HTTP Post to activate GPIO

[Tim the Guy]

Hello all! I love seeing emails of developers helping developers in my Inbox. Now I have a question!

Is anyone familiar with/has anyone used Tasker (Android app) with WebIOPI? I figure the best way to activate a GPIO from Tasker is through the HTTP Post provided by WebIOPI and Tasker. I am struggling with what should go in each field of the Tasker function. I've attached an image here: http://imgur.com/OGGkRzO

If anyone can breakdown the usage of HTTP Post or (more desirable) break down use of WebIOPI with Tasker via HTTP Post it would be greatly appreciated.

[hal8000b]

You don't need to use tasker for this.
When you create a webpage on your Pi, just open your Android browser at the webpage, so if your Pi is connected to
192.168.0.1  open that address in your browser. You can control the GPIO pins via the Webiopi interface.
Follow the examples on the Wiki:

https://code.google.com/p/webiopi/wiki/Tutorial_Basis

Now with Webiopi 0.71 it comes with weaved IoT so this means you can securely connect to your Pi through the web
interface from anywhere.  I have an Android Tablet and also run Andois x86 on a laptop, the Webiopi interface works
the same on any device with a web browser.  (Some browsers notably Internet Explorer may render the page differently
but you can still control the GPIO ports.)

[Adrian Nicolaiev]

Hi Tim,

 I am struggling with what should go in each field of the Tasker function.

Example:

WebIOPi IP Address: 192.168.0.101

WebIOPi Username: webiopi

WebIOPi Password: raspberry

WebIOPi Port: 8000

WebIOPi GPIO: 8 and confirm that it is already set to OUT

You should use this Tasker HTTP Post configuration:

Server:Port

http://webiopi:rasp...@192.168.0.101:8000

Path

/GPIO/8/value/1

 

If anyone can breakdown the usage of HTTP Post or (more desirable) break down 

use of WebIOPI with Tasker via HTTP Post it would be greatly appreciated.

This is the best place for you to learn what you need:
https://code.google.com/p/webiopi/wiki/RESTAPI

HTH and Happy Tasking,

Adrian Nicolaiev

[Adrian Nicolaiev]

If you need to set GPIO 8 to OUT, before switching it to 1, just set another Tasker HTTP Post instance Path to:

/GPIO/8/function/OUT

[Adam S]

This is one aspect of WebIOPI I wish I knew more about...  I know it is documented how to use the GET and POST functions on that page, but is there a guide from start to finish how to actually use it?  I don't know where to start to even use the GET and POST methods.