Sense

aid: sense
name: Sense
description: Sense is a ClimateTech company founded in 2013 that provides home energy intelligence through a high-resolution
  electrical monitoring device installed in residential electrical panels. The Sense platform captures real-time electricity
  usage data and uses machine learning to disaggregate power consumption into individual device-level signatures, enabling
  homeowners to understand exactly which appliances are using electricity and when. The API provides access to real-time power
  consumption and solar production data via a WebSocket realtime feed, and historical trend data via a REST interface covering
  daily, weekly, monthly, and annual usage breakdowns. Sense also supports device detection data, grid exchange metrics, and
  push notifications through integrations including Amazon Alexa. The company pivoted in 2025 to embed its machine learning
  technology directly into next-generation smart meters deployed by utility partners, expanding its reach to tens of millions
  of homes without requiring standalone hardware purchases.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sense/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Energy
- Home Energy Monitoring
- IoT
- Smart Home
- Electricity
- Solar
- Device Detection
- Real-Time Data
- ClimateTech
apis:
- aid: sense:sense-client-api
  name: Sense Client API
  description: The Sense Client REST API provides access to historical trend data and account information for Sense home energy
    monitors. Authenticated users can retrieve aggregated energy consumption and solar production statistics across configurable
    time scales including day, week, month, year, and billing cycle. The API returns device-level disaggregation data showing
    individual appliance consumption, grid exchange metrics, and monitor health information.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://sense.com
  baseURL: https://api.sense.com/apiservice/api/v1
  tags:
  - Energy
  - REST
  - Trend Data
  - Device Detection
  properties:
  - type: Website
    url: https://sense.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.sense.com
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/scottbonline/sense
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.sense.com
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.sense.com
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/senseenergy
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/sense
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/sense-sense-client-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/sense-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/sense-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/sense-finops.yml
- aid: sense:sense-realtime-api
  name: Sense Realtime API
  description: The Sense Realtime API delivers live electricity usage data via a WebSocket connection, streaming second-by-second
    power consumption readings for the whole home and identified devices. The feed includes current wattage draw, solar production
    output when applicable, grid import and export values, and the real-time on/off status of machine-learning identified
    devices. Clients authenticate using a bearer token obtained from the Client API and connect to the secure WebSocket endpoint
    parameterized with the monitor ID.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://sense.com
  baseURL: wss://clientrt.sense.com/monitors
  tags:
  - Energy
  - WebSocket
  - Real-Time
  - Solar
  - IoT
  properties:
  - type: Website
    url: https://sense.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.sense.com
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.sense.com
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/sense-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/sense-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/sense-finops.yml
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://sense.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://help.sense.com
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/scottbonline/sense
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/senseenergy
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.sense.com
- type: Pricing
  url: https://sense.com/homes/buy-monitor/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.sense.com
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/sense
- type: Plans
  url: plans/sense-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/sense-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/sense-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com