Samsung

Samsung Electronics is a global technology leader offering developer platforms for building applications and services across mobile devices, IoT, smart home, enterprise security, and entertainment. The Samsung Developer ecosystem spans SmartThings (IoT and smart home platform), Knox (enterprise device security and management), Galaxy mobile SDKs, Smart TV, and Tizen cross-platform development. Samsung provides REST APIs, SDKs, and tools that enable developers to create connected experiences for hundreds of millions of Galaxy devices and Samsung smart home products worldwide.

Samsung publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Apps API, Devices API, Locations API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Consumer Electronics, Developer Platform, IoT, Mobile, and Smart Home.

The Samsung catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Samsung’s developer surface includes authentication, engineering blog, documentation, code examples, and 13 more developer resources.

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45.8/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessEnterpriseSelf serve

12 APIs

Consumer ElectronicsDeveloper PlatformIoTMobileSmart HomeSmart TVWearables

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Composite quality — 45.8/100 · developing

Contract Quality 16.8 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 7.2 / 10

Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 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

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APIs 12

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Samsung Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

JSON Schema 15

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

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Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Samsung Developer Portal

Documentation

Samsung Knox Developer Documentation

Documentation

SmartThings Developer Documentation

Documentation

Samsung SmartThings Device Schema

JSONSchema

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Samsung API Spectral Rules

SpectralRules

Samsung SmartThings Device Structure

JSONStructure

Samsung JSON-LD Context

JSONLDContext

Samsung Developer Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

SmartThings Community GitHub

GitHubOrganization

Samsung GitHub Organization

GitHubOrganization

Samsung SmartThings List Devices Example

Examples

Samsung SmartThings Execute Device Command Example

Examples

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

aid: samsung
name: Samsung
description: Samsung Electronics is a global technology leader offering developer platforms for building applications and
  services across mobile devices, IoT, smart home, enterprise security, and entertainment. The Samsung Developer ecosystem
  spans SmartThings (IoT and smart home platform), Knox (enterprise device security and management), Galaxy mobile SDKs, Smart
  TV, and Tizen cross-platform development. Samsung provides REST APIs, SDKs, and tools that enable developers to create connected
  experiences for hundreds of millions of Galaxy devices and Samsung smart home products worldwide.
url: https://developer.samsung.com/
tags:
- Consumer Electronics
- Developer Platform
- IoT
- Mobile
- Smart Home
- Smart TV
- Wearables
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: enterprise
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Enterprise · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/samsung.png
created: '2025-02-08'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: samsung:knox-cloud
  name: Knox Cloud APIs
  description: Samsung Knox provides enterprise-grade device management and security APIs. Knox Cloud APIs enable programmatic
    access to Knox Deployment Program, Knox Mobile Enrollment, Knox Configure, Knox Manage, Knox E-FOTA, Knox Guard, Knox
    Asset Intelligence, and Knox MSP Portal for enterprise device lifecycle management.
  humanURL: https://docs.samsungknox.com/dev/
  tags:
  - Device Management
  - Enterprise
  - Knox
  - MDM
  - Mobile Device Management
  - Security
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.samsungknox.com/dev/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.samsungknox.com/develop
- aid: samsung:health-sdk
  name: Samsung Health SDK
  description: The Samsung Health SDK enables developers to create health and fitness applications for Galaxy Watch and smartphones,
    providing access to health data including steps, heart rate, sleep, workouts, and body measurements.
  humanURL: https://developer.samsung.com/health
  tags:
  - Fitness
  - Galaxy Watch
  - Health
  - Wearables
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.samsung.com/health
- aid: samsung:galaxy-mobile
  name: Galaxy Mobile SDKs
  description: Samsung Galaxy mobile SDKs provide access to device-specific hardware and software features including S Pen
    Remote, DeX desktop mode, AR Emoji, foldable device optimization, Samsung Blockchain, eSE (embedded secure element), TEEGRIS
    trusted execution environment, and Galaxy Performance SDK.
  humanURL: https://developer.samsung.com/
  tags:
  - Android
  - Foldable
  - Galaxy
  - Mobile
  - S Pen
  - Samsung DeX
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.samsung.com/
- aid: samsung:smart-tv
  name: Samsung Smart TV SDK
  description: The Samsung Smart TV developer platform enables development of Tizen-based applications for Samsung Smart TVs,
    including access to TV-specific APIs for media playback, user interface, smart signage, hospitality displays, and TV input
    management.
  humanURL: https://developer.samsung.com/smarttv
  tags:
  - Media
  - Smart TV
  - Streaming
  - Tizen
  - TV
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.samsung.com/smarttv
- aid: samsung:bixby
  name: Bixby Developer API
  description: The Bixby developer platform allows developers to integrate Samsung's voice assistant into their applications
    and create custom Bixby capsules (skills) that respond to natural language commands across Galaxy devices, Smart TVs,
    and appliances.
  humanURL: https://bixby.developer.samsung.com/
  tags:
  - AI
  - Bixby
  - Natural Language Processing
  - Voice Assistant
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://bixby.developer.samsung.com/
- aid: samsung:samsung-wallet
  name: Samsung Wallet API
  description: Samsung Wallet API allows developers to add digital passes, tickets, boarding passes, loyalty cards, coupons,
    and payment cards to the Samsung Wallet app on Galaxy devices.
  humanURL: https://developer.samsung.com/wallet
  tags:
  - Digital Wallet
  - Loyalty
  - Passes
  - Payments
  - Wallet
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.samsung.com/wallet
- aid: samsung:samsung-apps-api
  name: Samsung Apps API
  description: SmartApp registration and management.
  humanURL: https://developer.smartthings.com/
  baseURL: https://api.smartthings.com/v1
  tags:
  - Apps
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/samsung-apps-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/api/public
- aid: samsung:samsung-devices-api
  name: Samsung Devices API
  description: Connected device management and control.
  humanURL: https://developer.smartthings.com/
  baseURL: https://api.smartthings.com/v1
  tags:
  - Devices
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/samsung-devices-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/api/public
- aid: samsung:samsung-locations-api
  name: Samsung Locations API
  description: Location and room management.
  humanURL: https://developer.smartthings.com/
  baseURL: https://api.smartthings.com/v1
  tags:
  - Locations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/samsung-locations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/api/public
- aid: samsung:samsung-rules-api
  name: Samsung Rules API
  description: Automation rule management.
  humanURL: https://developer.smartthings.com/
  baseURL: https://api.smartthings.com/v1
  tags:
  - Rules
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/samsung-rules-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/api/public
- aid: samsung:samsung-scenes-api
  name: Samsung Scenes API
  description: Scene activation and management.
  humanURL: https://developer.smartthings.com/
  baseURL: https://api.smartthings.com/v1
  tags:
  - Scenes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/samsung-scenes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/api/public
- aid: samsung:samsung-subscriptions-api
  name: Samsung Subscriptions API
  description: Device event subscriptions.
  humanURL: https://developer.smartthings.com/
  baseURL: https://api.smartthings.com/v1
  tags:
  - Subscriptions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/samsung-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/api/public
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/samsung-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/samsung-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/samsung-authentication.yml
- url: https://developer.samsung.com/blog
  type: Blog
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/samsung-electronics
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.samsung.com/
  title: Samsung Developer Portal
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.samsungknox.com/dev/
  title: Samsung Knox Developer Documentation
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/
  title: SmartThings Developer Documentation
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/SmartThingsCommunity
  title: SmartThings Community GitHub
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/samsung
  title: Samsung GitHub Organization
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/samsung-rules.yml
  title: Samsung API Spectral Rules
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/samsung-smartthings-device-schema.json
  title: Samsung SmartThings Device Schema
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/samsung-smartthings-device-structure.json
  title: Samsung SmartThings Device Structure
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/samsung-context.jsonld
  title: Samsung JSON-LD Context
- type: Examples
  url: examples/samsung-list-devices-example.json
  title: Samsung SmartThings List Devices Example
- type: Examples
  url: examples/samsung-execute-device-command-example.json
  title: Samsung SmartThings Execute Device Command Example
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/samsung-vocabulary.yml
  title: Samsung Developer Vocabulary
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Samsung

APIs 12

Open Collections 1

Pricing Plans 1

Rate Limits 1

FinOps 1

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Spectral Rules 2

JSON Schema 15

JSON Structure 2

Examples 3

Security Posture 2

Agentic Access 1

Documentation 4

Agent Surfaces 1

Design & Contract 4

Build 4

Access & Security 2

Company 2

Source (apis.yml)