Perhaps a small communication feature idea?

[dontneedone2]

There are already some interface options.

I think it would be great if there were an additional option for the ESP32 itself to call up a custom URL after the measurement and transfer the values via GET.

Please do not recommend that I use MQTT. That doesn't work with an external web server. And calling the JSON from external is not so easy either. But with a custom URL call you would have a lot of possibilities.

[caco3]

If you have a home atomation system working, you better do it there.

Eg. with Homeassistant, you could trigger an action in case of a certain MQTT message. And that action then can call any REST API.

Doing this on the device is IMO not the right place.

[dontneedone2]

For the people who have a Smarthome server running, this is of course the ideal way. For those who don't have a Pi or anything else running and don't have much of a clue, it is very inconvenient to set up something extra in their own network.

But that was just an idea. I have built a solution for myself.

I would have liked to install several ESPs in my circle of friends and family, which then send data centrally to my external server. I would then have taken care of the one server. But I can't install another device in every household in addition to the ESP, which I also have to take care of regularly.

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[caco3]

I see your point.

Just a note: A MQTT server could also be in the internet, there are also free servers available (just keep privacy in mind)

[dontneedone2]

hm... 🤔 good note... i have to think about it.