Hi All,
Is it possible to save effects to the bridge so you can use them also in the official HUE app?
There are now 2 effects in official app and can create scenes on that. Those scenes are exposed via API to my Home Assistant.
I want create my own effects and also expose them via API to my Home Assistant
I also would like to start an effect trough the api, any luck yet?
From Philips Hue Beta program I got an answer that effects from Hue itself (fireplace and candle) hard coded in firmware of the bulb. So the bridge isnât needed to show the effects.
I guess that means that we canât put the effects on the bridge and let run them from there. You can only store them and use them with the app.
I will send them a email if possible that the firmware give some space so you can store effects in bulbs also or something like that.
So run effects from Home Assistant isnât possible.
It seems strange that the app can store the effects on the bridge and can trigger the effects from the bridge. Question is if hue essentials does this trough the api.
Hue labs also has effects.
I found a way:
each effect creates a virtual sensor
URL
/sensors/SENSORNUMER/state
BODY
{
âstatusâ:1
}
In the api explorer uinder âresourcelinksâ you can find your effect . Open it, Open subsection "links"find your sensor number
Where do you put this info? API debug or Home Assistant?
I have this when I check all sensors on bridge:
https://192.168.100.19/api/MY-USERNAME/sensors
{
"1":{
"state":{
"daylight":false,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-16T15:28:00"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"configured":true,
"sunriseoffset":30,
"sunsetoffset":-30
},
"name":"Daylight",
"type":"Daylight",
"modelid":"PHDL00",
"manufacturername":"Signify Netherlands B.V.",
"swversion":"1.0"
},
"6":{
"state":{
"status":0,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-11T13:07:50"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"HueEssentialsEffect",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"HueEssentialsEffect_Group_1",
"manufacturername":"Hue Essentials",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"OUSOKGIBivUaymsRRmoxGBdkB8dl1CTN",
"recycle":true
},
"7":{
"state":{
"status":0,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-03T21:29:26"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"HueEssentialsEffect",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"HueEssentialsEffect_State",
"manufacturername":"Hue Essentials",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"lGarznOImRUyTk1VRwgklwMefJeXEbax",
"recycle":true
},
"8":{
"state":{
"status":0,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-03T13:04:39"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"HueEssentialsEffect",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"HueEssentialsEffect_State",
"manufacturername":"Hue Essentials",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"n1S8b3S7469R4KWUPo46BvZRqtLv1mmo",
"recycle":true
},
"9":{
"state":{
"status":0,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-03T21:33:23"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"HueEssentialsEffect",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"HueEssentialsEffect_State",
"manufacturername":"Hue Essentials",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"Mc0sP0EYLd1gLguEXh6WYKVOcUQo4BhQ",
"recycle":true
},
"10":{
"state":{
"status":0,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-04T08:03:26"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"HueEssentialsEffect",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"HueEssentialsEffect_Group_3",
"manufacturername":"Hue Essentials",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"EjOPIgcsOqL454jnzBFJBozdLBbURh9M",
"recycle":true
},
"11":{
"state":{
"status":0,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-04T06:58:17"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"HueEssentialsEffect",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"HueEssentialsEffect_State",
"manufacturername":"Hue Essentials",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"pZytPOtoMSm18m0OgOIinKjT4ZgPflCp",
"recycle":true
},
"12":{
"state":{
"status":0,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-04T08:02:35"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"HueEssentialsEffect",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"HueEssentialsEffect_State",
"manufacturername":"Hue Essentials",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"QSYszCMllPWy26lyMk6IpCccAPyWykou",
"recycle":true
},
"13":{
"state":{
"buttonevent":1002,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-05T14:40:24"
},
"swupdate":{
"state":"noupdates",
"lastinstall":"2023-01-04T11:18:42"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"battery":100,
"reachable":true,
"pending":[
]
},
"name":"Remote 1",
"type":"ZLLSwitch",
"modelid":"RWL022",
"manufacturername":"Signify Netherlands B.V.",
"productname":"Hue dimmer switch",
"diversityid":"6426c751-c093-499e-afb6-9f0c863ec819",
"swversion":"2.45.2_hF4400CA",
"uniqueid":"00:17:88:01:0b:78:14:a2-01-fc00",
"capabilities":{
"certified":true,
"primary":true,
"inputs":[
{
"repeatintervals":[
800
],
"events":[
{
"buttonevent":1000,
"eventtype":"initial_press"
},
{
"buttonevent":1001,
"eventtype":"repeat"
},
{
"buttonevent":1002,
"eventtype":"short_release"
},
{
"buttonevent":1003,
"eventtype":"long_release"
},
{
"buttonevent":1010,
"eventtype":"long_press"
}
]
},
{
"repeatintervals":[
800
],
"events":[
{
"buttonevent":2000,
"eventtype":"initial_press"
},
{
"buttonevent":2001,
"eventtype":"repeat"
},
{
"buttonevent":2002,
"eventtype":"short_release"
},
{
"buttonevent":2003,
"eventtype":"long_release"
},
{
"buttonevent":2010,
"eventtype":"long_press"
}
]
},
{
"repeatintervals":[
800
],
"events":[
{
"buttonevent":3000,
"eventtype":"initial_press"
},
{
"buttonevent":3001,
"eventtype":"repeat"
},
{
"buttonevent":3002,
"eventtype":"short_release"
},
{
"buttonevent":3003,
"eventtype":"long_release"
},
{
"buttonevent":3010,
"eventtype":"long_press"
}
]
},
{
"repeatintervals":[
800
],
"events":[
{
"buttonevent":4000,
"eventtype":"initial_press"
},
{
"buttonevent":4001,
"eventtype":"repeat"
},
{
"buttonevent":4002,
"eventtype":"short_release"
},
{
"buttonevent":4003,
"eventtype":"long_release"
},
{
"buttonevent":4010,
"eventtype":"long_press"
}
]
}
]
}
},
"26":{
"state":{
"status":0,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-09T19:09:37"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"HueEssentialsEffect",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"HueEssentialsEffect_Group_7",
"manufacturername":"Hue Essentials",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"CHuNaSlyTfGzAoMqjrSpwbsldKhWGKnU",
"recycle":true
},
"27":{
"state":{
"status":0,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-09T19:09:33"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"HueEssentialsEffect",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"HueEssentialsEffect_State",
"manufacturername":"Hue Essentials",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"hXj9ZnfmZyrJu38H0nPt2xNZKSbrzrxb",
"recycle":true
},
"28":{
"state":{
"status":0,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-11T13:07:28"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"HueEssentialsEffect",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"HueEssentialsEffect_State",
"manufacturername":"Hue Essentials",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"UDOZSIdzc0e3OkF9PBVCn8SjwbIT7uKx",
"recycle":true
},
"29":{
"state":{
"status":0,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-17T07:13:10"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"XFDani[8]sn:state",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"AnimationSensor",
"manufacturername":"xfiredesigns",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"XFDani[8]sn:state",
"recycle":false
},
"30":{
"state":{
"status":4,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-12T16:06:58"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"XFDani[8][1]sn:step",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"AnimationSensor",
"manufacturername":"xfiredesigns",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"XFDani[8][1]sn:step",
"recycle":false
},
"31":{
"state":{
"status":0,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-17T07:16:28"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"XFDani[1]sn:state",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"AnimationSensor",
"manufacturername":"xfiredesigns",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"XFDani[1]sn:state",
"recycle":false
},
"32":{
"state":{
"status":3,
"lastupdated":"2023-01-13T07:08:12"
},
"config":{
"on":true,
"reachable":true
},
"name":"XFDani[1][1]sn:step",
"type":"CLIPGenericStatus",
"modelid":"AnimationSensor",
"manufacturername":"xfiredesigns",
"swversion":"1.0",
"uniqueid":"XFDani[1][1]sn:step",
"recycle":false
}
}
https://192.168.100.19/api/MY-USERNAME/resourcelinks:
gives:
{
"25924": {
"name": "Effect test",
"description": "HueEssentialsEffect_7_",
"type": "Link",
"classid": 18,
"owner": "46d3670a-9563-4aad-8d49-6fb8f66c8711",
"recycle": false,
"links": ["/groups/7", "/sensors/26", "/sensors/27", "/rules/1", "/rules/2", "/rules/3", "/rules/4", "/rules/5", "/rules/6", "/rules/7", "/rules/8", "/rules/9", "/rules/10", "/rules/11", "/rules/12", "/rules/13", "/rules/14", "/rules/15", "/rules/95", "/rules/96", "/rules/97", "/rules/98", "/scenes/JL0j6FK5KL1AT6q", "/rules/99", "/rules/100", "/rules/101", "/rules/102"]
},
"42945": {
"name": "Effect 1",
"description": "HueEssentialsEffect_1_",
"type": "Link",
"classid": 18,
"owner": "46d3670a-9563-4aad-8d49-6fb8f66c8711",
"recycle": false,
"links": ["/groups/1", "/sensors/6", "/sensors/9", "/rules/16", "/rules/17", "/rules/18", "/rules/19", "/rules/20", "/rules/21", "/rules/22", "/rules/45", "/rules/46", "/scenes/vyO3jo4Zia9aOh0", "/rules/47", "/rules/48", "/rules/49", "/rules/50"]
},
"7454": {
"name": "Kerstmis",
"description": "HueEssentialsEffect_1_",
"type": "Link",
"classid": 18,
"owner": "e8027998-a7b8-4d07-94de-e26bc537568a",
"recycle": false,
"links": ["/groups/1", "/sensors/6", "/sensors/7", "/scenes/hLRfHNDW70zjs1H", "/rules/23", "/scenes/qKRKwAXemmPpOmD", "/rules/24", "/rules/25", "/scenes/pAfNlM5mmyhY7in", "/rules/26", "/rules/27", "/rules/28", "/rules/29"]
},
"62730": {
"name": "Rainbow ",
"description": "HueEssentialsEffect_1_",
"type": "Link",
"classid": 18,
"owner": "e8027998-a7b8-4d07-94de-e26bc537568a",
"recycle": false,
"links": ["/groups/1", "/sensors/6", "/sensors/8", "/rules/30", "/rules/31", "/rules/32", "/rules/33", "/rules/34", "/rules/35", "/rules/36", "/rules/37", "/rules/38", "/rules/39", "/rules/40", "/scenes/bLis30FkwLwCg1i", "/rules/41", "/rules/42", "/rules/43", "/rules/44"]
},
"18841": {
"name": "Open haard",
"description": "HueEssentialsEffect_3_Fireplace_bri",
"type": "Link",
"classid": 18,
"owner": "46d3670a-9563-4aad-8d49-6fb8f66c8711",
"recycle": false,
"links": ["/groups/3", "/sensors/10", "/sensors/11", "/scenes/iYsXI1DCIJOrj7L", "/rules/51", "/scenes/8EJa4OBRMw84Kl4", "/rules/52", "/scenes/UBLK7NATK3FMTkh", "/rules/53", "/scenes/lZqCMn2NFVIl7Z3", "/rules/54", "/scenes/40-umMMqpU9KS4V", "/rules/55", "/scenes/oYh-Sqtr84yYhDK", "/rules/56", "/scenes/o2tKFXVd5VCf2bb", "/rules/57", "/scenes/Z-6wbCQnvRyw1KD", "/rules/58", "/rules/59", "/scenes/p5OO5Rj0oKF-4lM", "/rules/60", "/rules/61", "/rules/62", "/rules/63"]
},
"48550": {
"name": "Lemon",
"description": "HueEssentialsEffect_3_",
"type": "Link",
"classid": 18,
"owner": "46d3670a-9563-4aad-8d49-6fb8f66c8711",
"recycle": false,
"links": ["/groups/3", "/sensors/10", "/sensors/12", "/scenes/wOzMcpRtD7K5-s7", "/rules/64", "/scenes/nefWlhKuIS2P-6k", "/rules/65", "/scenes/FHYXYCqAjrXedHE", "/rules/66", "/scenes/diKWtSVd6-2U85u", "/rules/67", "/rules/68", "/scenes/SillCH6-TvEXhRx", "/rules/69", "/rules/70", "/rules/71", "/rules/72"]
},
"44022": {
"name": "Alles-in-Ă©Ă©n regenboog",
"description": "HueEssentialsEffect_1_Rainbow all-in-one",
"type": "Link",
"classid": 18,
"owner": "2cfe76e4-055d-4591-bce5-c833e8ad0c12",
"recycle": false,
"links": ["/groups/1", "/sensors/6", "/sensors/28", "/scenes/tf5KTw1ML-Q3xDS", "/rules/73", "/scenes/qM3G7zWjbIODNRz", "/rules/74", "/scenes/zHgQwFq9RZBNKVP", "/rules/75", "/scenes/rWQbP36jiqGK9M7", "/rules/76", "/scenes/F32uZUVUtZYmNA9", "/rules/77", "/scenes/U9bBQnQTkIJbS4v", "/rules/78", "/scenes/6IBryBgWcvltpnV", "/rules/79", "/rules/80", "/scenes/4v9oyTjWUnUlimg", "/rules/81", "/rules/82", "/rules/83", "/rules/84"]
}
}
See sensor number ( I see 2 and seems only last one in line is correct one) I get last one for example below
Then in API Debug:
URL: /api/MY-USERNAME/sensors/28/state
BODY: {âstatusâ:1}
COMMANT RESPONSE:
[
{
âsuccessâ: {
â/sensors/28/state/statusâ: 1
}
}
]
In Home Assistant I created 2 RestAPI Switches for testing and they work:
- platform: rest
resource: https://192.168.100.19/api/MY-USERNAME/sensors/33/state
name: "hue effects 1"
body_on: '{"status": 1}'
body_off: '{"status": 0}'
method: put
verify_ssl: false
- platform: rest
resource: https://192.168.100.19/api/MY-USERNAME/sensors/28/state
name: "hue effects 2"
body_on: '{"status": "1"}'
body_off: '{"status": "0"}'
method: put
verify_ssl: false
api debug. Found the info trough the api explorer.
i also see 2 numers, only the last one works.
great to see the effects working 
I only see the Hue Essentials effects in the list. Other apps I donât see them. Maybe they donât store them on the bridge.
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