Prerequisites

• Loxone Miniserver (all generations)
• Loxone Config software (free download from loxone.com)
• Your personal link code from the Abfall-Abfrage Converter

Step-by-step setup

1. Create a Virtual Input: Create a new Virtual Input and insert the JSON URL into the URL field.

   https://abfall-abfrage.com/abfall/public/api.php?code=YOUR_CODE

   A polling cycle of 86400 seconds can be selected – this updates the data every 24h (conserves resources for both Loxone and the API).

   
2. Create a Virtual HTTP Input Command: Add a new "Virtual HTTP Input Command" to the new virtual input.

   To extract the next date for a waste type (e.g. waste paper), insert the following into the command recognition field:

   \i"title": "Waste paper"\i\i"unix_date":\i\v

   

   The result is the Unix timestamp of the next collection date.

3. Add a Formula Block: Insert a new Formula Block and connect the Virtual Input Command to I1 of the formula block.

   To display the Unix timestamp as a correct date in a Virtual Status, it needs to be converted:

   • Loxone always counts from 01.01.2009
   • Unix timestamp counts from 01.01.1970
   • This results in a difference of 1,230,768,000 seconds

   Insert the following formula into the formula block:

   I1 - 1230768000

   
4. Add a Virtual Status: Insert a new Virtual Status and connect the result of the formula block to it. Enter the desired date format as the unit.

   The result in the editor:

   

   In the User-App it looks like this:

   
5. Logic & reminders: Different logic blocks and reminders can then be connected to this.

Patterns for other waste types:

Residual waste:  \i"title": "Residual waste"\i\i"unix_date":\i\v
Waste paper:     \i"title": "Waste paper"\i\i"unix_date":\i\v
Yellow bag:      \i"title": "Yellow bag"\i\i"unix_date":\i\v