Rule Machine Authentication

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Trying to write a script to pass info on to an external hub. The instructions say:

  1. Select Action: In your rule, go to Actions > Send HTTP Request.
  2. Select Method: Choose GET from the dropdown.
  3. Enter URL: Paste your Z-Box URL (http://192.168.xxx.xxx).
  4. The Hidden Checkbox: Once the URL is entered, look directly below the URL field. You will see a checkbox labeled [Use Authentication?]

I never see the authentication box or a header box. What am I missing.

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Where are these instructions? Can you provide a link?

There is no "hidden checkbox," so this context would be helpful.

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No link. A little history, I'm trying to pass variables back and forth from a Z Box to Hubitat I have things passing from Z-Box to my Hubitat, but in a perfect world I can do it both ways.

The folks on the z-box Forum advised me to try using an AI platform. These results are from Google. The ones from Grok and ChatGPT both talk about entering a header or checking an Authentication box. I've never seen a place to enter a header and I've never seen the authentication box.

FWIW I can successfully send the information to ZBox and it acknowledges received but it won't take action based on the sent information. Among the reasons why this might be happening is authentication.

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So this is an AI hallucination?

Do you have docs on how the ZBox actually wants you to do things, maybe from Zooz? (Or possibly even Fibaro, since I think it's basically the same and just re-branded?)

I do have one of these sitting around and thought about writing an integration for it, as it looked possible, but I don't remember the details, and you're the first person I've actually seen using one. :slight_smile:

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The folks on the Hubitat forum suggest asking a human who understands how rule machine works :slightly_smiling_face:.

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I've actually resolved this now. There was an issue with the command line with the GET. Had nothing to do with headers. Once I corrected that line, everything works back-and-forth between the two. I resolve my issue passing status back and forth between ZBox and HE.

When I get the code Cleaned up, I will post it here in case anyone is interested doing the same thing.

I got the ZBox out of curiosity. It is very fast and does have good distance. The biggest issues I've had Is it not handling Zigbee. My plan was to use the ZBox on a newly constructed house since I have 40 smart light switches. The problem was I needed to trigger Zigbee devices when the light status changed. I could use it in concert with my HE if I could find a way to get the two to talk. Now I have that method.

Thanks for the response.

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That is why I came here. The AI part taught me a lot about how to pass variables using GET Information, but it screwed up in the command line it was giving me. That took a human to correct. Now it works.

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