ESPEasy Command Reference

ESP Easy Command Reference

You can send all commands supported by the various plugins. There should be no difference between using http or mqtt. There is also a command to trigger an event: event <event>

If you want to run internal commands, you can use rules and trigger this with an event

Command	Class	Purpose	Syntax
Debug	Internal	Change debug level	Debug <1-4>
Delay	Rules	Delay rule processing	Delay <delay in milliSeconds>
Event	Rules	Create an event	event <event>
GPIO	Plugin	Direct control of output pins	See:GPIO
IP	Internal	Change IP address	IP <IP address>
LCD	Plugin	Write text messages to LCD screen	See:LCDDisplay
LCDCMD	Plugin	Control LCD screen	See:LCDDisplay
LongPulse	Plugin	Direct pulse control of output pins	See:GPIO
MCPGPIO	Plugin	Control MCP23017 output pins	See:MCP23017
MCPPulse	Plugin	Pulse control on MCP23017 output pins	See:MCP23017
MCPLongPulse	Plugin	Long pulse control on MCP23017 output pins	See:MCP23017
OLED	Plugin	Write text messages to OLED screen	See:OLEDDisplay
OLEDCMD	Plugin	Control OLED screen	See:OLEDDisplay
PCAPWM	Plugin	Control PCA9685 pwm pins	See:PCA9685
PCFGPIO	Plugin	Control PCF8574 output pins	See:PCF8574
PCFPulse	Plugin	Pulse control on PCF8574 output pins	See:PCF8574
PCFLongPulse	Plugin	Long pulse control on PCF8574 output pins	See:PCF8574
Pulse	Plugin	Direct pulse control of output pins	See:GPIO
PWM	Plugin	Direct PWM control of output pins	See:GPIO
Reboot	Internal	Reboot the ESP	Reboot
Reset	Internal	Reset config to factory default	Reset
Save	Internal	Save config to persistent flash memory	Save
SendTo	Rules	Send command to other ESP (using UDP)	SendTo <unit nr, command>
SendToHTTP	Rules	Send command to other network device using HTTP	SendToHTTP <IP address, Portnumber, command>
SendToUDP	Rules	Send command to other network device using UDP	SendToUDP <IP address, Portnumber, command>
Servo	Plugin	Direct control of servo motors	See:GPIO
Settings	Internal	Show settings on serial terminal	Settings
TimerSet	Rules	Start a timed event	TimerSet <timernr, time in seconds>
WifiAPKey	Internal	Change AP WPA key	WifiAPKey <WPA key>
WifiConnect	Internal	Connect to configured wireless network	WifiConnect
WifiDisconnect	Internal	Disconnect from wireless network	WifiDisconnect
WifiKey	Internal	Change WPA key	WifiKey <Wifi WPA key>
WifiScan	Internal	Scan Wireless networks	WifiScan
WifiSSID	Internal	Change SSID	WifiSSID <SSID>