Smart home manufacturer Somfy is adding developer mode support to the Connexoon hub, giving users the option to access the local api. As a result, the cloud API is no longer necessary.
On GitHub a Somfy employee reports that new firmware has been released: version 2022.6.4-13. With that, there is now support for using the local API. To enable developer mode, users must log in to the Somfy website and an activation button for this mode must be visible at the bottom of the box intended for the Connexoon.
Several GitHub users are enthusiastic about this addition. The support for this is a feature that has been requested for some time, mainly because the cloud API does not always work satisfactorily. In 2020 even threatened the manufacturer with bans if users overloaded Somfy’s api with third-party scripts or apps. According to the company, users of the Somfy hubs TaHoma and Connexoon could become victims of a small group of users who overloaded the API. Last year, TaHoma already received support for accessing the local API.
Somfy’s own app will probably still run via the cloud. Thanks to the support for developer mode and the use of the local API, users can exercise local control via, for example, Home Assistant. For Home Assistant specifically works on integration of the local api. This will be done via the Overkiz integration platform developed by Somfy, which allows users to integrate their devices with Home Assistant via the Overkiz API.
