Control a Blynk device from a program instead of an app

Need Help With My Project
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Hello there.

I’m wondering if it’s possible control a Blynk device over the internet from a program written and run on a PC? Is there some kind of library or API that achieves the same?

Thanks in advance

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As per the documentation - http://docs.blynk.cc/#intro-how-blynk-works

There is the Android/IOS App (which will be required to setup an account and make a project), but then you can use the HTTP RESTful API to control your project from a browser. http://docs.blynkapi.apiary.io/#

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Thanks for the reply :smiley:

If so then is it possible to send notifications to the website and communicate coordinates (mine uses GPS) with it from the device?

Also if I created a program that controls the website and run the program from my PC, will the website accept requests from my program or will it recognise my device as a bot add deny access?

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Not sure it these examples are what you are looking for, but check them out:

https://github.com/blynkkk/blynk-library/tree/master/examples/Boards_With_HTTP_API

That I don’t know… but I suppose you could always load up a Local Server to give yourself better control:

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What would the link to control the Arduino look like?

Also there are examples for Ethernet and standalone ESP8266.I presume it will work fine for a UNO connected to wifi using ESP8266 right?

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As long as the hardware is properly connected to the server and you have all the correct auth codes and commands, then I would suspect it will work just fine. But as I don’t use the API myself, all I can suggest is try it and find out.