Samsung SmartThings

Samsung SmartThings Virtual Devices API

Software devices for testing automations and integrations.

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Operations 3

GET /virtualdevices List Virtual Devices #

POST /virtualdevices Create a Virtual Device #

POST /virtualdevices/{deviceId}/events Create Virtual Device Events #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Samsung SmartThings Virtual Devices 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: Virtual Devices
  description: Software devices for testing automations and integrations.
paths:
  /virtualdevices:
    get:
      operationId: listVirtualDevices
      tags:
      - Virtual Devices
      summary: List Virtual Devices
      description: Lists virtual devices. Modeled from the public docs and SDK.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of virtual devices.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeviceList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createVirtualDevice
      tags:
      - Virtual Devices
      summary: Create a Virtual Device
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created virtual device.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Device'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /virtualdevices/{deviceId}/events:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DeviceId'
    post:
      operationId: createVirtualDeviceEvents
      tags:
      - Virtual Devices
      summary: Create Virtual Device Events
      description: Pushes state events to a virtual device to simulate device behavior.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Events accepted.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  parameters:
    DeviceId:
      name: deviceId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The identifier of the device.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    DeviceList:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Device'
        _links:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    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
    Device:
      type: object
      properties:
        deviceId:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        label:
          type: string
        locationId:
          type: string
        roomId:
          type: string
        deviceTypeName:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        components:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
  responses:
    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