Rachio Valve Service API

The ValveService API from Rachio — 7 operation(s) for valveservice.

Operations 7

GET /valve/getBaseStation/{id} Valve service get base station #
GET /valve/getValve/{id} Valve service get valve #
GET /valve/listBaseStations/{userId} Valve service list base stations #
GET /valve/listValves/{baseStationId} Valve service list valves #
PUT /valve/setDefaultRuntime Valve service set default runtime #
PUT /valve/startWatering Valve service start watering #
PUT /valve/stopWatering Valve service stop watering #

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OpenAPI Specification

rachio-valveservice-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Smart Hose Timer Valve Service API
  version: 3.1.0
servers:
- url: https://cloud-rest.rach.io
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: ValveService
paths:
  /valve/getBaseStation/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - ValveService
      operationId: ValveService_GetBaseStation
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetBaseStationResponse'
      summary: Valve service get base station
      x-summary-source: derived
  /valve/getValve/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - ValveService
      operationId: ValveService_GetValve
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetValveResponse'
      summary: Valve service get valve
      x-summary-source: derived
  /valve/listBaseStations/{userId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - ValveService
      operationId: ValveService_ListBaseStations
      parameters:
      - name: userId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListBaseStationsResponse'
      summary: Valve service list base stations
      x-summary-source: derived
  /valve/listValves/{baseStationId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - ValveService
      operationId: ValveService_ListValves
      parameters:
      - name: baseStationId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListValvesResponse'
      summary: Valve service list valves
      x-summary-source: derived
  /valve/setDefaultRuntime:
    put:
      description: Update the default runtime for a valve which is used when the button is manually pressed.
      tags:
      - ValveService
      operationId: ValveService_SetDefaultRuntime
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SetDefaultRuntimeRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SetDefaultRuntimeResponse'
      summary: Valve service set default runtime
      x-summary-source: derived
  /valve/startWatering:
    put:
      tags:
      - ValveService
      operationId: ValveService_StartWatering
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/StartWateringRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StartWateringResponse'
      summary: Valve service start watering
      x-summary-source: derived
  /valve/stopWatering:
    put:
      tags:
      - ValveService
      operationId: ValveService_StopWatering
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/StopWateringRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StopWateringResponse'
      summary: Valve service stop watering
      x-summary-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    ListValvesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        valves:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Valve'
    Photo:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        default:
          description: true if this is actually the default valve photo
          type: boolean
    Valve:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        connectionId:
          description: internal ID to identify the valve and base station bond
          type: string
        photo:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Photo'
        state:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValveState'
        color:
          enum:
          - LIGHT_BLUE
          - PURPLE
          - GREEN
          - ORANGE
          - TEAL
          - YELLOW
          - BLUE
          - PINK
          type: string
          format: enum
        detectFlow:
          type: boolean
        created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    ValveState:
      type: object
      description: Valves are async devices. The state contains the desired changes as well as then current state of the device.
      properties:
        reportedState:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValveReportedState'
        desiredState:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValveDesiredState'
        matches:
          type: boolean
          description: True if the reported state matches all desired changes. Note that if these are out of sync (matches = false) then you should wait until the physical valve has time to sync (matches = true) before modifying programs
    ValveDesiredState:
      type: object
      description: The desired values for the valve to sync
      properties:
        defaultRuntimeSeconds:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        calendarHash:
          description: An internal representation of the valve calendar data. This changes when programs or skips are adjusted
          type: string
    StopWateringResponse:
      type: object
      properties: {}
    SetDefaultRuntimeRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        valveId:
          type: string
        defaultRuntimeSeconds:
          type: integer
          format: int64
    ValveReportedState:
      type: object
      description: The current state of the valve
      properties:
        connected:
          type: boolean
        defaultRuntimeSeconds:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        lastWateringAction:
          description: This field is present if the valve is open / watering
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WateringAction'
        lastSeen:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        batteryStatus:
          enum:
          - GOOD
          - REPLACE
          - LOW
          - UNKNOWN
          type: string
          format: enum
        firmwareVersion:
          type: string
        calendarHash:
          description: An internal representation of the valve calendar data. This changes when programs or skips are adjusted
          type: string
    SetDefaultRuntimeResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        valve:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Valve'
    StopWateringRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        valveId:
          type: string
    WateringAction:
      type: object
      properties:
        start:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        durationSeconds:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        reason:
          enum:
          - QUICK_RUN
          - BUTTON_PRESS
          - PROGRAM
          type: string
          format: enum
        programId:
          description: Only present if the valve is open due to a program.
          type: string
        flowDetected:
          type: boolean
    BaseStation:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        serialNumber:
          type: string
        macAddress:
          type: string
        reportedState:
          description: The current state of the device
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseStationReportedState'
        created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        shared:
          type: boolean
          description: Shared is true when the user does not actually own this base station, but has been granted shared access to it
    ListBaseStationsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        baseStations:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseStation'
    GetValveResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        valve:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Valve'
    BaseStationReportedState:
      type: object
      properties:
        connected:
          type: boolean
        bleHubFirmwareVersion:
          type: string
        wifiBridgeFirmwareVersion:
          type: string
    StartWateringResponse:
      type: object
      properties: {}
    StartWateringRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        valveId:
          type: string
        durationSeconds:
          type: integer
          format: int64
    GetBaseStationResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        baseStation:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseStation'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
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