ecobee

ecobee makes smart Wi-Fi thermostats, room sensors, cameras, and other connected home devices. The ecobee API is a REST-like JSON interface, based at https://api.ecobee.com/1/, that lets authorized third-party applications read and control registered ecobee thermostats - retrieving live runtime state, settings, sensors, and equipment status, updating programs and comfort settings via thermostat functions, pulling historical runtime and meter reports, grouping thermostats, and (for EMS and Utility accounts) organizing thermostats in a management-set hierarchy and issuing demand response events. Authorization uses OAuth 2.0 with an ecobee PIN flow or the standard authorization-code flow, plus refresh tokens. NOTE - as of late 2024 ecobee closed its developer program to new API-key registrations; existing keys continue to function.

ecobee publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Authorization API, Demand Response API, Group API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Smart Home, Thermostat, IoT, HVAC, and Energy.

ecobee’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, and 8 more developer resources.

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35.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-24 · rubric v0.13.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

7 APIs

Smart Home Thermostat IoT HVAC Energy Home Automation Demand Response

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-24 · rubric v0.13.0

Composite quality — 35.7/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.1 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 3.6 / 17

Access Clarity 4.9 / 17

Operational Transparency 3.8 / 11

Contract Governance 0.0 / 10

Discoverability 6.3 / 9

Regulatory Posture 2.4 / 15

Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Energy & Utilities regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

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APIs 7

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Ecobee Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: ecobee
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ecobee/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: ecobee
kind: company
description: ecobee makes smart Wi-Fi thermostats, room sensors, cameras, and other connected home devices. The ecobee API
  is a REST-like JSON interface, based at https://api.ecobee.com/1/, that lets authorized third-party applications read and
  control registered ecobee thermostats - retrieving live runtime state, settings, sensors, and equipment status, updating
  programs and comfort settings via thermostat functions, pulling historical runtime and meter reports, grouping thermostats,
  and (for EMS and Utility accounts) organizing thermostats in a management-set hierarchy and issuing demand response events.
  Authorization uses OAuth 2.0 with an ecobee PIN flow or the standard authorization-code flow, plus refresh tokens. NOTE
  - as of late 2024 ecobee closed its developer program to new API-key registrations; existing keys continue to function.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/ecobee.png
tags:
- Smart Home
- Thermostat
- IoT
- HVAC
- Energy
- Home Automation
- Demand Response
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: ecobee:ecobee-authorization-api
  name: ecobee Authorization API
  description: OAuth 2.0 PIN and authorization-code flows and token refresh.
  humanURL: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  baseURL: https://api.ecobee.com/1
  tags:
  - Authorization
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ecobee-authorization-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/introduction/index.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.opencollection.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-update-thermostats.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-runtime-report.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-group.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-issue-demand-response.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/getting-started-management-set-hierarchy.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/post-register-thermostat.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/operations-intro.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/auth-intro.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/pin-api-authorization.shtml
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/token-refresh.shtml
- aid: ecobee:ecobee-demand-response-api
  name: ecobee Demand Response API
  description: Utility demand response events.
  humanURL: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  baseURL: https://api.ecobee.com/1
  tags:
  - Demand Response
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ecobee-demand-response-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/introduction/index.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.opencollection.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-update-thermostats.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-runtime-report.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-group.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-issue-demand-response.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/getting-started-management-set-hierarchy.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/post-register-thermostat.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/operations-intro.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/auth-intro.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/pin-api-authorization.shtml
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/token-refresh.shtml
- aid: ecobee:ecobee-group-api
  name: ecobee Group API
  description: Group registered thermostats.
  humanURL: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  baseURL: https://api.ecobee.com/1
  tags:
  - Group
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ecobee-group-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/introduction/index.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.opencollection.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-update-thermostats.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-runtime-report.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-group.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-issue-demand-response.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/getting-started-management-set-hierarchy.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/post-register-thermostat.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/operations-intro.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/auth-intro.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/pin-api-authorization.shtml
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/token-refresh.shtml
- aid: ecobee:ecobee-hierarchy-api
  name: ecobee Hierarchy API
  description: EMS/Utility management-set hierarchy of thermostats, sets, and users.
  humanURL: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  baseURL: https://api.ecobee.com/1
  tags:
  - Hierarchy
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ecobee-hierarchy-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/introduction/index.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.opencollection.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-update-thermostats.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-runtime-report.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-group.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-issue-demand-response.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/getting-started-management-set-hierarchy.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/post-register-thermostat.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/operations-intro.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/auth-intro.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/pin-api-authorization.shtml
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/token-refresh.shtml
- aid: ecobee:ecobee-reports-api
  name: ecobee Reports API
  description: Historical runtime and meter reports.
  humanURL: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  baseURL: https://api.ecobee.com/1
  tags:
  - Reports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ecobee-reports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/introduction/index.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.opencollection.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-update-thermostats.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-runtime-report.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-group.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-issue-demand-response.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/getting-started-management-set-hierarchy.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/post-register-thermostat.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/operations-intro.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/auth-intro.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/pin-api-authorization.shtml
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/token-refresh.shtml
- aid: ecobee:ecobee-thermostat-api
  name: ecobee Thermostat API
  description: Read thermostat state and poll for changes.
  humanURL: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  baseURL: https://api.ecobee.com/1
  tags:
  - Thermostat
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ecobee-thermostat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/introduction/index.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.opencollection.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-update-thermostats.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-runtime-report.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-group.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-issue-demand-response.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/getting-started-management-set-hierarchy.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/post-register-thermostat.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/operations-intro.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/auth-intro.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/pin-api-authorization.shtml
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/token-refresh.shtml
- aid: ecobee:ecobee-thermostat-update-api
  name: ecobee Thermostat Update API
  description: Update writable properties and run thermostat functions.
  humanURL: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  baseURL: https://api.ecobee.com/1
  tags:
  - Thermostat Update
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ecobee-thermostat-update-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/introduction/index.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-thermostats.shtml
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/ecobee.opencollection.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-update-thermostats.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-runtime-report.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/get-group.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/post-issue-demand-response.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/getting-started-management-set-hierarchy.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/hierarchy/post-register-thermostat.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/operations/operations-intro.shtml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/auth-intro.shtml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/pin-api-authorization.shtml
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/documentation/v1/auth/token-refresh.shtml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/ecobee-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ecobee-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/ecobee-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ecobee
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecobee
- type: Website
  url: https://www.ecobee.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/api/introduction/index.shtml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/ecobee-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/ecobee-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/ecobee-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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