--- title: 'PiGlow API: one small snap for humanity…' description: Victor Palau created a very nice blog post around the PiGlow. With his permission we are reproducing it here. My first steps into snappifying, I have publish a RestApi for PiGlow (glowapi 0.1.2). I though it might be a good first step and mildly useful for people wanting to set up build notifications, twitter mentions, […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/piglow-api-one-small-snap-for-humanity?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Maarten Ectors](https://canonical.com/blog/author/maarten-ectors "More about Maarten Ectors") 16 October 2015 # PiGlow API: one small snap for humanity… [code](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/code) [developers](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/developers) [example](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/example) [makers](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/makers) [piglow](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/piglow) [Ubuntu Core](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-core) --- Share the article *Victor Palau created a very nice blog post around the PiGlow. With his permission we are reproducing it here.* My first steps into snappifying, I have publish a RestApi for PiGlow (glowapi 0.1.2). I though it might be a good first step and mildly useful for people wanting to set up build notifications, twitter mentions, whatever you fancy! You can find it in the webdm store… Code is here: And here is how it works: PiGlow Api exposes PiGlow in your board port 8000, so you can easy accessing by POST in port 8000. remeber to do the hardware assign, something like: sudo snappy hw-assign glowapi.vtuson /dev/i2c-1 ### **API calls , method POST:** ***v1/flare*** turns all the leds on to max brightness **v1/on** turns all the leds on to med brigthness ***v1/clear*** turns off all leds ***v1/legs/:id*** turns all the leds in a leg (:id) to a given brightness (if not specify it uses a default setting) parms: intensity , range 0 to 1 eg: ***v1/legs/:id/colors/:colid*** turns on one led (colid) in a leg (:id) to a given brightness (if not specify it uses a default setting) parms: intensity , range 0 to 1 eg: ***v1/colors/:colid*** turn on all leds for a color across all legs if not specify it uses a default setting) parms: intensity , range 0 to 1 eg: **ID ranges** legs range : 0 – 2 colors: green white blue yellow orange red [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### So you need to add microcontrollers to your fleet: now what?](https://canonical.com/blog/microcontrollers-ubuntu-core-golioth) Your Ubuntu Core fleet is running beautifully. OTA updates roll out in minutes. Every device is strictly confined, cryptographically attested, and carrying a 10 to 15 year long... [Jonathan Beri](https://canonical.com/blog/author/jmberi) 18 June 2026 [### A look into Ubuntu Core 26: Building a local AI inference appliance in a virtual machine](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-core-26-ai-box) Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with this Core 26 release,... [Gabriel Aguiar Noury](https://canonical.com/blog/author/g-aguiar-noury) 16 June 2026 [### A look into Ubuntu Core 26: Deploying AI models on Renesas RZ/V series for production](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-core-26-ai-renesas) Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with our releases,... [Gabriel Aguiar Noury](https://canonical.com/blog/author/g-aguiar-noury) 4 June 2026 [### A look into Ubuntu Core 26: Cloud-powered edge computing with AWS IoT Greengrass and Azure IoT Edge](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-core-26-cloud-integration) Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with this Core 26 release,... [Gabriel Aguiar Noury](https://canonical.com/blog/author/g-aguiar-noury) 20 May 2026