diff --git a/bridgeBackup.py b/bridgeBackup.py
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+'''
+Echo Echo Bridge Backup/Restore: Script to backup or restore Echo Bridge configuration
+Python Version: >= 3.0
+'''
+import argparse
+import requests
+import json
+import csv
+import sys
+
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='EchOHBridge Configurator')
+parser.add_argument('echoBridgeIP', type=str,
+                   help='Echo HA Bridge IP address')
+parser.add_argument('echoBridgePort', type=str,
+                   help='Echo HA Bridge port')
+parser.add_argument('mode', type=str,
+                   help='(R)estore or (B)ackup')
+parser.add_argument('file', type=str,
+                   help='File to restore from or backup to')
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+mode = args.mode.lower()
+
+
+if (mode == 'b') or (mode == 'backup'):	
+	print ('Backing up Amazon Echo Bridge configuration from: ',args.echoBridgeIP,':',args.echoBridgePort,sep="")
+	outputDict = csv.DictWriter(open(args.file, 'w'),fieldnames=['name','deviceType','onUrl','offUrl','contentType','contentBody','httpVerb'])
+	outputDict.writeheader()
+	r = requests.get('http://' + args.echoBridgeIP + ':' + args.echoBridgePort + '/api/devices')
+	for entry in r.json()[0]['content']:
+		tempDict = {'name':entry['name'],
+					'deviceType':entry['deviceType'],
+					'onUrl':entry['onUrl'],
+					'offUrl':entry['offUrl'],
+					'contentType':entry['contentType'],
+					'contentBody':entry['contentBody'],
+					'httpVerb':entry['httpVerb']
+				   }
+		outputDict.writerow(tempDict)
+		print ('     Backed up item:',entry['name'])
+		
+if (mode == 'r') or (mode == 'restore'):
+	print ('Restoring Amazon Echo Bridge configuration to: ',args.echoBridgeIP,':',args.echoBridgePort,sep="")
+	inputDict = csv.DictReader(open (args.file))
+	if inputDict.fieldnames != ['name','deviceType','onUrl','offUrl','contentType','contentBody','httpVerb']:
+		print (args.input, 'input file formatted incorrectly')
+		print ('    First line of input file should be: "name,deviceType,onUrl,offUrl,contentType,contentBody,httpVerb"' )
+		print ('    Each line after should contain the Echo item name followed by a comma then the OpenHAB switch to be controlled')
+		print ('    Aborting restore')
+		sys.exit()
+	for entry in inputDict:
+		if not entry['contentType']:
+			contentType = None
+		else:
+			contentType=entry['contentType']
+		if not entry['contentBody']:
+			contentBody = None
+		else:
+			contentBody=entry['contentBody']
+		if not entry['httpVerb']:
+			httpVerb = None
+		else:
+			httpVerb = entry['httpVerb']
+							 
+		values = {'name':entry['name'],
+				  'deviceType':entry['deviceType'],
+				  'onUrl':entry['onUrl'],
+				  'offUrl':entry['offUrl'],
+				  'contentType':contentType,
+				  'contentBody':contentBody,
+				  'httpVerb':httpVerb
+				 }
+				 
+		r = requests.post('http://' + args.echoBridgeIP + ':' + args.echoBridgePort + '/api/devices', data=json.dumps(values), headers = {'Content-Type':'application/json'})
+		if r.status_code == 201:
+			print ('     Succesfully restored item:',entry['name'])
+		else:
+			print ('     Failed to restore item:',entry['name'])	
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diff --git a/openHabConfig.py b/openHabConfig.py
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+'''
+EchOHBridge Configurator: Script to automate configuration of Echo Bridge to interface with OpenHAB
+Python Version: >= 3.0
+'''
+import argparse
+import requests
+import json
+import csv
+import sys
+
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='EchOHBridge Configurator')
+parser.add_argument('echoBridgeIP', type=str,
+                   help='Echo HA Bridge IP address')
+parser.add_argument('echoBridgePort', type=str,
+                   help='Echo HA Bridge port')
+parser.add_argument('openHabIP', type=str,
+                   help='OpenHAB IP address')
+parser.add_argument('openHabPort', type=str,
+                   help='OpenHAB Port')
+parser.add_argument('input', type=str,
+                   help='CSV file containing echo name (name) and OpenHAB name (item)')
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+print ('Configuring Amazon Echo Bridge at: ',args.echoBridgeIP,':',args.echoBridgePort,sep="")
+inputDict = csv.DictReader(open (args.input))
+if inputDict.fieldnames != ['name', 'item']:
+	print (args.input, 'input file formatted incorrectly')
+	print ('    First line of input file should be: "name,item"' )
+	print ('    Each line after should contain the Echo item name followed by a comma then the OpenHAB switch to be controlled')
+	sys.exit()
+
+url = 'http://' + args.echoBridgeIP + ':' + args.echoBridgePort + '/api/devices'
+headers = {'Content-Type':'application/json'}
+
+for entry in inputDict:
+	values = {'name' : entry['name'],
+	'deviceType' : 'switch',
+	'onUrl' : 'http://' + args.openHabIP + ':' + args.openHabPort + '/CMD?' + entry['item'] + '=ON',
+	'offUrl' : 'http://' + args.openHabIP + ':' + args.openHabPort + '/CMD?' + entry['item'] + '=OFF' }
+	r = requests.post(url, data=json.dumps(values), headers=headers)
+	if r.status_code == 201:
+		print('Created item: ', entry['name'])
+	else:
+		print('Item creation failed: ', entry['name'])
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