# Google Nest Smart Device Management

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/google-nest/  
**Website:** https://developers.google.com/nest/device-access  
**APIs profiled:** 3

The Smart Device Management (SDM) API is a REST API that allows developers to manage Google Nest devices including thermostats, cameras, doorbells, and displays. It provides access to device traits and commands using a trait-based model, enabling applications to read device state, execute commands to control devices, and manage structures and rooms within a home.

## Kin Score — 43.4 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 43.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 61.7 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 42.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 36.8 |
| Access Clarity | 36.8 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (3)

- **Google Nest Smart Device Management Devices API** — Manage and control Nest devices
- **Google Nest Smart Device Management Rooms API** — Manage rooms within structures
- **Google Nest Smart Device Management Structures API** — Manage structures (homes)

## Agentic access (1)

- **Google Nest Agentic Access** — 5 operations · 1 acting

## Security (2)

- **Google Nest Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Google Nest Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Google Nest Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Camera, Device Management, Doorbell, Google Nest, IoT, Smart Home, Thermostat

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/google-nest/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.