ALL I use the http request node to instruct a system to do something where single command is used it work fine. http://192.168.1.11:11111/api/v1/telescope/0/unpark But the question is how to deal with the following http string http://192.168.1.11:11111/api/v1/telescope/0/slewtocoordinatesasync" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" -d "RightAscension=0&Declination=90&ClientID=&ClientTransactionID=" the following is not working [{"id":"4162b8d3.6fadb8","type":"ui_button","z":"55c1b3dc.91214c","name":"Goto ZeroPosition","group":"8e238b13.7c40b8","order":14,"width":0,"height":0,"passthru":false,"label":" Goto ZeroPosition ","tooltip":"","color":"","bgcolor":"","icon":"","payload":"","payloadType":"str","topic":"","x":190,"y":840,"wires":[["8932f8e.c5c8888"]]},{"id":"8932f8e.c5c8888","type":"http request","z":"55c1b3dc.91214c","name":"","method":"PUT","ret":"txt","paytoqs":"ignore","url":"http://192.168.1.11:11111/api/v1/telescope/0/slewtocoordinates -d \"RightAscension=0&Declination=90\"","tls":"","persist":false,"proxy":"","authType":"","x":390,"y":840,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"8e238b13.7c40b8","type":"ui_group","name":"ALPACA","tab":"dd962aa5.a268f8","order":2,"disp":true,"width":"8","collapse":true},{"id":"dd962aa5.a268f8","type":"ui_tab","name":"OCS","icon":"dashboard","order":1,"disabled":false,"hidden":false}] Hoop some can help or give some advise Chris

[image] [image] Here is a demo using what I think you might ultimately need (variable values for the RightAscension and Declination)... [image] ↑ obviously the requests dont work for me. the demo flows... [{"id":"8301c88b.e286b8","type":"inject","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"RightAscension 0 Declination 90","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"payload.RightAscension","v":"0","vt":"num"},{"p":"payload.Declination","v":"90","vt":"num"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"{}","payloadType":"json","x":870,"y":740,"wires":[["7a0a8426.78786c"]]},{"id":"9f3f7877.59ad98","type":"function","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"set headers","func":"msg.headers = {\n \"accept\": \"application/json\",\n \"Content-Type\": \"application/x-www-form-urlencoded\",\n}\n\nreturn msg;\n\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","libs":[],"x":1370,"y":760,"wires":[["fa3f2e29.7e9ac","598d20a3.9bea2"]]},{"id":"fa3f2e29.7e9ac","type":"http request","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"","method":"PUT","ret":"txt","paytoqs":"ignore","url":"","tls":"","persist":false,"proxy":"","authType":"","x":1570,"y":760,"wires":[["8d3bfd6c.d8f8"]]},{"id":"7a0a8426.78786c","type":"function","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"attempt 1 (using payload)","func":"var RightAscension = msg.payload.RightAscension\nvar Declination = msg.payload.Declination\n\nmsg.url = \"http://192.168.1.11:11111/api/v1/telescope/0/slewtocoordinatesasync\"\nmsg.payload = `RightAscension=${RightAscension}&Declination=${Declination}`\n\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","libs":[],"x":1160,"y":760,"wires":[["9f3f7877.59ad98"]]},{"id":"8d3bfd6c.d8f8","type":"debug","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"V1 result","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":1720,"y":760,"wires":[]},{"id":"a2750b93.af00f8","type":"inject","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"RightAscension 90 Declination 30","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"payload.RightAscension","v":"90","vt":"num"},{"p":"payload.Declination","v":"30","vt":"num"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"{}","payloadType":"json","x":870,"y":800,"wires":[["7a0a8426.78786c"]]},{"id":"fbd4311b.9c659","type":"function","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"set headers","func":"msg.headers = {\n \"accept\": \"application/json\",\n \"Content-Type\": \"application/x-www-form-urlencoded\",\n}\n\nreturn msg;\n\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","libs":[],"x":1390,"y":880,"wires":[["4ed0cca8.0db5a4","a789f57d.205a78"]]},{"id":"e6aab007.b9b42","type":"function","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"attempt 2 (using url params)","func":"var RightAscension = msg.payload.RightAscension\nvar Declination = msg.payload.Declination\n\nvar params = `RightAscension=${RightAscension}&Declination=${Declination}`\nmsg.url = \"http://192.168.1.11:11111/api/v1/telescope/0/slewtocoordinatesasync?\" + params;\nmsg.payload = \"\";\n\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","libs":[],"x":1170,"y":880,"wires":[["fbd4311b.9c659"]]},{"id":"4ed0cca8.0db5a4","type":"http request","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"","method":"PUT","ret":"txt","paytoqs":"ignore","url":"","tls":"","persist":false,"proxy":"","authType":"","x":1570,"y":880,"wires":[["f241a6a9.027678"]]},{"id":"c48f3eda.259d6","type":"inject","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"RightAscension 0 Declination 90","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"payload.RightAscension","v":"0","vt":"num"},{"p":"payload.Declination","v":"90","vt":"num"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"{}","payloadType":"json","x":870,"y":860,"wires":[["e6aab007.b9b42"]]},{"id":"6b235dc3.8eb1e4","type":"inject","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"RightAscension 90 Declination 30","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"payload.RightAscension","v":"90","vt":"num"},{"p":"payload.Declination","v":"30","vt":"num"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"{}","payloadType":"json","x":870,"y":920,"wires":[["e6aab007.b9b42"]]},{"id":"f241a6a9.027678","type":"debug","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"V2 result","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":1720,"y":880,"wires":[]},{"id":"598d20a3.9bea2","type":"debug","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"check headers and url and payload","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":1300,"y":800,"wires":[]},{"id":"a789f57d.205a78","type":"debug","z":"b872cb4b.5a6448","name":"check headers and url","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":1360,"y":920,"wires":[]}]

[image] calberts: some advise Look at this post where I demonstrate how to break down a curl to a request.

Try http://192.168.1.11:11111/api/v1/telescope/0/slewtocoordinatesasync?RightAscension=0&Declination=90&ClientID=&ClientTransactionID=

thanks this is working via the command line curl -X PUT "http://192.168.1.11:11111/api/v1/telescope/0/slewtocoordinatesasync" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" -d "RightAscension=0&Declination=90" http://192.168.1.11:11111/api/v1/telescope/0/slewtocoordinatesasync?RightAscension=0&Declination=90&ClientID=&ClientTransactionID= unfortunately this is not working and what is wrong with the payload below [{"id":"37d01ae9.869d66","type":"change","z":"55c1b3dc.91214c","name":"","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"headers","pt":"msg","to":"{\"accept\": \"application/json\" }","tot":"json"},{"t":"set","p":"headers","pt":"msg","to":"{\"Content-Type\":\"application/x-www-form-urlencoded\"}","tot":"json"},{"t":"set","p":"payload","pt":"msg","to":"{\"RightAscension=0&Declination=90\"}","tot":"json"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":280,"y":900,"wires":[[]]}] Chris

[image] calberts: unfortunately this is not working then try adding the data as the body using msg.payload. and setting the headers. [{"id":"8cc43cea.d1c7d8","type":"inject","z":"5a245aa1.510164","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"headers.Content-Type","v":"application/x-www-form-urlencoded","vt":"str"},{"p":"headers.accept","v":"application/json","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"RightAscension=0&Declination=90","payloadType":"str","x":160,"y":3500,"wires":[["c6ad4b46.d17d48"]]},{"id":"c6ad4b46.d17d48","type":"http request","z":"5a245aa1.510164","name":"","method":"PUT","ret":"obj","paytoqs":"ignore","url":"http://192.168.1.11:11111/api/v1/telescope/0/slewtocoordinatesasync","tls":"","persist":false,"proxy":"","authType":"","x":350,"y":3500,"wires":[[]]}]

i got in debug "Invalid 'to' JSON property" Chris

uncheck return a json object in http request node.

All sorry for the late reaction and special all of you who directly replayed. i understand its no argument but i was to busy with work. Today i was able to test your suggestions i like to inform you, that its working, thanks to you all. 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Some Advise by using "http request" node

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Look at this post where I demonstrate how to break down a curl to a request.

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