What is Home Connect?
Home Connect enables remote access to home appliances of Bosch, Siemens, Gaggenau, Neff & Thermador.
You can use Home Connect to start and stop programs, adjust settings, read status and monitor events.
Home Connect enables remote access to home appliances of Bosch, Siemens, Gaggenau, Neff & Thermador.
You can use Home Connect to start and stop programs, adjust settings, read status and monitor events.
You are obliged to comply with our Developer Guidelines as stated in our Developer Agreement. The Developer Guidelines consists of four parts related to Security, Data Usage, Branding and Application. Please note that the Developer Guidelines, of course, cannot be exhaustive. By applying common sense of how a functional application should work you will in general comply with our Developer Guidelines.
Please contact us in case you have any questions to our Developer Guidelines.
Remote access via Home Connect is provided by the Home Connect API. Direct access to home appliances is not possible. The following graphic shows a high-level overview of the connections between the technical components. The individual items are explained in the text below the graphic.
The Home Connect API is the control center for exchanging requests with the physical home appliance. Home Connect enabled appliances can only be addressed via the API; a direct connection to the appliance is not possible.
While the API Server is used to access the physical appliances, the API Simulator is connected to the simulated appliances on the Home Connect Developer Portal. As a developer you can choose to either test your applications with a physical or a simulated appliance. Access the home appliance simulators here. You need to be logged into your account to access the simulators.
The physical Home Connect enabled appliances are connected to the Home Connect API server. Currently the following home appliance categories are supported: oven, dishwasher, coffee machine, fridge/freezer, washer and dryer. Further categories will follow in the future.
3rd party applications can be integrated by connecting the Home Connect API server (or Simulator) to a 3rd party environment.
Smart Home solutions, other 3rd party services or inter-server communication can be integrated by connecting the Home Connect API server (or Simulator) to a 3rd party environment.
Develop server based or direct machine to machine communication by integrating the Home Connect API documentation to a 3rd party server environment.
Test your implementation using the Home Connect home appliance simulators in the developer portal. Those are accessible using the Home Connect API Simulator.
After registration, just click the link in the header navigation and select an appliance you'd like to simulate. Access the home appliance simulators here. You need to be logged into your account to access the simulators.
Via Home Connect the following features are accessible: Programs, Status, Settings, Events & Images.
The available programs differ depending on the appliance.
A Home Connect enabled appliance can have different possible states, which reflect how they can be remote controlled.