HomeKit does not sent http-requests inside automations since HomePod Software 18.2

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HomeKit does not sent http-requests inside automations since HomePod Software 18.2

Hi there!

Since installing HomePod Software 18.2 I have an issue:

If one creates an automation in Apple Home-App, that at i.e. turning on a lamp sends an http-request (i.e. to a Telegram-Bot), this http-request will not be sent any more (since installation of HomePod Software 18.2).

Steps for reproducing the problem:

- Open Apple Home-App

- Click „+“ (upper right corner)

- Click „Add Automation“

- Click „An Accessory is Controlled“

- Choose Accessory

- Click „Next“

- Choose „Turns On“

- Click „Next“

- Scroll completely down and choose „Convert To Shortcut“

- Delete „Set Scenes and Accessories“

- Search for „URL“ in „Search for Apps and actions“ and add it

- Fill „URL“ with a http-request

- Search for „Get Contents of URL“ in „Search for Apps and actions“ and add it

- Click „Next“

- Click „Done“

While turning on the choosen accessory (i.e. lamp) the http-request will not be sent! Before installing HomePod Software 18.2 it WAS sent.

If one chooses the just now created automation and clicks on „Test This Automation“ at the bottom, the http-request WILL BE sent (but, as written, not, if it is triggered by the activated accessory, what worked before HomePod Software 18.2)!

Maybe someone can confirm/reproduce this problem. It is very important for me.

Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english.

Greets, Marcus

HomePod, 18

Posted on Dec 14, 2024 3:34 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 29, 2024 10:49 AM in response to invidianer_

i’ve reported things like this in years past to Apple during beta testing, but they never seem to address the problems. Is there something else I should try to get the word to the correct people at Apple?

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Answer 2

Jan 22, 2025 12:04 PM in response to silywalks

Sorry, i thought that this was the 18.3 Release Build but it is not, obviously. The installed version is indeed 22k557. Of course the automation bug has not been fixed. At least they fixed the horrible performance of the last build.

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invidianer_ Author

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Jan 27, 2025 10:09 PM in response to silywalks

I installed yesterday and can confirm that it is still broken :(

But what do you mean exactly? You wrote it is still broken (no http requests are sent) but then you say the http requests are slower … so they ARE sent? (Sorry, I am a bit confused, my english is not the best ;) ).

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Answer 4

DkriomsP

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Feb 19, 2025 7:40 AM in response to invidianer_

I do have an Apple TV A1842 (64GB), V 18.3 as Preferred Home Hub.

For a long time I had been running a reliable homekit automation via a shortcut that transmits the humidity and temperature of the HomePod mini (V 18.3) sensors via ‘Get contents of’ as JSON via POST to a webhook.

Recently (after update to 18.2 or 18.3 ?) the request is still executed, but the values of the sensors are not transmitted as a number, but as an empty object ({}).

The transmission of a manually set number works.

This is what is transferred to the we destination:

{humidity={}, temperature={}, humidity1=4.0}

I restartet Apple TV, Home Pod mini and my iPhone. No change.

Any ideas?

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Answer 5

Dec 22, 2024 1:29 AM in response to invidianer_

Yes, i'm not using a stable version right now and i'm still following this thread :-)

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Answer 6

Dec 29, 2024 5:47 AM in response to invidianer_

I am having the same problem. I have tried deleting the automation and starting from scratch, and that does not resolve the problem. Has anyone found a solution yet?

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