# No auto refresh for URL

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/no-auto-refresh-for-url/125563>\
**Category:** Dashboards\
**Created:** [December 27, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/no-auto-refresh-for-url/125563 "2024-12-27T09:35:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![TimVW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/timvw/32/79069_2.png) [@TimVW](https://community.homey.app/u/TimVW)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/no-auto-refresh-for-url/125563/1 "2024-12-27T09:35:14Z")

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Hi,

I use a web frame to show a very simple URL of a webcam. De photo is updated every 30 mins:

“[https://www.meteobelgium.net/webcam\_other/gand/photo.jpg](https://www.meteobelgium.net/webcam_other/gand/photo.jpg)”

I 've the URL in a web frame and the photo is published perfectly on my dashboard.  
Unfortunately the photo won’t auto refresh. Whatever interval I use, I get a white screen.

I have an other, more complex, URL that refreshes without any problem:  
“ https://embed.windy.com/embed.html?type=forecast&location=coordinates&detail=true&detailLat=51.034136160735606&detailLon=3.756238223196172&metricTemp=default&metricRain=default&metricWind=default"

Any thoughts?

regards,  
Tim

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**Author:** ![JohanP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/johanp/32/119002_2.png) [@JohanP](https://community.homey.app/u/JohanP)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/no-auto-refresh-for-url/125563/2 "2024-12-27T10:46:09Z")

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Can’t you force a refresh with someting like this ?

![afbeelding](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/d/7de36c7cfc2c702e656a66d6999f9b390c78cb7f.png)

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**Author:** ![TimVW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/timvw/32/79069_2.png) [@TimVW](https://community.homey.app/u/TimVW)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/no-auto-refresh-for-url/125563/3 "2025-01-07T10:19:21Z")

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How do I put this header into the URL form of the widget?

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**Author:** ![JohanP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/johanp/32/119002_2.png) [@JohanP](https://community.homey.app/u/JohanP)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 10:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/no-auto-refresh-for-url/125563/4 "2025-01-07T10:42:54Z")

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You should put it in the html file if possible

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**Author:** ![TimVW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/timvw/32/79069_2.png) [@TimVW](https://community.homey.app/u/TimVW)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/no-auto-refresh-for-url/125563/5 "2025-01-07T10:49:41Z")

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It’s an external URL, not mine…

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**Author:** ![JohanP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/johanp/32/119002_2.png) [@JohanP](https://community.homey.app/u/JohanP)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/no-auto-refresh-for-url/125563/6 "2025-01-07T11:23:30Z")

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Then I can’t help you…