Terms and conditions of use

API Terms of Use (“Terms”)
These Terms are provided to you by Signify Netherlands B.V. (“Signify”) and apply to you either as:

a developer and provider of products, apps and services to operate Philips Hue lights and accessories (being the “Developer Purpose”); or
pursuant to article 5 of the EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2584) recipient of data, based on the consent of a user (“User”) in accordance with the Hue Data Notice (“User Data”) (being the “Data Notice Purpose”).

Your use of the Hue API(s), Hue account for this site, and Hue developer materials (“API Content”) is subject to these Terms, which remain in force and effect for the duration of the Developer Purpose or the Data Notice Purpose or until terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of these Terms.

Depending on the use rights granted to you by Signify, “Hue API” shall mean either (i) Hue local API or Hue remote API; or (ii) both Hue local API and Hue remote API, for which use rights have been granted to you by Signify.

By clicking to accept these Terms, you acknowledge that you agree to be bound by these Terms.

You represent to Signify that you are lawfully entitled to enter into this contract. If you are entering into this contract on behalf of an entity, such as the company you work for, you represent to Signify that you have legal authority to bind that entity and these Terms then apply to you and the entity that you represent, and Signify is entitled to enforce these Terms against you and/or the entity you represent.

Account. You neded to be registered at the website https://developers.meethue.com in order to request access to the API Content. As part of the request, you will be required to provide certain information. Once you have requested access, Signify will provide you with the API Content and (if applicable) access credentials to use the Hue remote API. You will need to accept these Terms every time when you request credentials when creating and making use of the remote API. You agree to keep this registration information up to date. You will not share your account and/or your access credentials, unless authorized by Signify in advance and in writing.
Rights to use.
1. Developer Purpose: If access to the API Content is for Developer Purpose, Signify grants you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-exclusive (without the right to sublicense) right to access and use the API Content provided to you solely to the extent necessary for you to create a product, app or service that operates with the Hue bridge.
2. Data Notice Purpose: If access to the API Content is for Data Notice Purpose, to enable access, Signify grants you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-exclusive (without the right to sublicense) right to access and use the API Content provided to you solely to the extent necessary for you to access the User’s User Data. This right does not include the ability to use the API Content for modifying device state and settings, but, if you would like to also do that, you can register to use the API Content for “Developer Purpose”. Please note applicable restrictions in the EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2584), including articles 5 and 6.
3. You may only access the API Content via your account. You shall not make any adaptation, modification or alteration to the API Content, with the exception of the sample code provided. The API Content, or any other information in relation thereto are owned by Signify and its licensees (including all intellectual property rights in any improvements of or modification to that material).
Open Source Software. Some of the software required by or included in the API Content may be offered under an open source license. Open source software licenses constitute separate written agreements. To the limited extent, the open source software license expressly supersedes these Terms and sets your agreement with Signify for the applicable open source software.
Updates.
1. Signify may in its sole discretion at any time modify or update the API Content and the Philips Hue ecosystem. You must ensure that you are using the latest API Content as updated by Signify from time to time.
2. Signify will try (for material modifications), but is not obliged, to give you prior notice of any modifications or updates to the API Content. In the event Signify makes any modification to the API Content that affect the working of your products, apps or services with the Philips Hue ecosystem, you agree to make corresponding changes to your product, app or service at your cost to ensure continued service for your end users. Signify may add, modify or remove functionalities or features at its sole discretion, and Signify does not guarantee that your product, app or service will function with any future or modified versions of the API Content or the Philips Hue ecosystem.
Confidentiality: You must not share Signify’s confidential information, including the API Content, with anyone – except: (i) with your company’s staff who need it to fulfill these Terms and agree to keep it confidential; or (ii) if required by law. You may only use this information to meet your obligations under these Terms.
API Calls. For purposes of service stability and user experience of the Philips Hue ecosystem, Signify limits the number of remote API calls. The limit is currently set to a total of 50000 calls per day. If you exceed these limits, Signify may (without notice) at its sole discretion throttle your activity or revoke your access to the Hue remote API. You will not attempt to circumvent such limitations. If you want to increase the limit, you should contact Signify and Signify may in its sole discretion approve or reject the request.
No warranties by Signify. The API Content (including, without limitation, text, images, graphics, links) is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Signify and its licensors expressly disclaim any and all representations, warranties and endorsements of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation fitness for any particular purpose, non-infringement of any third party proprietary rights or as to the operation, performance, accuracy, completeness, usefulness, availability, reliability and security of the API Content. Signify does not guarantee that (i) the API Content will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, complete, or error free; (ii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the API Content will be complete, correct, accurate, secure, reliable, or otherwise meet your requirements; and/or (iii) if access to the API Content is for Developer Purpose, you are able to develop, manufacture, sell or otherwise dispose of products, apps or services that use the API Content.
Restrictions; Obligations.
1. When using the API Content, you will not: (i) implement functionality that interferes with the core functionality of the Philips Hue products or services or the Philips Hue ecosystem; (ii) aggregate control of the Philips Hue Personal Wireless Lighting™ products and services or Device Data across multiple end users. “Device Data” shall mean any and all technical information, personal data, usage information or other information derived from access to or use of the Hue API, including but not limited to data that relate to end users of the Philips Hue ecosystem or to the use of the Philips Hue ecosystem by such end users; (iii) defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others and end users; (iv) use the API Content in violation of any laws, regulation or court order, or for any unlawful or abusive purpose or for any other purpose as intended by Signify in any manner that could harm Signify, its service providers, or any other third party or user; (v) republish, reproduce, distribute, display, post or transmit any part of the API Content; (vi) modify or adapt the API Content or merge them into another program or create derivative works based thereupon; (vii) perform an action with the intent of introducing to the Philips Hue ecosystem, products or services or to end users’ devices viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, malware or any items of a destructive nature or disabling the Philips Hue ecosystem, products, services or end users’ devices or attempting to circumvent the security setting of any of the foregoing; (viii) interfere with or disrupt the API Content or the servers or networks providing the API Content, or the Hue bridge or end user devices; (ix) tamper with the security of any of the hardware, software or networks used by Signify to make the API Content available or tamper with any customer accounts or end user devices; (x) disable, circumvent or avoid any security device, mechanism, protocol or procedure established by Signify; (xi) use any Philips Hue, Hue or Signify branding, trademarks or trade dress or Philips Hue, Hue, Signify or Philips in any logo or graphics, provided that if you develop an app and such app are compatible with the Philips Hue ecosystem (for the Developer Purpose), you are entitled to (provided that you are in compliance at all times with these Terms) (A) use “works with Philips Hue” and “for Philips Hue” solely in your product-related material for the app; and (B) name your app such that it includes the word “Hue” in combination with other purely descriptive words, provided that you do not create a unitary name/mark incorporating the “Hue”; (xii) reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Philips Hue products, applications, software, API Content, or the Hue bridge or services, except to the extent that applicable law expressly prohibits the foregoing restriction; and (xiii) permit others to do any of the foregoing.
2. If access to the API Content is for Developer Purpose, in addition to 8 (a) above, you will not: (i) make any apps, products or service that trigger or cause any adverse health effect to an end user or any other person, especially considering the known light combinations and/or frequencies, etc. that could cause epileptic seizures, migraines etc. to an end user and ensure that such light combinations are not included in your light script(s), apps, products or services; (ii) create a product, app or service which causes control of the Philips Hue products based on decrypting and analyzing video content which is encrypted (including using High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection, HDCP) to inhibit copying; (iii) create an app or a service that includes the use of any Hue MotionAwareTM (“MotionAware”) functionality in the use or control of the Philips Hue products, provided that such MotionAware functionality shall only be allowed if (A) it solely relates to sensing for the purpose of controlling and/or automating the control of any products in or via the Philips Hue bridge and/or Philips Hue system; and (B) it is not a paid for element of an app or service; (iv) create a product, app or service that includes any security related functionality, including but not limited to intrusion detection, presence or event tracking, real-time surveillance, control of security devices, alarms, emergency responder dispatch and such other functionality to protect and monitor; and (v) permit others to do any of the foregoing.
3. If access to the API Content is for Developer Purpose, you shall (i) inform the end users that your app, product or service is provided by you to the end user and that it is not a Signify app, product or service and you are solely responsibility for your app, product or service; (ii) before an end user starts using your app, product or service, inform the end user in writing about the possible adverse effects of certain light combinations on their health and advise them to immediately stop using such specific feature, light script(s), app, product or service if they experience any discomfort; (iii) either own the content or assets that you will use to create the apps, products or services or you have obtained all the necessary rights, licenses and/or permits from the owner of such content or assets that you use in order to create your apps, products or services. You shall indemnify and hold Signify, Signify affiliates and their licensors and suppliers harmless from and against any losses, damages, liability and/or claims (including but not limited to all costs and expenses and attorney’s fees) arising out of or in connection with any claim made by a third party against Signify or Signify affiliates in connection with your app, product or service.
4. Any use or access to the API Content by anyone under the age of 18 is strictly prohibited and is a violation of these Terms.
5. You and the entity that you represent assume full responsibility for the legal and responsible access to and use of the API Content.
Security. Via your product, app or service you may collect and receive Device Data. In the event your systems or infrastructure that are used for storage, processing or hosting Device Data are breached or compromised, or if Device Data is inadvertently exposed to non-authorized third parties or you have become aware of any actual or suspected security incident involving Device Data, you shall notify Signify promptly of such a breach or exposure (in any event within 2 (two) hours of becoming aware of such exposure) and provide all available information, including likely impact of such event on Signify, root cause analysis, remediation steps and compensating controls to ensure such a breach does not occur in the future.
Indemnification. You shall indemnify and hold Signify and Signify affiliates and their licensors and suppliers harmless from and against any losses, damages, liability and/or claims (including but not limited to all costs and expenses and attorney’s fees) arising out of or relating to your breach of these Terms and/or non-compliance with applicable law.
Privacy and Personal Data. For the creation of your account, Signify may receive certain Personal Data from you. Processing of such Personal Data is described in the Signify Privacy Notice for Customers, Consumers and Other Business Persons which can be found at – http://www.signify.com/global/privacy/legal-information/privacy-notice/. For purposes hereof, any capitalized terms used in these Terms, which are defined in Article 4 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (“GDPR”) and are not otherwise defined in these Terms or the Signify Privacy Notice, shall have the meaning as set out in the GDPR. In case of transfer of Personal Data outside the EEA, the terms of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses reference 2021/914 (“EU SCCs”) Module One (Controller to Controller) shall apply and are hereby incorporated by reference and shall be deemed to have been executed by you and Signify. For the purpose of the EU SCCs: (a) Clause 7 (Docking Clause) does not apply; (b) the Option in Clause 11(a) (Redress) does not apply and (c) for Clause 17 (Governing law) and Clause 18(b) (Choice of forum and jurisdiction), governing law of the Netherlands and competent courts of Amsterdam, the Netherlands shall be selected. For the purpose of the Annexes of the EU SCCs, you agree that: (A) Signify will act as the data exporter and you will act as the data importer; (B) Signify may process Unique User Identifiers, system state/configuration data and any such Personal Data necessary to allow you to use the API Content for the period you continue to use or access the API Content (C) Personal Data, which will not include any sensitive data, will be processed pursuant to your use of the API Content and will be transferred on a continuous basis; (D) the Dutch Data Protection Authority shall be the Competent Supervisory Authority under Annex I.C; and (E) you as the data importer will implement the relevant technical and organizational measures to ensure an appropriate level of security for the Personal Data transferred to you. If the EU SCCs are amended or replaced from time to time, then the relevant references will be deemed updated as appropriate. In the event the EU SCCs or other applicable transfer mechanisms become invalid, they will be replaced with other valid instruments prescribed by applicable data protection law.
Termination of Access. Signify can end your account and access to the API Content at any time if you are in breach of these Terms or do not comply with any laws, or if no traffic is detected via your product, app or service for a period of six (6) months. If that happens, you must stop using the API Content and promptly return, securely delete, or destroy any API Content you have, and confirm it in writing if asked by Signify. This is in addition to any other legal rights Signify may have. Any parts of these Terms meant to stay in effect after termination will continue to apply.
Feedback. Signify welcomes any suggestions regarding changes, reconfigurations, improvements or enhancements to the API Content and/or to the Philips Hue ecosystem (“Feedback”). If you provide Feedback to Signify, Signify will own (free of charge) all rights (including intellectual property rights) therein as of the date of receipt of such Feedback. You hereby assign your entire right, title and interest in and to all such Feedback to Signify and shall have all employees (from the company you work for) who have contributed to such Feedback assign their right, title and interest in same to Signify and shall do all acts which may be required for confirming foregoing assignment or for perfecting Signify’s title thereto.
Non-Exclusive. You acknowledge that nothing in these Terms will impair Signify or any third party’s right to develop, manufacture, acquire, license, market, promote, or distribute products or technologies that perform the same or similar functions as, or otherwise compete with your product, app or service.
Export Control. You acknowledge that certain transactions of Signify are subject to export control laws and regulations, including but not limited to the UN, EU and the USA export control laws and regulations, which prohibit export or diversion of certain products and technology to certain countries (“Export Regulations”). You shall comply in all respects with the export, re-export and transfer restrictions set forth in such Export Regulations or in export licenses (if any) for any product, technology, documentation and the API Content as well as for any product, app or service sold or otherwise disposed of by you or on your behalf.
Limitation of liability. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Signify, its affiliates and their licensors and suppliers will not be liable for any damages (including indirect, special, incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages, lost anticipated profits, loss of goodwill, loss of data and business interruption) whether arising in tort (including negligence), contract or otherwise, arising from or relating to these Terms, including without limitation, access and use of the API Content.
Miscellaneous. These Terms may be amended by Signify at any time without notice. By continuing to access or use the API Content after such posting of the amended version, you will be deemed to have accepted such amendments. You will not assign, transfer, or subcontract or deal in any other manner with any of your rights and obligations under these Terms without the prior written consent of Signify, which may be withheld, delayed or rejected in Signify’ sole discretion. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court or other competent body then the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereof. The competent court in Amsterdam, the Netherlands shall have exclusive jurisdiction, provided that Signify will always be permitted to bring any action or proceedings against you in any other court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this clause will be construed or interpreted as a limitation on Signify’s right under applicable law to seek injunctive or other equitable relief. You agree that Signify may list your application in the “Apps we like” section of the Hue app or on our Hue website. We may in our sole discretion promote and list only those applications which are fully compliant with these Terms.

Version: September 2025