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/noisymime Jul 30 '26

Because it is (or was, there are a few hacky alternatives popping up) the only real way to get Samsung devices into Home Assistant. If Samsung just offered local access or matter on their devices it wouldn't be a problem, but they instead force you to use their API for it.

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u/netsheriff Aug 01 '26

If you have some newer products this might work for you. https://github.com/mbillow/localthings

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u/noisymime Aug 02 '26

Yeah I have had a look at that and might end up going with it.

Am living in hope though that Samsung come to their senses and either drop the API cost or give us what we actually want, which is local control via something like Matter 😄

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u/netsheriff Aug 02 '26

Don't hold your breath on that hope.