SmartThings Home Monitor = STHM

[josh]

Hi @Unger_Family - welcome to the community and thanks for posting!

We have been in close contact with SmartThings asking them to add support for STHM via the API, but it’s still not on their roadmap. From what we can tell, there are people within the organization who are supportive of exposing STHM via API, but there’s also much more organizational red tape which is ultimately preventing it.

That being said, you can use Virtual Switches along with the Custom Automation creator in the new Samsung SmartThings app to expose STHM to apps like SharpTools. You can find more details here:

How To: SmartThings Home Monitor with Simulated Switches

SmartThings Home Monitor is a powerful tool in the SmartThings ecosystem for monitoring your home’s security and taking action when events occur (eg. notifying you, closing valves, etc). Unfortunately, the ‘new’ SmartThings Home Monitor (STHM) associated with the new Samsung SmartThings app cannot be controlled by third party applications yet, so in this article we’ll describe how you can use Simulated Switches to integrate STHM with third party apps like SharpTools.io If you’re looking for a…

From the FAQ: SmartThings Mobile App Migration thread:

@josh

If controlling and monitoring SmartThings Home Monitor (STHM) state is important to you , please reach out to SmartThings support and post in the linked thread letting them know that you want SharpTools to have STHM access!