Text Widget Examples

Example 1: Current Temperature (Open-Meteo)

Datasource Setup

1. Add datasource.
2. Set Type = HTTP.
3. Set Title = weatherLondon.
4. Set URL = https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast?latitude=51.5072&longitude=-0.1276&current_weather=true.
5. Set Refresh = 60 seconds.
6. Save.

Widget Setup

1. Add widget.
2. Set Type = Text.
3. Set Title = London Temp.
4. Set Header Text = London.
5. Set Unit Text = °C.
6. Set Precision = 1.
7. Set Size = Big.
8. Set Value Path = weatherLondon.current_weather.temperature.
9. Save.

Expected output: current London temperature in Celsius.

Example 2: BTC Price (CoinGecko)

Datasource Setup

1. Add datasource.
2. Set Type = HTTP.
3. Set Title = btcUsd.
4. Set URL = https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price?ids=bitcoin&vs_currencies=usd.
5. Set Refresh = 30 seconds.
6. Save.

Widget Setup

1. Add widget.
2. Set Type = Text.
3. Set Title = BTC Price.
4. Set Header Text = Bitcoin.
5. Set Unit Text = USD.
6. Set Precision = 0.
7. Set Animate Numeric Changes = true.
8. Set Value Path = btcUsd.bitcoin.usd.
9. Save.

Expected output: live BTC/USD spot price.