I have a raspberry pi in my local wifi network. Also I bought smart socket which can be integrated with Alexa or Google Home Assistant. What is a best option to turn the socket on/off from my raspberry? I thought about installing alexa or google home assistant on the raspberry and somehow use one of these to control my socket. However I don't want to do that by voice but simply a bash script.
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What socket are you using? The manufacturer might have their own API that you can use. – Nick Felker Oct 22 '20 at 18:24
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It's called ITINFTEK SP1. – standy Oct 23 '20 at 07:03
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There doesn't seem to be any API for that device as far as I can tell. – Nick Felker Oct 23 '20 at 15:54
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It is possible to control the local wifi device with a bash script. You can use ifconfig to bring an interface up/down and configure it accordingly. But, it also depends on the integration of the smart socket with Alexa/Assistant, whether the manufacturer provides their own API endpoints for you to use or whether the user interacts through Assistant/Alexa. If you are using Google Assistant, you can leverage automations on Google Home App to control the device automatically.
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