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Get access to Action buttons from external application #1711

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opened 2026-02-28 00:52:16 -05:00 by deekerman · 4 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-28 00:52:16 -05:00

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Originally created by @stefor9393 on GitHub (Jul 15, 2020).

Hi.
I have just discovered and install motioneyeOS on RPi 3B.
I have configured on my camera1 the preset1 action button to activate a relay to open / close my garage door remotely.
It works perfectly, but I would like to be able to call this action button directly from my domotic gateway.

I have tryed the following url
http://192.168.0.156/action/1/preset1/

but it answers "method not allowed".
I am pretty sure that this is an authentication issue, but I have no idea how to pass it.
Any Idea ?

Originally created by @stefor9393 on GitHub (Jul 15, 2020). Hi. I have just discovered and install motioneyeOS on RPi 3B. I have configured on my camera1 the preset1 action button to activate a relay to open / close my garage door remotely. It works perfectly, but I would like to be able to call this action button directly from my domotic gateway. I have tryed the following url http://192.168.0.156/action/1/preset1/ but it answers "method not allowed". I am pretty sure that this is an authentication issue, but I have no idea how to pass it. Any Idea ?

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@davebdb commented on GitHub (Jul 16, 2020):

You need to enable MOTION to accept non-local (127.0.0.1) connections:

Refer to the following:
Action buttons documentation here:
https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneye/wiki/Action-Buttons

Configuration file entry for "motion control"
https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneye/wiki/Configuration-File#motion_control_localhost....

motion_control_localhost
Set this to false to restrict the motion daemon's HTTP control server to listen on all interfaces. Defaults to true.

Hope that helps. You can even set it up with ssh commands from your phone as well if you configure the hooks all correctly.

@davebdb commented on GitHub (Jul 16, 2020): You need to enable MOTION to accept non-local (127.0.0.1) connections: Refer to the following: Action buttons documentation here: https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneye/wiki/Action-Buttons Configuration file entry for "motion control" https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneye/wiki/Configuration-File#motion_control_localhost.... ``` motion_control_localhost Set this to false to restrict the motion daemon's HTTP control server to listen on all interfaces. Defaults to true. ``` Hope that helps. You can even set it up with ssh commands from your phone as well if you configure the hooks all correctly.

deekerman commented

2026-02-28 00:52:19 -05:00

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@stefor9393 commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2020):

Thanks for your reply davedb 👍
I had the motion_control_localhost set to false in /data/etc/motion.conf but not in /etc/motioneye.conf.
This option was missing in motioneye.conf file, so I've add it at the end of the file, rebooted but still the "method not allowed" answer . And the action button still works fine on the web ui.

To be sure that it is not a remote restriction, I've tryied directly on the Rpi with SSH :
curl http://127.0.0.1/action/1/preset1/
but I've got the same "message not allowed" message. Is the Url correct ?

@stefor9393 commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2020): Thanks for your reply davedb 👍 I had the motion_control_localhost set to false in /data/etc/motion.conf but not in /etc/motioneye.conf. This option was missing in motioneye.conf file, so I've add it at the end of the file, rebooted but still the "method not allowed" answer . And the action button still works fine on the web ui. To be sure that it is not a remote restriction, I've tryied directly on the Rpi with SSH : curl http://127.0.0.1/action/1/preset1/ but I've got the same "message not allowed" message. Is the Url correct ?

deekerman commented

2026-02-28 00:52:19 -05:00

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@stefor9393 commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2020):

I had a look in debug mode in the browser and find this when I click on the action button

http://192.168.0.156/action/1/preset1/?_=1594831863711&_username=admin&_signature=xxxxxxxxxxx
Both first and signature parameters are changing every time I click on the button. I believe this is for security purpose to pass credentials to the server.
Is there a way to compute these parameters outside of the motioneye UI ?

@stefor9393 commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2020): I had a look in debug mode in the browser and find this when I click on the action button http://192.168.0.156/action/1/preset1/?_=1594831863711&_username=admin&_signature=xxxxxxxxxxx Both first and signature parameters are changing every time I click on the button. I believe this is for security purpose to pass credentials to the server. Is there a way to compute these parameters outside of the motioneye UI ?

deekerman commented

2026-02-28 00:52:19 -05:00

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@stefor9393 commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2020):

Nobody has any idea ? :(

@stefor9393 commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2020): Nobody has any idea ? :(

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