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V2 API Progress Update
Dear developers, With todays Hue Bridge software release 1955082050, the V2 API now supports all light control features from the V1 API that we intend to move over, and the API reference has been updated. Also all new features such as dynamics, effects, and gradients are only available on the V2 API. Therefore the V2 […]
Now available to Sign up: Matter developer beta
You can now start testing Matter — the new foundation for connected things — with your Matter-capable devices and smart home applications. The goal of the Philips Hue Matter developer beta is to be able to test your own Matter applications to control the Philips Hue lights and accessories over Matter. To enable Matter for […]
We updated our Terms of Use – Developer Content
We have updated our Terms of Use – Developer Content by adding wording in clause 11 to capture our transfer mechanism for international transfers under the GDPR. Please take a moment to review the change.
Rate limiting status code
Dear developers, The next Hue Bridge firmware release contains a change to the HTTP status code we respond with when your client exceeds the request rate limit. Previously this would return the wrong status code 503, and going forward the correct status code will be 429. This only applies to HTTPS connections. The 503 status […]
Scenes and groups change on V1 API
Dear developers, Later this year we will make a small breaking change on our V1 API, limited specifically to scenes that are also exposed on our V2 API. These are the non-recyclable scenes of type ‘GroupScene’ linked to a room or zone. For these scenes, the following changes will be made to align them between […]
New Hue API
Dear developers, Big news: Philips Hue is releasing early access to a completely new version 2 of the Hue API, which includes popular feature requests such as dynamic scenes, gradient entertainment technology, and proactive state change events on the local network. The V2 API exists next to the V1 API and is not yet feature […]
We are hiring
As a developer you know a lot about the Philips Hue system, and perhaps even have ideas how we should do things better. If you are interested in joining the team to define and build the next generation of Philips Hue products and technologies, then please apply via our career page. We are hiring across […]
Developer updates
Hi developers, a few updates: First, the new version of our Philips Hue app contains changes to Routines, that may affect 3rd party applications who interface with the resources created by the Philips Hue app: The Home & Away feature will stop using the Home&Away soft sensors on the bridge, so any rules linked those […]
Hue Remote API developers: Google sign-in to Hue accounts blocked
Hi developers, if your Hue apps using our Remote API OAuth flow to Google sign into Hue accounts using embedded browser frameworks (e.g., Chromium Embedded Framework – CEF), please be aware that Google will block such workflow, starting Jan 4, 2021. The recommended approach is to start the OAuth flow in an external browser (tab). […]