mDNS .local URL or MAC instead of IP for shortcuts

[helzayat]

Is there any possibility to create shortcuts using a device's MAC address or an mDNS URL (device.local for example) instead of an IP?

[Waboodoo]

Only kind of. I looked into this a while back and found that Android's support for mDNS is greatly lacking. There is a best-effort implementation in place in the app, but there's a high chance it won't work.

[helzayat]

Thanks for your reply. You’re right, it’s flaky at best. I got it to work once or twice but then a minute later it would fail to find the URL. From: Roland Meyer ***@***.***> Sent: Saturday, July 5, 2025 1:35 PM To: Waboodoo/HTTP-Shortcuts ***@***.***> Cc: helzayat ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [Waboodoo/HTTP-Shortcuts] mDNS .local URL or MAC instead of IP for shortcuts (Discussion #509) Only kind of. I looked into this a while back and found that Android's support for mDNS is greatly lacking. There is a best-effort implementation in place in the app, but there's a high chance it won't work. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#509 (comment)> , or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AKZ4D7EUUX7HYTVQWKODNFL3G6S3XAVCNFSM6AAAAACA2AROVOVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTGNRWHA3DEMA> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>