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Samsung will soon start charging to access its smart home API
Samsung is introducing paid tiers for its SmartThings API starting in October this year.
Key takeaways
- Samsung will roll out a variety of new paid tiers for access to its SmartThings API starting October this year.
- Use of the Home Assistant integration will be affected by these changes and will fall under the new personal plans.
- The new pricing will allow Samsung to invest in enterprise-grade features, stability improvements, and a Developer Center refresh.
Samsung is introducing paid tiers for its SmartThings API starting in October this year. The changes include a $4.99 monthly plan for non-commercial, individual developers. This pricing shift will also impact advanced smart home users who access the API directly or use third-party integrations, such as Home Assistant, which will fall under the new personal plans.
In their words
“Use of the Home Assistant integration will be affected by their changes and will fall under their new ‘personal plans,’”
“invest heavily in the enterprise-grade features our partners and users have been asking for”
By the numbers
- $4.99
- Monthly plan fee for non-commercial, individual developers
How it unfolded
- Samsung rolls out paid SmartThings API tiers
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Common questions
- What happened with Samsung?
- Samsung will roll out a variety of new paid tiers for access to its SmartThings API starting October this year.
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- Read the full report at the_verge.
