ecobee Hierarchy API

EMS/Utility management-set hierarchy of thermostats, sets, and users.

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ecobee-hierarchy-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: ecobee Authorization Hierarchy API
  description: 'The ecobee API is a REST-like JSON interface for reading and controlling registered ecobee smart thermostats and connected home devices. The data plane is based at https://api.ecobee.com/1 and returns/accepts JSON. Read thermostat runtime, settings, sensors, and equipment status with GET /thermostat, poll for change efficiently with GET /thermostatSummary, and apply writable properties and thermostat functions with POST /thermostat. Historical data is available via GET /runtimeReport and GET /meterReport. Thermostats can be grouped (/group) and, for EMS and Utility accounts, organized in a management-set hierarchy (/hierarchy/*) and driven with demand response events (/demandResponse).

    Authorization uses OAuth 2.0 with an ecobee PIN flow or the standard authorization-code flow, plus refresh tokens; the OAuth endpoints (/authorize and /token) live on the host root https://api.ecobee.com (without the /1 path). All data-plane requests require an `Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN` header.

    NOTE - as of late 2024, ecobee closed its developer program to new API-key registrations; existing keys continue to function. Endpoint shapes below are grounded in ecobee''s published v1 API documentation; request/response schemas are simplified models of the documented objects.'
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: ecobee Developer
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/introduction/index.shtml
servers:
- url: https://api.ecobee.com/1
  description: ecobee API data plane (v1)
- url: https://api.ecobee.com
  description: ecobee OAuth 2.0 authorization host (authorize / token)
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Hierarchy
  description: EMS/Utility management-set hierarchy of thermostats, sets, and users.
paths:
  /hierarchy/thermostat:
    post:
      operationId: hierarchyThermostat
      tags:
      - Hierarchy
      summary: Register, unregister, move, or assign thermostats
      description: Registers one or more thermostats with the hierarchy and optionally assigns them to a management set, or unregisters, moves, or assigns existing thermostats. The `operation` field selects the action. Accessible by EMS and Utility accounts only.
      parameters:
      - name: format
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Response format. Always `json`.
        schema:
          type: string
          default: json
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/HierarchyThermostatRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A Status object indicating success or failure.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /hierarchy/set:
    get:
      operationId: listHierarchySets
      tags:
      - Hierarchy
      summary: List management sets
      description: Lists the management sets in the account hierarchy. Accessible by EMS and Utility accounts only.
      parameters:
      - name: json
        in: query
        required: true
        description: URL-encoded JSON request containing the set query.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The management sets.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: manageHierarchySet
      tags:
      - Hierarchy
      summary: Add, remove, rename, or move a management set
      description: Adds, removes, renames, or moves a management set. The `operation` field selects the action. Accessible by EMS and Utility accounts only.
      parameters:
      - name: format
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Response format. Always `json`.
        schema:
          type: string
          default: json
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/HierarchySetRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A Status object indicating success or failure.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /hierarchy/user:
    get:
      operationId: listHierarchyUsers
      tags:
      - Hierarchy
      summary: List hierarchy users
      description: Lists the users in the account hierarchy. Accessible by EMS and Utility accounts only.
      parameters:
      - name: json
        in: query
        required: true
        description: URL-encoded JSON request containing the user query.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The hierarchy users.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: manageHierarchyUser
      tags:
      - Hierarchy
      summary: Add, update, remove, or unregister a hierarchy user
      description: Adds, updates, removes, or unregisters a user in the hierarchy. The `operation` field selects the action. Accessible by EMS and Utility accounts only.
      parameters:
      - name: format
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Response format. Always `json`.
        schema:
          type: string
          default: json
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/HierarchyUserRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A Status object indicating success or failure.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    HierarchyThermostatRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - operation
      properties:
        operation:
          type: string
          enum:
          - register
          - unregister
          - move
          - assign
        setPath:
          type: string
        thermostats:
          type: string
          description: Comma-separated thermostat identifiers.
    HierarchySetRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - operation
      properties:
        operation:
          type: string
          enum:
          - add
          - remove
          - rename
          - move
        setPath:
          type: string
        setName:
          type: string
        parentPath:
          type: string
    StatusResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
    HierarchyUserRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - operation
      properties:
        operation:
          type: string
          enum:
          - add
          - update
          - remove
          - unregister
        userName:
          type: string
        setPath:
          type: string
        privileges:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    Status:
      type: object
      description: Standard ecobee response status.
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: The status code (0 indicates success).
        message:
          type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing, invalid, or expired access token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'OAuth 2.0 access token passed as `Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN` on all data-plane requests to https://api.ecobee.com/1.'
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