Samsung SmartThings Scenes API

Saved sets of device states that can be executed on demand.

Operations 6

GET /scenes List Scenes #
POST /scenes Create a Scene #
GET /scenes/{sceneId} Get a Scene #
PUT /scenes/{sceneId} Update a Scene #
DELETE /scenes/{sceneId} Delete a Scene #
POST /scenes/{sceneId}/execute Execute a Scene #

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OpenAPI Specification

smartthings-scenes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Samsung SmartThings Scenes API
  description: The SmartThings API is the RESTful core of the SmartThings smart-home IoT platform.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: SmartThings Developers
    url: https://developer.smartthings.com
servers:
- url: https://api.smartthings.com/v1
  description: SmartThings Cloud API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Scenes
  description: Saved sets of device states that can be executed on demand.
paths:
  /scenes:
    get:
      operationId: listScenes
      tags:
      - Scenes
      summary: List Scenes
      parameters:
      - name: locationId
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of scenes.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  items:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Scene'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createScene
      tags:
      - Scenes
      summary: Create a Scene
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created scene.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /scenes/{sceneId}:
    parameters:
    - name: sceneId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      operationId: getScene
      tags:
      - Scenes
      summary: Get a Scene
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The scene.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Scene'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateScene
      tags:
      - Scenes
      summary: Update a Scene
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated scene.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteScene
      tags:
      - Scenes
      summary: Delete a Scene
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Deletion confirmation.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /scenes/{sceneId}/execute:
    parameters:
    - name: sceneId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      operationId: executeScene
      tags:
      - Scenes
      summary: Execute a Scene
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Scene execution result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        requestId:
          type: string
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            details:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
    Scene:
      type: object
      properties:
        sceneId:
          type: string
        sceneName:
          type: string
        locationId:
          type: string
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid access token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'A Personal Access Token (PAT) from https://account.smartthings.com/tokens or an OAuth 2.0 access token, passed as `Authorization: Bearer {token}`.'
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow for production integrations.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://api.smartthings.com/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://api.smartthings.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            r:devices:*: Read devices
            x:devices:*: Control devices
            r:locations:*: Read locations
            w:locations:*: Manage locations
            r:scenes:*: Read scenes
            x:scenes:*: Execute scenes
            r:rules:*: Read rules
            w:rules:*: Manage rules