Hi, I would like to use my spark core to monitor a room at remote location for darkness (using a photo resistor) but I am not certain how I am to communicate with my Spark when it is not on the same network. By monitoring, I would like to be able to query the spark core via the spark cloud api to …

You can make use of Spark.variable () which posts the value to the :spark: cloud and you can retrieve it via Internet using Api :slight_smile:

Have you read this tutorial yet? [image] Reading Spark Variables with Your Own HTML File If you have seen my Spark.publish() tutorials, you know that I like to have private web pages (since if it was public, your access token would be exposed) that read and even graph data from my Spark…

It can be done easily as the other guys pointed out. By default, the Spark Core talks to the Spark Cloud as long as it has access to the internet. That way, you can monitor or control or do whatever you want anywhere you have internet access. As an example, I was demo’ing one of my projects at Ma…

Thanks everyone! This is exactly what I was looking for. I wasn’t clear from the docs that setting Spark.variable would actually push to the Spark API for me – seemed (and IS) too good to be true!

How do I access my Spark Core from another or external network

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bko June 8, 2014, 11:34pm 3

Have you read this tutorial yet?

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How do I access my Spark Core from another or external network

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