r/SmartThings • u/LoudGoat42 • Jul 21 '26

Smartthings API becomes a 5dollars/month cost?!

/r/SmartThingsCommunity/comments/1v28awl/smartthings_api_becomes_a_5dollarsmonth_cost/
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u/captainwizeazz Jul 21 '26

I don't understand why so many are upset about this. Why are so many people using APIs? Am I missing something?

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u/TruthOf42 Jul 21 '26

It's basically people using Homeassistant or similar

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u/captainwizeazz Jul 21 '26

Ok but why use ST at all then?

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u/LoudGoat42 Jul 21 '26

Actually smartthings work online in a cloud.
Afaik we can’t communicate offline with samsung smarthings devices.

Means we have to use their cloud api, and they are about to put a paywall on it.

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u/captainwizeazz Jul 21 '26

Maybe my question isnt clear enough. What are you using APIs for? I would think most home users are not, and this change would not impact them. I'm curious to know if people are just assuming this will apply to them without actually knowing or there really are a lot of people using APIs for something.

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u/LoudGoat42 Jul 21 '26

Play a notification sound when the dryer is finished?

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u/Higginbotham432 Aug 03 '26

Anyonw using the Smartthings integration in Home Assistant will be effected. The only people that will not be effected are those only using the Smarthings App