# Is anyone using CURL or REST to get your sensor data from Dexcom? **URL:** \ **Category:** DIY\ **Created:** [April 21, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-anyone-using-curl-or-rest-to-get-your-sensor-data-from-dexcom/11274 "2021-04-21T19:22:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SteveMann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@SteveMann](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/SteveMann)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-anyone-using-curl-or-rest-to-get-your-sensor-data-from-dexcom/11274/1 "2021-04-21T19:22:42Z")
I looked at going through the developers account to get my blood glucose for a program where my lights in the bedroom come on when my BG goes below 50 overnight. But, developing an app should not be necessary. Does anyone know of an API that uses CURL or REST to get my BG data? ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-anyone-using-curl-or-rest-to-get-your-sensor-data-from-dexcom/11274/2 "2021-04-21T20:04:08Z")
It would be great if you can find that API. The workaround at this point is to use either Nightscout or Sugarmate and then use IFTTT triggers. ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-anyone-using-curl-or-rest-to-get-your-sensor-data-from-dexcom/11274/3 "2021-04-21T20:06:43Z")
Check this topic, with several suggestions. > [@High school son won't wake up to alarms: help!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-school-son-wont-wake-up-to-alarms-help/3328): > > Hi All! I found this group at 1:30 this morning while treating my son for a low. Nine glucose tabs and 2 hours later, I finally went back to sleep. I promised myself to join this group today and try to get some support and input from others in the same boat. So here goes… I am a single mom of a 17 year old high school junior who has had T1D for 9 years. My son is on the Omnipod with a Dexcom G5 cgm. He seems to have hypo unawareness overnight. After having a few overnight lows in the 20s, the … ---
**Author:** ![SteveMann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@SteveMann](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/SteveMann)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-anyone-using-curl-or-rest-to-get-your-sensor-data-from-dexcom/11274/4 "2021-04-21T22:08:23Z")
> [@Chris](#): > > It would be great if you can find that API. The workaround at this point is to use either Nightscout or Sugarmate and then use IFTTT triggers. I use Home Assistant. The Sugarmate API is my secondary source but I would really like to get the data from Dexcom directly. I couldn’t get Nightscout to work again after they changed databases. (Maybe I’ll try again). What do you use? ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-anyone-using-curl-or-rest-to-get-your-sensor-data-from-dexcom/11274/5 "2021-04-21T22:49:59Z")
Nothing right now, but at one point I did get a Nightscout system setup. Seems like Dexcom should make this API available to their customers. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-anyone-using-curl-or-rest-to-get-your-sensor-data-from-dexcom/11274/6 "2021-04-21T23:30:48Z")
If they are not public, there are other ways to do it. I think @ClaudnDaye has something setup with a computer screen or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-anyone-using-curl-or-rest-to-get-your-sensor-data-from-dexcom/11274/7 "2021-04-21T23:34:09Z")
You may want to check into IFTTT apps that already may exist for this purpose. We use SugarMate “phone calls” as the method I wake up to deal with our sons Lows or potential lows…when a threshold is crossed, I receive a phonecall which I wake up too. I also have his BGs displayed on our bedroom big screen while we sleep via sugarmate over the browser app on the TV. ---
**Author:** ![Trying](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/trying/32/4078_2.png) [@Trying](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Trying)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-anyone-using-curl-or-rest-to-get-your-sensor-data-from-dexcom/11274/8 "2021-04-22T01:35:14Z")
I use the Nightscout api and Tidepool api to populate exercise data. But, yes, you need to get your Nightscout instance setup.