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Samsung SmartThings Virtual Devices API

Software devices for testing automations and integrations.

Samsung SmartThings Virtual Devices API is one of 14 APIs that Samsung SmartThings publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Virtual Devices. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 3 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.smartthings.com/v1.

3 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 1 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.smartthings.com/v1
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Samsung SmartThings Virtual Devices API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 8 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — A Personal Access Token (PAT) from https://account.smartthings.com/tokens or an OAuth 2.0 access token, passed as Authorization: Bearer {token}.
  • oauth2 — OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow for production integrations.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 1 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Virtual Devices 3

Software devices for testing automations and integrations.

GET
/virtualdevices
List Virtual Devices
listVirtualDevices → 200401
POST
/virtualdevices
Create a Virtual Device
createVirtualDevice body → 200401
POST
/virtualdevices/{deviceId}/events
Create Virtual Device Events
createVirtualDeviceEvents 1 param body → 200401

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Device (8 properties), DeviceList (2 properties), Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Error
object
2 properties
DeviceList
object
2 properties
Device
object
8 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

smartthings-virtual-devices-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Samsung SmartThings publishes across the network.

Samsung SmartThings Apps API
Samsung SmartThings Capabilities API
Samsung SmartThings Device Commands & Status API
Samsung SmartThings Devices API
Samsung SmartThings History API
Samsung SmartThings Installed Apps API
Samsung SmartThings Locations API
Samsung SmartThings Presentations API
Samsung SmartThings Rooms API
Samsung SmartThings Rules API
Samsung SmartThings Scenes API
Samsung SmartThings Schedules API
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