Start or stop watering on a Rachio Smart Hose Timer valve using the ValveService API

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Steps

  1. List base stations (WiFi hubs) via GET /valve/listBaseStations/{userId}, then list valves under a hub via GET /valve/listValves/{baseStationId} to get each valve's unique id.
  2. To start watering, send PUT https://cloud-rest.rach.io/valve/startWatering with body {"valveId": "<id>", "durationSeconds": <n>} — note the cloud-rest.rach.io host and valveId/durationSeconds field names differ from the irrigation-controller ZoneService's id/duration shape.
  3. To stop, send PUT /valve/stopWatering with the same valveId.
  4. Use GET /valve/getValve/{id} to check current state (open/closed, battery, flow) before or after issuing a command.
  5. Subscribe to VALVE_RUN_START_EVENT / VALVE_RUN_END_EVENT webhooks against the valveId resource to get push notifications instead of polling for button-press, quick-run, or program-triggered runs.

Known gotchas

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