Channels HTTP API

[beyo77]

Nice, thank you.
I will definitely check it my current script works most of the time but it’s a bit clunky because I did most of the function in php with passing some info to bash script. I wanted to create some GUI for all my scripts related to channels.

[beyo77]

maybe I could create something like that for you but where you want to get that notification ?

[pittfan]

Is the Channels API not available on clients running on Fire Tablets and only for TV devices? I use it on my Fire TV's and when I tried it on a tablet it doesn't seem to be working. I think I came across a couple posts alluding to that it's not available on tablets, but I wanted to verify that and see if there was a specific reason why it's not? I have a number of tablets throughout my house mounted on the walls that I display home assistant dashboards as well as rotating pictures and was just thinking it'd be cool to also be able to automate activating a channels stream to turn on the news or other show via home assistant.

[maddox]

It isn’t available on mobile clients.

Thanks for this scenario, we’re considering turning it on for these clients.

[_Mike]

@maddox Just curious if there any plans to enhance the Home Assistant integration? It looks like it currently only has a small subset of the available API calls.

[maddox]

Just because this is sort of contextual: Siri Shortcut support has been added to the latest TestFlight Beta. You can use these to launch things on other clients, so gone are the super complicated Shortcuts using the API manually

More here:

Beta: Siri Shortcuts Phase 2

OK, we're back! We've re-written the Siri Shortcut support from scratch and it's AMAZING now! Along with these actions that you can run on your local iOS device: Show Section - open Channels to a specific section. Watch Channel - open Channels and immediately play a channel. Watch Show - open Channels to a specific Show and optionally play the next watchable episode You can now do them all on OTHER devices. Now you can create shortcuts that open a section, play a show, or play a channel on y…

[pittfan]

Hi there, I'm just checking in and am curious if getting the api turned on to tablet clients is still being considered or if it's unlikely to happen at this point?

[maddox]

There’s still no plans at the moment.

[uranus]

Does the toggle_pip still work:

I am on 201.22.2023 android shield

All I get is 'Not Found' when posting the toggle_pip command.
Other commands seem to work

Any ideas?

[tmm1]

Added in latest beta

@fancybot

v2022.02.01.0202

Added API for toggling PIP
Fixed issue on More shows view with image sizes

[uranus]

Thank you, working now in latest beta I have.

[uranus]

Thanks again...
Not to be a pest, but I will be using this api in a new plugin for Eventghost.
Would love to have just a bit more functionality (in order of desirability):

-api call to set and get (in /api/status?) the current playback speed.
-obtain Current PIP status (in /api/status?) and / or at least Descrete pip_on pip_off api calls
-if obtaining current PIP status not possible or no discrete pip on / off, then enhancing the /api/navigate/{section_name} to respect the current PIP setting: Automatic Picture in Picture -> Everything
-obtain Current CC status (in /api/status?) and / or at least Discrete cc_on cc_off api calls

[Vraz]

Does /api/notify have a parameter to control the display duration? I find the default five second duration to be extremely short. If you send a notification in response to a channel change, seems like the duration is often reduced further presumably due to the client UI adjusting to the channel change.

[Vraz]

Kind of hacky, but found that delaying notification for five seconds after a channel change gives the client time to finish tuning, update its UI, etc. such that notifications will display for the full five seconds. Turns out you can send a sequence of the same notifications to extend the display time. To display for ten seconds, I send six notification events one second apart. Notifications two through six essentially interrupt the prior notification and reset the display timer (and the final notification lasts the full five seconds). Not elegant, but gets the job done.

[Wazza1]

@maddox Hi Jon,just wondering if there was any progress on the homebridge plugin?

Thanks

[maddox]

We won’t be creating and maintaining a homebridge accessory for Channels.

We’d be happy to help or contribute to something the community decides to make though.

[alex_m]

Would like to request a HTTP POST API

/api/navigate/{section_name} - a Quick Guide toggle would be really useful.

plus

PIP disable (over the toggle) would be greatly appreciated for my home automation.

Thanks

[alex_m]

Could I add another API request please!

Channel button presses 0-9?

Thanks

[racameron]

Why emulate button presses when you can go directly to a channel: POST /api/play/channel/###

Channels API

[alex_m]

That's great but my remote doesn't have as many buttons as channels.