# Fetch from other devices’ API **URL:** \ **Category:** Developers\ **Tags:** app, homey-pro\ **Created:** [April 29, 2023, 9:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/fetch-from-other-devices-api/79840 "2023-04-29T09:56:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hordak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@hordak](https://community.homey.app/u/hordak)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 9:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/fetch-from-other-devices-api/79840/1 "2023-04-29T09:56:39Z")
Hi, Trying to figure how interaction with other devices’ API is meant to be handled. I have a device on lan with an API, from which I want to get data into my Homey app, but somehow I can’t get it right using a ordinary fetch in onInit. fetch(“[http://ip-address/endpoint](http://ip-address/endpoint)”) .then((response) =\> { // Do something with response }) .catch(function (err) { console.log(“Unable to fetch -”, err); }); Is the approach to fetch from Homey and store in a variable or do I have to put from other device to Homey, having enabled Homey API? Any suggestion most appreciated ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 10:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/fetch-from-other-devices-api/79840/2 "2023-04-29T10:22:48Z")
> [@hordak](#): > > but somehow I can’t get it right using a ordinary fetch in onInit. That’s not enough information for others to help you. ---
**Author:** ![hordak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@hordak](https://community.homey.app/u/hordak)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/fetch-from-other-devices-api/79840/3 "2023-05-01T12:18:18Z")
Sorry for being unprecise, Searching the docs for how to read from another devices’ API, but could only find information regarding Homey API, hence my question if I had to enable HomeyAPI and put from my rPi (tried to make a request using fetch without luck). Some trial and error led me back on track though, using require node-fetch (which I assumed was already loaded from start and that I could use same syntax as in HomeyScript). Well, problem solved, and to answer my own question: No, you don’t have to use HomeyAPI, you can fetch from another devices’ API using node-fetch module. ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/fetch-from-other-devices-api/79840/4 "2023-05-01T12:38:00Z")
> [@hordak](#): > > No, you don’t have to use HomeyAPI, you can fetch from another devices’ API using node-fetch module. I assume that your goal is to access information for devices from other apps? If so, you should use [`homey-api`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/homey-api/v/3.0.0-rc.19), which can be used from an app directly (no need for Raspberry Pi’s or anything like that). ---
**Author:** ![hordak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@hordak](https://community.homey.app/u/hordak)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 5:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/fetch-from-other-devices-api/79840/5 "2023-05-02T05:55:00Z")
Hello, thanks for your reply. I have the Pi connected to the modbus interface on my energy recovering ventilation unit. In the Pi, I have created an API for the ventilation unit and up til now, I can control it with a simple web app on LAN. It would be neat to add it to Homey though, to interact with temp sensors, heat pump etc. I realize that I probably won’t get the app published because of the Pi’s custom requirements (could post the API code on git and make it available, but it’s still have a rather specific use case) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 5:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/fetch-from-other-devices-api/79840/6 "2023-05-02T05:57:47Z")
HomeyAPI is only meant to control devices _on your Homey_, to access external API’s you can indeed use `fetch`.