Govee

Govee Scenes API

Dynamic light scenes and DIY scenes.

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Operations 2

POST /device/scenes Get dynamic light scenes #
POST /device/diy-scenes Get DIY scenes #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.govee.com/docs/getting-started
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APIReference
https://developer.govee.com/reference/get-you-devices
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APIReference
https://developer.govee.com/reference/get-devices-status
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APIReference
https://developer.govee.com/reference/control-you-devices
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APIReference
https://developer.govee.com/reference/get-light-scene

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/govee/refs/heads/main/openapi/govee-scenes-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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PostmanCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/govee/refs/heads/main/collections/govee.postman_collection.json
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OpenCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/govee/refs/heads/main/collections/govee.opencollection.json

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OpenAPI Specification

govee-scenes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Govee Developer Scenes API
  version: '1.0'
  description: The Govee Developer API is a free, cloud REST API for controlling and querying Govee smart lighting and smart-home devices.
  contact:
    name: Govee Developer Platform
    url: https://developer.govee.com/
  license:
    name: Govee Developer API Terms
    url: https://developer.govee.com/
servers:
- url: https://openapi.api.govee.com/router/api/v1
  description: Govee Developer API v1 (cloud, production)
security:
- GoveeApiKey: []
tags:
- name: Scenes
  description: Dynamic light scenes and DIY scenes.
paths:
  /device/scenes:
    post:
      operationId: getDeviceScenes
      summary: Get dynamic light scenes
      description: Returns the dynamic (light) scenes supported by a device - Govee's built-in lighting effects. Each scene is returned as a selectable option that can be applied through POST /device/control using the dynamic_scene capability.
      tags:
      - Scenes
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeviceStateRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Dynamic scenes retrieved successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScenesResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
  /device/diy-scenes:
    post:
      operationId: getDeviceDiyScenes
      summary: Get DIY scenes
      description: Returns the user-created DIY scenes supported by a device - custom lighting effects authored in the Govee Home App. Each is returned as a selectable option applied through POST /device/control using the diy_scene capability.
      tags:
      - Scenes
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeviceStateRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: DIY scenes retrieved successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScenesResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
components:
  schemas:
    ScenesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        requestId:
          type: string
        code:
          type: integer
          examples:
          - 200
        msg:
          type: string
          examples:
          - success
        payload:
          type: object
          properties:
            sku:
              type: string
            device:
              type: string
            capabilities:
              type: array
              description: A single dynamic_scene (or diy_scene) capability whose parameters enumerate the available scene options for this device.
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Capability'
    DeviceStateRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - payload
      properties:
        requestId:
          type: string
          description: Client-generated correlation id (a UUID).
        payload:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeviceRef'
    Capability:
      type: object
      description: A typed device capability with its instance and parameter schema.
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: Capability category, e.g. devices.capabilities.on_off.
          examples:
          - devices.capabilities.on_off
          - devices.capabilities.range
          - devices.capabilities.color_setting
          - devices.capabilities.segment_color_setting
          - devices.capabilities.dynamic_scene
        instance:
          type: string
          description: Specific capability instance, e.g. powerSwitch, brightness, colorRgb.
          examples:
          - powerSwitch
          - brightness
          - colorRgb
          - colorTemperatureK
          - segmentedColorRgb
        parameters:
          type: object
          description: Parameter schema for the capability (dataType plus options, range, or fields).
          additionalProperties: true
    DeviceRef:
      type: object
      required:
      - sku
      - device
      properties:
        sku:
          type: string
          examples:
          - H7143
        device:
          type: string
          examples:
          - 52:8B:D4:AD:FC:45:5D:FE
    CommandResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        requestId:
          type: string
        code:
          type: integer
          examples:
          - 200
        msg:
          type: string
          examples:
          - success
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid Govee-API-Key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommandResponse'
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded. The account-wide limit is 10,000 requests per day; a per-device per-minute limit also applies. Inspect the API-RateLimit-* response headers and back off.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommandResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    GoveeApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Govee-API-Key
      description: API key issued in the Govee Home App (Profile > About Us > Apply for API Key).