SmartThings (BYOK)

SmartThings (BYOK) — connector documentation

• MCP endpoint: https://byok-smartthings.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: POST https://byok-smartthings.connectorbay.com/v1/tools/{tool_name}, described by the OpenAPI 3.1 spec at https://byok-smartthings.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Transport: Streamable HTTP, stateless, MCP specification 2025-06-18 or later
• Authentication: your own SmartThings SmartThings personal access token (a new token is valid for 24 hours; give it read scopes only), sent in the X-Upstream-Key header of every request (never stored, logged or cached)
• Health: https://byok-smartthings.connectorbay.com/health · Tool schemas: https://byok-smartthings.connectorbay.com/tools.json
• Publisher: Unify Dynamics LLC · connectorbay.com/byok-smartthings · agent@connectorbay.com

What SmartThings (BYOK) is for

SmartThings (BYOK) lets an AI assistant read your own SmartThings data through the SmartThings API with a key you supply (SmartThings personal access token (a new token is valid for 24 hours; give it read scopes only)). Read-only: 10 tools (list_devices, get_device, get_device_status, get_device_health, list_locations, list_rooms, get_current_mode, list_scenes, list_rules, list_installed_apps). The BYOK key travels with each request, is used for that one call only and is never stored, logged or cached; it is only ever sent to api.smartthings.com. Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by SmartThings. SmartThings and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with.

Ask your assistant things like:

• "Which SmartThings devices are offline?"
• "Show SmartThings device 6f1b3a5c"
• "What is the current state of SmartThings device 6f1b3a5c?"
• "Is SmartThings device 6f1b3a5c online?"
• "Which SmartThings locations do I have?"
• "Which rooms are in my SmartThings home?"

What it does

• list_devices: List the devices you can access with name, label, maker, location, room, type, health state and creation time. Pairing keys and cipher data are not returned.
• get_device: Get one device: name, label, maker, location, room, type, health state and creation time. Pairing keys and cipher data are not returned.
• get_device_status: Get the full current status of a device: the value of every capability attribute in each component, plus its health state.
• get_device_health: Get whether a device is online or offline and when that last changed.
• list_locations: List your locations (homes) with id and name.
• list_rooms: List the rooms of a location with id, name and dates.
• get_current_mode: Get the current mode of a location (for example Home, Away or Night).
• list_scenes: List scenes with name, location and creation, update and last run times.
• list_rules: List automation rules of a location with name, status (Enabled or Disabled), where they run and dates.
• list_installed_apps: List installed apps and integrations with name, type, status, location and update time.

BYOK key

You bring your own SmartThings SmartThings personal access token (a new token is valid for 24 hours; give it read scopes only) (https://account.smartthings.com/tokens). Your assistant sends it in the X-Upstream-Key header with each request. ConnectorBay uses it for that one call only: it is never stored, logged or cached, never shown in an answer, and it is only sent to api.smartthings.com over https, with no redirects followed. Create a key with the fewest permissions the tools need (read-only if the provider offers it), and revoke it at the provider whenever you like.

Data sources

• https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/api/public (the API this connector calls, with a BYOK key)

Live from the SmartThings API (api.smartthings.com) with a BYOK key; documentation: https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/api/public. Endpoints checked against that documentation on 2026-10-16.

What it is not

Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by SmartThings. SmartThings and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with. It is read-only: it never creates, changes, sends or deletes anything in your SmartThings account.

Built for: Worldwide. Languages: English.

SmartThings (BYOK) — Privacy Policy

Effective 24 October 2026. Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us"), Menlo Park, California.

What SmartThings (BYOK) is. SmartThings (BYOK) is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that an AI assistant calls on your behalf to read your own SmartThings data: Read your Samsung SmartThings smart home: devices and their status and health, locations, rooms, current mode, scenes, rules and installed apps with your own personal access token. You bring your own SmartThings SmartThings personal access token (a new token is valid for 24 hours; give it read scopes only); the assistant sends it to us with each request.

BYOK key. The key you supply is used to make the one SmartThings call you asked for. Our application does not store it, write it to a log, put it in a cache, or share it. It is sent only to api.smartthings.com, over https, and is removed from any text we return to you or your assistant. We do not follow redirects with your key. If SmartThings rejects it, we say so without repeating it.

What we receive. The arguments of each tool call, the BYOK key (for that call only), the technical headers needed to serve the request (an IP address or a client identifier supplied by the assistant) and standard server logs. What SmartThings receives. The request we make on your behalf, including the key and the arguments, under SmartThings's own terms and privacy policy. SmartThings acts at your direction and is the only recipient of the data of your request besides our hosting provider.

What we return. The answer SmartThings gives for your request, trimmed to the fields the tool documents. We do not keep it: it is returned to your assistant and not stored, cached or used to train anything.

What we do not do. We do not build a profile, sell or share personal information, or keep your SmartThings data. Rate-limit counters (a client identifier and timestamps) are held in memory for at most 24 hours. Hosting access logs (IP addresses, request paths and status codes) are kept for up to 30 days for security and abuse prevention; our application adds no request headers or bodies to them.

Sub-processors. SmartThings (the API you call with a BYOK key, at your direction). Hosting: Vercel (United States regions).

Your rights. Because we store no personal data beyond short-lived logs, requests to access, correct or delete data are usually satisfied automatically; you can still contact agent@connectorbay.com and we will respond within 30 days. Revoke your key at SmartThings at any time to end all access.

Children. SmartThings (BYOK) is a general-audience service operated by the adult using the assistant, under SmartThings's own age rules.

Changes. We will post changes here with a new effective date.

SmartThings (BYOK) — Terms of Service

Effective 24 October 2026. These terms govern use of the SmartThings (BYOK) connector ("the Service") operated by Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us").

1. The Service. SmartThings (BYOK) provides: Read your Samsung SmartThings smart home: devices and their status and health, locations, rooms, current mode, scenes, rules and installed apps with your own personal access token. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP, and is read-only.
2. Your own key, your own account. You must use your own SmartThings credentials and only access data you are allowed to access. SmartThings's terms apply to your use of SmartThings; you are responsible for complying with them, including any rate limits and permitted uses. Do not share a key you do not own.
3. Independent. Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by SmartThings. SmartThings and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with.
4. No advice, no guarantees. Output is the data SmartThings returns, lightly trimmed; it may be incomplete, delayed or changed by SmartThings. Check important facts at the source.
5. Read-only. The Service does not create, change, send or delete anything in your SmartThings account.
6. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome. Do not use the Service to access data you are not entitled to, to circumvent SmartThings's controls, or to attack any system.
7. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time; SmartThings may change or end its API at any time.
8. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: the BYOK key is used for the one call and not stored or logged.
9. Pro keys. Optional ConnectorBay Pro API keys are issued at our discretion and are separate from your SmartThings key.
10. Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Unify Dynamics LLC is not liable for any loss arising from use of or reliance on the Service, including any action SmartThings takes on your account. Our total liability is limited to US $100.
11. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
12. Contact. Unify Dynamics LLC · agent@connectorbay.com · https://connectorbay.com/byok-smartthings

SmartThings (BYOK) support

Email agent@connectorbay.com. We answer within two business days.

• MCP endpoint: https://byok-smartthings.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: https://byok-smartthings.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Live status: https://byok-smartthings.connectorbay.com/health

When you report a problem, include the question you asked your agent, roughly when, and which agent you used (for example Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini). Never send us passwords, account numbers or ID numbers. SmartThings (BYOK) never asks for them.