SwitchBot Cloud

Cloud REST integration with SwitchBot devices via the SwitchBot v1.1 OpenAPI. One GEM device row represents a single SwitchBot account. Each zone is one physical device or one IR remote registered on a SwitchBot Hub Mini / Hub 2.

What this driver covers

Product family	Read	Write
Bot (switch / press mode)	power, battery	turnOn, turnOff, toggle, press
Plug / Plug Mini US-JP	power	turnOn, turnOff
Curtain / Curtain 3	slidePosition, battery, moving	open (turnOn), close (turnOff), setPosition
Blind Tilt	slidePosition	open, close, setPosition
Meter / Meter Plus / Outdoor Meter	temperature, humidity, battery	— read-only
CO2 Meter	temperature, humidity, CO2, battery	— read-only
Color Bulb / Strip Light / Ceiling Light	power, brightness, color, colorTemperature	turnOn, turnOff, setBrightness, setColor, setColorTemperature
Lock / Lock Pro	lockState, doorState	— (write intentionally out of scope, see below)
IR remotes (AC / TV / Fan / STB / Light) via Hub Mini / Hub 2	— (one-way)	Any IR command name the remote defines

Explicitly out of scope for this driver:

• SwitchBot Lock write commands (lock / unlock) — safety-critical, wired into a follow-up gated driver.
• The webhook push channel (/v1.1/webhook) — the driver uses polling. Webhooks can be added later without breaking anything.
• Non-cloud Bluetooth-direct control — a companion switchbot_ble driver is a future item.

Prerequisites

1. A SwitchBot account with the devices already paired in the SwitchBot mobile app.
2. A SwitchBot Hub Mini or Hub 2 online. All Bluetooth-only SwitchBot devices (Bot, Curtain, Meter, Blind Tilt, Lock) reach the cloud through a Hub; without one, only the plugs and Wi-Fi bulbs work.
3. Developer options unlocked in the mobile app:
   • Open the SwitchBot app.
   • Profile → Preferences.
   • Tap App Version 10 times until Developer Options appears.
   • Open Developer Options and copy the Token and Secret.

Setup steps

1. Under System → Devices, click Add device and pick SwitchBot Cloud.
2. Paste the developer Token into token.
3. Paste the developer Secret into api_secret. Both are stored encrypted.
4. Leave api_base on the default.
5. Save. The driver will call /v1.1/devices, cache the inventory, and start polling.

Then, one zone per resource you want to control:

6. Under System → Zones, click Add zone, pick your SwitchBot device, and set the address per the format below.

Attribute reference

Device attributes

Name	Required	Description
token	yes	SwitchBot developer token. Sent verbatim in the Authorization header on every call. Stored encrypted.
api_secret	yes	SwitchBot developer secret. Used to HMAC-SHA256 sign each request; never sent in cleartext. Stored encrypted.
api_base	no	Override for https://api.switch-bot.com. Leave on the default.
status_interval	no	Per-zone status poll cadence in ms. Default 60 000, minimum 15 000; a value that is not a number falls back to the default. SwitchBot rate-limits at 10 000 calls / day / token — see below.
request_timeout	no	Per-request HTTP timeout in ms. Default 15 000.

Zone attributes

Zones do not require attributes besides address. Polled fields the driver writes automatically:

power, battery, temperature, humidity, co2, slide_position, brightness, color_temperature, color, device_type, device_name, hub_device_id, moving, lock_state, door_state, and a coarse state derived from power / slide_position / lock_state.

Zone address format

Address	Refers to
<deviceId>	A physical device (16 hex chars for Bluetooth devices, e.g. BE12345678AB). Look at deviceList in the get_devices response.
remote:<deviceId>	An IR remote registered on a Hub. Look at infraredRemoteList in the get_devices response — the deviceId is numeric.

Run get_devices after saving the device row to enumerate everything the account can see.

Commands

Name	Args	Purpose
get_devices	—	List physical devices AND IR remotes.
get_status	address	Live status for a physical device. Not supported for IR remotes (one-way).
on / off	address	Standard on/off. For Curtain and Blind Tilt, maps to open / close.
toggle	address	Native for Bot in switch mode. Other zones resolve from cached power.
press	address	Momentary press — Bot in press mode.
set_level	address, level	Brightness 0–100 on bulbs / strips / ceiling lights. Position 0–100 on Curtain / Blind Tilt.
set_color	address, r, g, b	RGB 0–255.
set_ct	address, kelvin	2700 – 6500 K for tunable-white bulbs.
ir_command	address, action, parameter?	Any command name the IR remote defines (turnOn, channelAdd, volumeAdd, setAll, ...).
raw_command	address, commandType, command, parameter?	Escape hatch for anything the driver does not name explicitly. A blank commandType sends command; a blank parameter sends default.

Signing

Every request is signed. The signature covers Authorization + t + nonce — not the request body. The timestamp defends against replay:

sign = base64( HMAC_SHA256( api_secret, token + t + nonce ) )

• t — current UNIX time in milliseconds, as a decimal string.
• nonce — a random UUIDv4.
• All three, plus sign, ride as request headers alongside Authorization: <token>.

If your system clock drifts more than a few minutes, SwitchBot returns 401. Confirm timedatectl shows an active NTP sync.

Known limitations

• Bluetooth reachability requires a Hub. Bot, Curtain, Meter, Blind Tilt, and Lock devices only reach the cloud through a Hub Mini or Hub 2. Confirm the Hub is online in the SwitchBot app before troubleshooting missing status.
• IR remotes are one-way. No feedback loop — a TV powered on by the physical remote will not update GEM's state.
• Rate limit is 10 000 calls / day / token. At 60 s polling that supports about seven polled zones with a small buffer for commands. Raise status_interval or skip polling on IR-only setups.
• Lock write is out of scope. Reading lockState is fine; issuing a lock/unlock command would need a hardened confirmation path (safety-critical) that is not wired up yet.
• Bulb color is a colon-separated tuple. The driver formats r:g:b for you; do not paste JSON into raw_command.
• Occasional 190 errors. SwitchBot's server-side firmware sometimes returns statusCode: 190. It is usually transient; retry after a few seconds.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Likely cause / fix
401 unauthorized on every call	Token / secret mismatch, or clock drift beyond a few minutes. Verify timedatectl.
Empty status body	Bluetooth device but the Hub is offline. Check the SwitchBot app.
statusCode: 161	Device is unreachable (offline / out of BLE range of the Hub).
statusCode: 190	Server-side transient error. Retry.
IR command returns 100 OK but nothing happens	Remote was captured against the wrong appliance, or the IR line-of-sight is blocked. Re-teach in the mobile app.
Rate-limit errors	10 000 / day / token exceeded. Raise status_interval.

Related

• Govee Cloud — analogous "many product types, one cloud" integration.
• Meross Hub — another Wi-Fi / Bluetooth retrofit ecosystem.
• Tuya Cloud — largest of the multi-brand Wi-Fi ecosystems.