Free Android app to talk to your Spark Core

Hi there,

I wanted to show you guys what I am using to control my Spark Core from my android phone, temporarily until I get around to build my own.

The free app is called “REST Client for Android”, and you can find it here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sourcestream.android.restclient
(I am not the author so a million thanks to him!)

In order to send an HTTP POST request, you open the app and then configure:

What you need to know:

  • in the URL 01234567890123456789 is your DEVICE_ID (See http://docs.spark.io/api/)
  • in the URL functionX should be changed to the name of your exposed function
  • in the Authorization Header 99988887777666655554444333322221111 is your access token (See http://docs.spark.io/api/)

Once configured, you can hit the Send button to send your request. If you got everything right, the answer will not contain any errors!

Here is a sample screenshot of it:

For future uses, save your request by hitting the save button :slight_smile:

With few changes, you can also get the values of your exposed variables on your Spark Core.

Happy hacking!
Gustavo.

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