MQTT Device Control

Control games, trigger actions, and pop devices using MQTT.

Written By Drawbridge Support

Last updated 15 days ago

Control Custom MQTT Devices

If you have a custom ESP32, Arduino, Raspberry PI, or other custom built puzzle that runs on MQTT, you can control it via MQTT using Drawbridge.

  1. Connect the device to Drawbridge’s MQTT server

    1. Drawbridge runs its own MQTT server for messaging

    2. Connect your device to the Drawbridge MQTT server by using the Drawbridge server’s local IP address with port 1883

    3. For example, mqtt://192.168.0.123:1883

  2. Add an MQTT action

    1. Add a new action with an execution step to set an MQTT topic to a given value

Control Games via MQTT API

If you have a custom/legacy game control system, we have an MQTT API to control game data directly from your existing system.

  • Control game flow (start, pause, end games)

  • Close Objectives

  • Send hints

  • Game timer

  • Subscribe to changes

  • Trigger hint request

Contact us to get our MQTT API specification or for help with setting it up!