Overview
Seam provides a universal API to connect and control many brands of devices such as smart locks, thermostats, and sensors. This guide provides a rapid introduction to connecting and controlling your Minut sensors using the Seam API. To learn more about other brands of devices supported by Seam, head over to our integration page .
1. Install Seam SDK
Seam provides client libraries for many languages, such as JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, and others, as well as a Postman collection and OpenAPI spec.
JavaScript Python Ruby PHP Java C# Go
Copy pip install seam
# For some development environments, use pip3 in this command instead of pip.
Copy composer require seamapi/seam Gradle:
Copy // build.gradle
dependencies {
implementation 'io.github.seamapi:java:0.x.x'
} Maven:
Copy <!-- pom.xml -->
< dependency >
< groupId >io.github.seamapi</ groupId >
< artifactId >java</ artifactId >
< version >0.x.x</ version >
</ dependency >
Copy go get github.com/seamapi/go Once installed, sign-up for Seam to get your API key, and export it as an environment variable:
Copy $ export SEAM_API_KEY=seam_test2ZTo_0mEYQW2TvNDCxG5Atpj85Ffw
This guide uses a Sandbox Workspace. Only virtual sensors can be connected. If you need to connect a real Minut sensor, use a non-sandbox workspace and API key.
2. Link Minut Account with Seam
To control your Minut sensor via the Seam API, you must first authorize your Seam workspace against your Minut account. To do so, Seam provides Connect Webviews : pre-built UX flows that walk you through authorizing your application to control your Minut sensor.
Create a Connect Webview
Python Javascript Ruby PHP
Copy from seam import Seam
seam = Seam ()
webview = seam . connect_webviews . create (accepted_providers = [ "minut" ])
assert webview . login_successful is False
# Send this webview url to your user!
print (webview.url)
Copy import { Seam } from 'seam'
const seam = new Seam ()
const connectWebview = await seam . connectWebviews .create ({
accepted_providers : [ "minut" ] ,
})
console .log ( connectWebview .login_successful) // false
// Send the webview URL to your user
console .log ( connectWebview .url)
Copy require "seam"
seam = Seam . new (api_key: "MY_API_KEY" )
webview = seam . connect_webviews . create(
accepted_providers: [ "minut" ]
)
puts webview . login_successful # false
# Send the webview URL to your user
puts webview . url
Copy use Seam \ SeamClient ;
$seam = new SeamClient ( "YOUR_API_KEY" );
$webview = $seam -> connect_webviews -> create (
accepted_providers : [ "minut" ]
) ;
echo json_encode ( $webview )
/*
{"connect_webview_id":"70c4df9e-1070-441f-92f8-fd6524062cec","workspace_id":"d7418ff3-a476-4f48-9a4b-211d1d21a03d","url":"https:\/\/connect.getseam.com\/connect_webviews\/view?connect_webview_id=70c4df9e-1070-441f-92f8-fd6524062cec&auth_token=9HJbwWKbD5aJLifZcozU9WWZXxropn9Bg","connected_account_id":null,"status":"pending","custom_redirect_url":null,"custom_redirect_failure_url":null,"created_at":"2023-02-09T02:14:06.147745+00:00","error":null}
*/ Authorize Your Workspace
Navigate to the URL returned by the Webview object. Since you are using a sandbox workspace, complete the login flow by entering the Minut sandbox test accounts credentials below:
Get the New Webview
After you complete the login above, you'll get an event for connected_account.createdwebhook handler . Otherwise you can just poll for the webview until it's status changes, as shown below:
Python Javascript Ruby PHP
Copy updated_webview = seam . connect_webviews . get (
webview.connect_webview_id
)
assert updated_webview . login_successful # true
Copy const updatedWebview = await seam . connectWebviews .get (
connectWebview .connect_webview_id ,
)
console .log ( updatedWebview .login_successful) // true
Copy updated_webview = seam . connect_webviews . get(connect_webview_id: webview . connect_webview_id)
puts updated_webview . login_successful # true
Copy $webview = $seam -> connect_webviews -> get ( $webview -> id ) ;
echo json_encode ( $webview ) ; 3. Retrieve Minut Noise Sensors
Minut noise sensors appear with the device_type "minut_sensor". The Minut noise sensors report properties in addition to noise levels, namely temperature and humidity.
Python Javascript Ruby PHP
Copy sensors = seam . devices . list (device_type = "minut_sensor" )
sensors [ 0 ]
# Device(
# device_id='fd200f4b-3815-497a-8520-10725c597e0c',
# device_type='minut_sensor',
# location={
# 'timezone': 'America/Los_Angeles',
# 'location_name': "Jane's Test Home"
# },
# properties={
# 'online': True,
# 'manufacturer': 'minut',
# 'battery_level': 0.5,
# 'minut_metadata': {
# 'home_id': 'f53026ff7c5e314521f285f9',
# 'device_id': '5bb32b83525d243950a92ab8',
# 'home_name': "Jane's Test Home",
# 'device_name': 'Living Room',
# 'home_address': {
# 'city': 'San Francisco',
# 'notes': 'string',
# 'region': 'San Francisco County',
# 'country': 'US',
# 'post_code': '44210',
# 'street_name1': '2258 24th Street',
# 'street_name2': ''
# },
# 'home_location': {
# 'latitude': 0,
# 'longitude': 0
# },
# 'device_location': {
# 'latitude': 0,
# 'longitude': 0
# },
# 'latest_sensor_values': {
# 'sound': {
# 'time': '1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
# 'value': 47.7117919921875
# },
# 'humidity': {
# 'time': '1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
# 'value': 31.110000610351562
# },
# 'pressure': {
# 'time': '1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
# 'value': 101923
# },
# 'temperature': {
# 'time': '1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
# 'value': 21.270000457763672
# },
# 'accelerometer_z': {
# 'time': '1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
# 'value': -1.00390625
# }
# }
# },
# 'name': 'Living Room',
# 'battery': {
# 'level': 0.5,
# 'status': 'good'
# },
# 'image_url': 'https://connect.getseam.com/assets/images/devices/minut_gen-3_front.png',
# 'image_alt_text': 'Minut Sensor'
# },
# capabilities_supported=['noise_detection'],
# errors=[]
# )
Copy const devices = await seam . devices .list ({
device_type : 'minut_sensor' ,
})
console .log (devices[ 0 ])
/*
{
"device_id": "1efc294e-3a85-403a-8a2a-21b8f8b27cfa",
"device_type": "minut_sensor",
"capabilities_supported": [
"noise_detection"
],
"properties": {
"online": true,
"manufacturer": "minut",
"battery_level": 1,
"minut_metadata": {
"home_id": "f53026ff7c5e314521f285f9",
"device_id": "e0d8283f314c5ad10b82571e",
"home_name": "Jane's Test Home",
"device_name": "Living Room",
"home_address": {
"city": "San Francisco",
"notes": "string",
"region": "San Francisco County",
"country": "US",
"post_code": "44210",
"street_name1": "2258 24th Street",
"street_name2": ""
},
"home_location": {
"latitude": 0,
"longitude": 0
},
"device_location": {
"latitude": 0,
"longitude": 0
},
"latest_sensor_values": {
"sound": {
"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"value": 47.7117919921875
},
"humidity": {
"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"value": 31.110000610351562
},
"pressure": {
"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"value": 101923
},
"temperature": {
"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"value": 21.270000457763672
},
"accelerometer_z": {
"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"value": -1.00390625
}
}
},
"name": "Living Room",
"battery": {
"level": 1,
"status": "full"
},
"image_url": "https://connect.getseam.com/assets/images/devices/minut_gen-3_front.png",
"image_alt_text": "Minut Sensor"
},
"location": {
"timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
"location_name": "Jane's Test Home"
},
"connected_account_id": "257160cb-c2f0-4ee0-9c76-be80b3751f28",
"workspace_id": "2c5f5397-37b9-4236-beac-f47f050d42cd",
"created_at": "2023-05-08T17:01:43.650Z",
"errors": [],
"warnings": []
}
*/
Copy seam . devices . list(
device_type: "minut_sensor"
) . first
# <Seam::Device:0x00c08
# device_id="01e6c107-9855-48ec-ae66-d0e839302492"
# device_type="minut_sensor"
# properties={
# "online"=>true,
# "manufacturer"=>"minut",
# "battery_level"=>1,
# "minut_metadata"=>{
# "home_id"=>"2978b6d5dba395ec08300e45",
# "device_id"=>"770bd3153deca3dee0fe0614",
# "home_name"=>"Jane's Test Home",
# "device_name"=>"Living Room",
# "home_address"=>{
# "city"=>"San Francisco",
# "notes"=>"string",
# "region"=>"San Francisco County",
# "country"=>"US",
# "post_code"=>"44210",
# "street_name1"=>"2258 24th Street",
# "street_name2"=>""
# },
# "home_location"=>{
# "latitude"=>0,
# "longitude"=>0
# },
# "device_location"=>{
# "latitude"=>0,
# "longitude"=>0
# },
# "latest_sensor_values"=>{
# "sound"=>{
# "time"=>"1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
# "value"=>47.7117919921875
# },
# "humidity"=>{
# "time"=>"1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
# "value"=>31.110000610351562
# },
# "pressure"=>{
# "time"=>"1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
# "value"=>101923
# },
# "temperature"=>{
# "time"=>"1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
# "value"=>21.270000457763672
# },
# "accelerometer_z"=>{
# "time"=>"1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
# "value"=>-1.00390625
# }
# }
# },
# "name"=>"Living Room",
# "battery"=>{
# "level"=>1,
# "status"=>"full"
# },
# "image_url"=>"https://connect.getseam.com/assets/images/devices/minut_gen-3_front.png",
# "image_alt_text"=>"Minut Sensor"
# }
# created_at=2023-05-08 17:01:45.79 UTC
# errors=[]
# warnings=[]>
Copy $devices = $seam -> devices -> list ( device_type : 'minut_sensor' ) ;
echo json_encode ( $device[ 0 ] ) ;
/*
{
"device_id": "1efc294e-3a85-403a-8a2a-21b8f8b27cfa",
"device_type": "minut_sensor",
"capabilities_supported": [
"noise_detection"
],
"properties": {
"online": true,
"manufacturer": "minut",
"battery_level": 1,
"minut_metadata": {
"home_id": "f53026ff7c5e314521f285f9",
"device_id": "e0d8283f314c5ad10b82571e",
"home_name": "Jane's Test Home",
"device_name": "Living Room",
"home_address": {
"city": "San Francisco",
"notes": "string",
"region": "San Francisco County",
"country": "US",
"post_code": "44210",
"street_name1": "2258 24th Street",
"street_name2": ""
},
"home_location": {
"latitude": 0,
"longitude": 0
},
"device_location": {
"latitude": 0,
"longitude": 0
},
"latest_sensor_values": {
"sound": {
"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"value": 47.7117919921875
},
"humidity": {
"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"value": 31.110000610351562
},
"pressure": {
"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"value": 101923
},
"temperature": {
"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"value": 21.270000457763672
},
"accelerometer_z": {
"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"value": -1.00390625
}
}
},
"name": "Living Room",
"battery": {
"level": 1,
"status": "full"
},
"image_url": "https://connect.getseam.com/assets/images/devices/minut_gen-3_front.png",
"image_alt_text": "Minut Sensor"
},
"location": {
"timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
"location_name": "Jane's Test Home"
},
"connected_account_id": "257160cb-c2f0-4ee0-9c76-be80b3751f28",
"workspace_id": "2c5f5397-37b9-4236-beac-f47f050d42cd",
"created_at": "2023-05-08T17:01:43.650Z",
"errors": [],
"warnings": []
}
*/ 4. Receive Noise Events
Minut users can define noise thresholds at which noise alerts are sent.
You'll get an event for noise_threshold.noise_threshold_triggered when you set up a webhook handler . You can also poll for events .
Minut has a builtin threshold that can be triggered multiple times. Each Minut notice will trigger a noise_threshold_triggered event with the minut_metadata.event_name containing the Minut event name, which can be any of the following:
disturbance_second_notice
Python Javascript Ruby PHP
Copy @app . route ( "/my_webhook_endpoint" , methods = [ "POST" ])
def endpoint ():
event = request . json [ "event" ]
# {
# noise_threshold_id: "...",
# noise_threshold_name: "builtin_disturbance"
# minut_metadata: {
# "event_name": "disturbance_first_notice",
# },
# device_id: "...";
# noise_level_decibels: 40,
# created_at: "2023-03-14T05:00:35.451Z"
# }
Copy app .post ( '/my_webhook_endpoint' , (req , res) => {
const event = req . body .event;
// {
// "event_id": "d8ffcf85-73f7-4383-b832-ed65db93c802",
// "device_id": "617415c6-2aa4-43ac-b436-879951f891b0",
// "event_type": "noise_sensor.noise_threshold_triggered",
// "workspace_id": "2c5f5397-37b9-4236-beac-f47f050d42cd",
// "created_at": "2023-03-14T05:00:35.451Z"
// "occurred_at": "2023-05-20T00:01:31.273Z",
// "minut_metadata": {
// "minut_event_id": "2690d0909b90a06e1ceac185"
// "minut_event_type": "disturbance_first_notice"
// "minut_home_id": "f53026ff7c5e314521f285f9",
// "minut_user_id": "d3bd127911d71d7d7da85bd3"
// }
});
Copy post '/my_webhook_endpoint' do
request . body . rewind
payload = JSON . parse(request . body . read)
event = payload[ 'event' ]
# {
# "event_id": "d8ffcf85-73f7-4383-b832-ed65db93c802",
# "device_id": "617415c6-2aa4-43ac-b436-879951f891b0",
# "event_type": "noise_sensor.noise_threshold_triggered",
# "workspace_id": "2c5f5397-37b9-4236-beac-f47f050d42cd",
# "created_at": "2023-03-14T05:00:35.451Z"
# "occurred_at": "2023-05-20T00:01:31.273Z",
# "noiseaware_metadata": {
# "minut_event_id": "2690d0909b90a06e1ceac185"
# "minut_event_type": "disturbance_first_notice"
# "minut_home_id": "f53026ff7c5e314521f285f9",
# "minut_user_id": "d3bd127911d71d7d7da85bd3"
# }
# }
end
Copy $app -> post ( '/my_webhook_endpoint' , function ( Request $request , Response $response) {
$data = $request -> getParsedBody () ;
$event = $data[ 'event' ];
// {
// "event_id": "d8ffcf85-73f7-4383-b832-ed65db93c802",
// "device_id": "617415c6-2aa4-43ac-b436-879951f891b0",
// "event_type": "noise_sensor.noise_threshold_triggered",
// "workspace_id": "2c5f5397-37b9-4236-beac-f47f050d42cd",
// "created_at": "2023-03-14T05:00:35.451Z",
// "occurred_at": "2023-05-20T00:01:31.273Z",
// "minut_metadata": {
// "minut_event_id": "2690d0909b90a06e1ceac185"
// "minut_event_type": "disturbance_first_notice"
// "minut_home_id": "f53026ff7c5e314521f285f9",
// "minut_user_id": "d3bd127911d71d7d7da85bd3"
// }
} ) ; Next Steps
Now that you've completed this guide, you can try to connect a real Minut device. To do so, make sure to switch to a non-sandbox workspace and API key as real devices cannot be connected to sandbox workspaces.
If you have any questions or want to report an issue, email us at support@seam.co
