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Seam decomposes the ensemble of features that a device provides into one or more capabilities, such as the capability to perform a remote unlock or the capability to program online access codes.
For detailed information about capabilities, see .
Seam exposes each capability as a set of APIs that are standardized across brands for ease of integration. For example, an unlock action on a door lock always requires the same API call, regardless of the device brand.
In addition, Seam provides the following three sets of device-related features:
Actions: Commands that you can issue to the device, such as unlock. For more information, see the .
Properties: The current state of the device, such as the locked, online, and managed statuses. For details, see .
Events: Notifications related to changes in the state of the device, such as an unlocking operation performed with an access code. For details, see .
To help you test your app against events—like device disconnection or removal—that are difficult to orchestrate in a QA environment using real devices, Seam provides a suite of simulate endpoints that you can use in a . See .
Devices are objects like locks, thermostats, or sensors. In the Seam API, devices have capabilities that describe the functions that they can perform, as well as online and managed status.
