Passing Commands Between Hubs (2nd Try)

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Has anyone discovered a way to pass variables and commands between the ZBox and Hubitat Elevate (HE)? I have successfully used Alexa as a go-between pass changes from HE to ZBox. I set up a virtual device on HE, then use a routine pass commands to ZBox. However, I cannot get Alexa to recognize anything on the Zbox as a smart device within routines.

I’d appreciate any advice anyone has about how to do this.

Genesis of this is my need to be able to control zigbee devices as well as z-wave. Whereas, ZBox is a great product, without this ability, I will have to abandon the ZBox for now.

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Try this:

For controlling action on a device on the z-box/Fibaro HC3/HC3L

http://username:Password@ipadress/api/callAction?deviceID=2293&name=open

Replace username and password with a local access account.

Replace ipadress your z-box ip adress exampel 192.168.1.55

Replace 2293 with the id of the device you want to control

Replace open with the action on the device example turnOn or turnOff (I think the O have to be uppercase if I remember right)

For controlling Scenes on the z-box/Fibaro HC3/HC3L

http://username:Password@ipadress/api/scenes/1160/execute

Replace 1160 with id off scene you want to trigger.

It is also possible to use webhooks in quickapps to send and revice data.
But this is just the basic http supported by the api. Can also update global variabels or quickapp variabel etc with a http call.

And check out the fibaro forum too. Z-box is just a rebrand of the fibaro hc3L and have the same interface/api/swagger. So alot to find on this forum to:

https://forum.fibaro.com/

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Thanks for the response and advice.

If you have a second, here’s a little more information about what I’m trying to do.

On the Z box I have an ZSE41 open/close sensor on a mailbox

When the mailbox is open, I have scene program on the Z box that sends me a text message, and turns on a quick app light switch called Mail Status.

I want to be able to pass that change to my Hubitat hub (HE) so that it can process some things for zigbee based devices that I have.

So far, the only device I found that both Z box and HE have in common is Alexa.

I need the Mailbox Status switch that is on the Z box to appear in Alexa. It does not. So I have no way to manipulate it or use it and pass the chnage back to my HE.

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I havent used Alexa myself.
But it shouldnt be nessecery to use it since Hubitat also got an api that can be called. :slight_smile:

But I do not have a hubitat to test it with.
So I recommend to try an ask AI to rather use the local API on hubitat and Z–box :smiley:

If you ask it to make a lua scene or quickapp script for fibaro chatgpt is realy good btw :smiley:
Dont know if the chatgpt know z-box and fibaro is the same.

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Perplexity seems to know, in the times I’ve asked it a question like that. Probably other AI agents do, as well…

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This resolved it. I now have Hubitat passing status back and forth with ZBox

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Nice you got it working :smiley: