{"id":1555,"date":"2023-02-24T11:55:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nightscout.pro\/?p=1555"},"modified":"2024-04-21T19:09:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T19:09:11","slug":"use-nightscout-with-xdrip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nightscout.pro\/en_us\/use-nightscout-with-xdrip\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Nightscout with xDrip+"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h1><strong>Use Nightscout with xDrip+<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>xDrip+ (Android) requires the Base URL to be entered in a particular way. You should include the API Secret as part of the URL you enter into the xDrip+ app.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a tool you can use to give you the correct format that you can copy and paste into xDrip+.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<div style='width: 600px; max-width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; justify-content: center;' class='xdrip-url-formatter-container'><div><form action='' method='post' data-trp-original-action=\"\"><label for='url'>Nightscout URL<\/label><br><input style='padding: 0.5rem; border-radius: 4px; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;' type='text' name='url'><br><label for='api'>API Secret<\/label><br><input style='padding: 0.5rem; border-radius: 4px; width: 600px; max-width:100%; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;' type='text' name='api'><br><button style='width: 600px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0.5rem; border: none; border-radius: 4px;'>GENERATE<\/button><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en_us\"\/><\/form><br><\/div><\/div>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><strong>LIMITATIONS OF THIS TOOL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This tool is still under development and, as such, has some limitations that will be improved upon over time.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The tool will only output secure (https) URL&#8217;s. The output may not work if you are using a self-hosted Nightscout without a valid SSL certificate or if you have INSECURE_USE_HTTP set to true in your configuration.<\/li>\n<li>The tool assumes you are using a subdomain format, it looks for three parts to the URL you enter. The Subdomain, Domain and TLD. If your site has more or less than these 3 parts, then the tool may fail.<\/li>\n<\/ol>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2>How to configure xDrip+ to upload data to Nightscout<\/h2>\n<p>We assume you already have your BG data in xDrip+ at this stage. This is a short guide for uploading your data from xDrip+ to Nightscout, regardless of the Hardware Data Source. For information on how to set up the Hardware data source in xDrip+, please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/xdrip.readthedocs.io\/en\/latest\/\">official documentation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>1. Open the hamburger menu<\/h4>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/nightscout.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/xdrip-settings-menu.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; alt=&#8221;xdrip+ settings menu&#8221; title_text=&#8221;xdrip+ settings menu&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h4>2. Tap &#8216;Settings&#8217;<\/h4>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/nightscout.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/xdrip-settings-option.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; alt=&#8221;xdrip+ settings option&#8221; title_text=&#8221;xdrip+ settings option&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h4>3. 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