🔥 Firehook

Real-world setups

Examples

Below are a couple of concrete setups you can reproduce: one with eWeLink for a gate opener, and one with automation platforms (Zapier / n8n). The goal is to show the “shape” of a hook: a URL + a method + optional body/headers + variables.

Important
All IDs, URLs, and variables shown here are examples (fake). Always use your own endpoints and keep secrets in variables (preferably encrypted).

Example 1 — Open a gate with eWeLink

Trigger an eWeLink Scene using a webhook, then call that webhook from a Firehook button (perfect for car screen use).

What you need

  • An eWeLink setup and (typically) an eWeLink subscription to access the API/webhook features.
  • Access to the eWeLink web editor to configure a Scene: https://web.ewelink.cc
  • A gate relay/switch configured in “inching” mode (momentary), so it behaves like pressing a physical button.

Steps in eWeLink

  1. Create or edit a Scene (for example: “Gate open”).
  2. Set the trigger to: WebHook.
  3. Set the action to: your gate switch ON.
  4. Save the Scene and copy the generated webhook URL. It will look like: https://eu-apia.coolkit.cc/v2/smartscene2/webhooks/execute?id=a9b0063cbf7413c8bebfc605912az32
eWeLink Web — scene with webhook trigger
Firehook — hook edit example

Configure Firehook

Create a Webhook hook in Firehook. Use method GET and put the webhook ID into a variable so you don’t hardcode it in the URL.

Firehook hook configuration (example)
Method: GET
URL: https://eu-apia.coolkit.cc/v2/smartscene2/webhooks/execute?id={{myewelinkgate}}

Variable:
{{myewelinkgate}} = a9b0063cbf7413c8bebfc605912az32

Tip: with inching enabled on the eWeLink side, there’s no “state persistence” issue: it behaves like a short press.

Example 2 — Trigger automations via Zapier or n8n

Use Firehook as a remote control: one tap sends an event to Zapier (Catch Hook) or to an n8n Webhook node, then your workflow continues there.

Zapier (Catch Hook)

In Zapier, create a Zap with “Webhooks by Zapier” → “Catch Hook”. Zapier gives you a unique URL; Firehook calls it with a JSON payload.

  1. Create a Zap and pick “Catch Hook” as the trigger.
  2. Copy the hook URL (it contains your unique path).
  3. In Firehook, use POST + JSON body; store the unique path as a variable.
Firehook hook configuration (example)
Method: POST
URL: https://hooks.zapier.com/hooks/catch/{{zapierHookPath}}

Headers:
Content-Type: application/json

Body:
{"event":"arrive_home","who":"Gwenn","source":"firehook"}

Variable:
{{zapierHookPath}} = 123456/abcde/

n8n (Webhook node)

In n8n, add a Webhook node, choose POST, and copy the production URL. Firehook calls it with the same kind of JSON event.

  1. Create a workflow with a Webhook node (POST).
  2. Copy the Production URL from n8n.
  3. In Firehook, use POST + JSON body; store the route/path as a variable.
Firehook hook configuration (example)
Method: POST
URL: https://n8n.example.com/webhook/{{n8nRoute}}

Headers:
Content-Type: application/json

Body:
{"event":"arrive_home","who":"Gwenn","source":"firehook"}

Variable:
{{n8nRoute}} = arrive-home

Good practices

  • Keep secrets out of URLs and bodies: store them as variables (encrypted when possible).
  • Start simple: confirm the endpoint works, then add headers/body step by step.
  • You are responsible for the endpoints you call and the data you send to third parties.