PushingBox API is really simple, to launch a scenario of notifications you can send an HTTP request or an email. The only argument you should attach is the DeviceID. This is the unique key that identify the scenario you want to launch. The DeviceID can be found on the Scenario Page.
You can also put more arguments to define customs notifications text using your own variables.

HTTP API

Using command line in a terminal

GET Method

curl "http://api.pushingbox.com/pushingbox?devid=v0123456789ABCDE"

POST Method

curl -d "devid=v0123456789ABCDE" http://api.pushingbox.com/pushingbox

With PHP

$ch = curl_init('http://api.pushingbox.com/pushingbox?devid=v0123456789ABCDE');
curl_exec ($ch);
curl_close ($ch);

Email API (beta)

First method

Simply send an email to this email address with your DeviceID set in the Subject:

Email address: api@api.pushingbox.com
Subject: v0123456789ABCDE

Second method

In case you can't define the Subject (like a generated email from a web service), you can put the DeviceID in to email address:

Email address: api+v0123456789ABCDE@api.pushingbox.com

Use your own variables

You can use variables if you want to send some customized information with your scenario. For example, you can send the temperature.

First, create your actions like this:

The $room$ temperature is $temperature$ degree

Using HTTP API

curl "http://api.pushingbox.com/pushingbox?devid=v0123456789ABCDE&room=kitchen&temperature=23"

Using Email API

In the body of your email, put the datas on a Json format:

{'room' : 'kitchen', 'temperature' : '23'}

The result will be « The kitchen temperature is 23 degree ».
Note that you can name your variables the way you want.
At the moment the usage of the devid parameter is obviously restricted and reserved to our internal use. However, we might restrict some other variables in the near future. In that case we would definitely inform you about it prior to do it.

Limits

There is a temporary limit of 1000 API requests by day.

Library

Arduino

Arduino source code is available for the Arduino embedding official Ethernet Shield (Chip Wiznet) and the unofficial one (ENC28J60)

Official Ethernet Shield (Wiznet)

Unofficial Ethernet Shield (ENC28J60)

Arduino Wifi board

Spark Core from Spark Device

Python

A script have been developed by « Guiguiabloc », a PushingBox user. You can find it on his blog.

C# and Powershell

Here is a tutorial on how to use PushingBox as an error log in C# or Powershell.

Wanna help ?

You wrote a library and want to share it? Contact me on Twitter @PushingBox and I will surely put a link on this page!