Sense · Schema

Sense Device

A machine-learning detected electrical device in the Sense home energy monitoring system.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique identifier for the device assigned by Sense.
name string Human-readable name of the device, set by Sense or customized by the user.
icon string Icon identifier used to display the device in the Sense app.
is_on boolean Whether the device is currently drawing power.
power_w number Current instantaneous power draw of the device in watts.
energy_kwh object Cumulative energy consumption by time scale in kilowatt-hours.
tags object Additional metadata key-value pairs for the device.
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

sense-device.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sense/main/json-schema/sense-device.json",
  "title": "Sense Device",
  "description": "A machine-learning detected electrical device in the Sense home energy monitoring system.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the device assigned by Sense.",
      "example": "abc123def456"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable name of the device, set by Sense or customized by the user.",
      "example": "Refrigerator"
    },
    "icon": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Icon identifier used to display the device in the Sense app.",
      "example": "fridge"
    },
    "is_on": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the device is currently drawing power.",
      "example": true
    },
    "power_w": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Current instantaneous power draw of the device in watts.",
      "minimum": 0,
      "example": 150.5
    },
    "energy_kwh": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Cumulative energy consumption by time scale in kilowatt-hours.",
      "properties": {
        "DAY": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Energy consumed today in kWh.",
          "minimum": 0
        },
        "WEEK": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Energy consumed this week in kWh.",
          "minimum": 0
        },
        "MONTH": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Energy consumed this month in kWh.",
          "minimum": 0
        },
        "YEAR": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Energy consumed this year in kWh.",
          "minimum": 0
        },
        "CYCLE": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Energy consumed in the current billing cycle in kWh.",
          "minimum": 0
        }
      }
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Additional metadata key-value pairs for the device.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "name"]
}

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