About Keyboard with REST API
This is a modified Android TV keyboard which also hosts a REST API listening for certain commands from network. The main purpose of this application is to enable direct commands from smart home devices to your Android TV....
This is a modified Android TV keyboard which also hosts a REST API listening for certain commands from network.
The main purpose of this application is to enable direct commands from smart home devices to your Android TV. Supported commands are listed below.
There is also a ready groovy device handler for easy integration with Samsung Smartthings platform at my github repository : "ilker-aktuna/androidTV_keyboard_withRestAPI"
Usage for Smartthings:
1. install this keyboard on your Android TV and select it as the active keyboard from settings. (input/keyboard)
2. create a device handler on your Smartthings platform with the groovy code from my github repository.
3. create a device with the new device type (created in step 2)
4. set "Device Network Id" in hex format (example "c0a8fe27:1388" for "192.168.254.39:5000")
5. set IP address of your new device (IP address of Android TV device)
6. set PORT of your new device as 5000
7. save your device and use through Smartthings
Usage for any other environment:
1. install this keyboard on your Android TV and select it as the active keyboard from settings. (input/keyboard)
2. you may call following commands using any HTTP client with this format:
http://IP_ADDRESS_OF_ANDROID_TV:5000/[command]
Supported Commands:
/sleep
/home
/back
/search
/up
/down
/left
/right
/center
/volumeup
/volumedown
/rewind
/ff
/playpause
/previous
/next
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Keyboard with REST API since it was posted on our website on 2021-11-19 15:34:01.
The latest version is 4.0 and it was updated on 2024-04-22 18:40:20. See below the changes in each version.
Keyboard with REST API version 4.0
Updated At: 2024-04-09
Changes: Modernization of app.
Bug fixes , preventing crash
Keyboard with REST API version 2.7
Updated At: 2024-02-22
Changes: added longpress endpoint.
works like /longpress=82
sends keycode 82 and releases after 2 seconds.
Keyboard with REST API version 2.5
Updated At: 2024-01-28
Changes: Fixed autostart at boot
Fixed starting apps like Youtube, Disney, Amazon, Puhu, Plex, Netflix
Added setting for changing server port (under Misc)
Fixed sendtext %20 issue (replaced with space)
Keyboard with REST API version 2.4
Updated At: 2023-12-22
Changes: Added setting for changing server port (under Misc)
Fixed sendtext %20 issue (replaced with space)
Keyboard with REST API version 2.3
Updated At: 2023-08-22
Changes: v2.3:
> supports newer Android releases
> added following endpoints:
/disney
/netflix
/amazon
> better settings menu
> selectable themes, locales
v1.5:
added 2 new functions
/keycode
example: /keycode=44 or with keycode names like: /keycode=KEYCODE_P
list of available keycodes are here:
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html
/sendtext
example:
/sendtext=test.me
v1.1:
initial release
Keyboard with REST API version 1.5
Updated At: 2020-02-17
Changes: v1.5:
added 2 new functions
/keycode
example: /keycode=44 or with keycode names like: /keycode=KEYCODE_P
list of available keycodes are here:
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html
/sendtext
example:
/sendtext=test.me
v1.1:
initial release
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