aklapi

Auckland Council API (unofficial)

Full list of available endpoints, for detailed description see below.

Address search

• /api/v1/addr, parameter: addr -

Rubbish and Recycling

Two endpoints so far, both accepting addr parameter.

• /api/v1/rr/ - rubbish and recycling, returns the JSON of the following format:

  {
      "rubbish": "2020-02-25",
      "recycle": "2020-02-25",
      "address": "Britomart, CBD"
  }
  

• /api/v1/rrext/ - extended rubbish and recycling. Returns the JSON in the following format:

  {
      "Collections": [
          {
              "Day": "Monday 24 January",
              "Date": "2020-01-24T00:00:00+13:00",
              "Rubbish": true,
              "Recycle": true
          },
          {
              "Day": "Monday 31 January",
              "Date": "2020-01-31T00:00:00+13:00",
              "Rubbish": true,
              "Recycle": false
          }
      ],
      "Address": {
          "ACRateAccountKey": "12342478585",
          "Address": "500 Queen Street, Auckland Central",
          "Suggestion": "500 Queen Street, Auckland Central"
      }
  }
  

Example:

$ curl --location --request GET 'https://<server>/api/v1/rr/?addr=500%20Queen%20Street'
{"rubbish":"2020-02-24","recycle":"2020-02-24","address":"500 Queen Street, Auckland Central"}

Integrating with Home Assistant

Assuming your aklapi API server running on localhost:5010, add the following to your configuration.yaml:

sensor:
  - platform: rest
    resource: "http://localhost:5010/api/v1/rr/?addr=xx"
    name: Recycle
    scan_interval: 300
    value_template: "{{ value_json.recycle }}"
    method: GET
    unique_id: recycle_date

  - platform: rest
    resource: "http://localhost:5010/api/v1/rr/?addr=xx"
    name: Food Scraps
    scan_interval: 300
    value_template: "{{ value_json.foodscraps }}"
    method: GET
    unique_id: foodscraps_date

  - platform: rest
    resource: "http://localhost:5010/api/v1/rr/?addr=xx"
    name: Rubbish
    scan_interval: 300
    value_template: "{{ value_json.rubbish }}"
    method: GET
    unique_id: rubbish_date