconceivable.
- m34 4y agoIt is the bridge that provides the REST API, not the bulbs. Having a REST API means the complete setup is easier to tinker with through a defined protocol and not having to resort to hack with the bulbs or any zigbee/low-level things. I used this to play a bed time indication sequence on multiple bulbs in the living room from MIDI notes.