Use with Nest Temperature Sensor?
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Good afternoon,
I know that Nest recently released remote sensors for rooms. I understand that I would need a minimum of one puck with the smart vents, but would the sensors be adequate for feeding room information to the smart vents?
I ask as the nest options seem to be priced a bit lower and suspect they would integrate seamlessly with the app.
Thanks!
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Official comment
Thanks for your question! We are planning on building support for the Nest Temperature Sensors (much like we have with the ecobee Remote Sensors). However, we cannot do so until Nest releases developer API support for these new Temperature Sensors.
We have talked with Nest about this and they have informed us it's on their roadmap. However, if you would like to speed up this process, we recommend that you contact Nest customer support to let them know that you would like them to speed up the API roadmap for Nest Temperature Sensors so you can see an integration between the Nest Temperature Sensors and Flair Smart Vents.
We hope to get this integration up and running soon!
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Hello, I'm wondering if there has been any update on API capability with the Nest sensors? I have multiple nest temperature sensors throughout the house already. I'm holding off purchasing a smart vent system until I can have one that fully integrates with my Nest systems. Thank you!
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Hi there.
Nest still has not released API functionality for the Nest sensors. We still recommend that you contact Nest customer support to let them know that you would like them to speed up the API roadmap for Nest Temperature Sensors so you can see an integration between the Nest Temperature Sensors and Flair Smart Vents.
You can also leave a message on their official message board here: https://nestdevelopers.io/t/temperature-sensor-api/1317/36
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Unfortunately, Nest has yet to make their Nest Sensors available in their developer API. Until they do, we will be unable to build an integration with these Sensors—we can't even start doing a development or beta process until they release the Sensor developer API.
We still recommend that users leave a message with Nest either via their customer support or on their official message board (https://nestdevelopers.io/t/temperature-sensor-api/1317/36)
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Hi Gavriel,
As of August, 2019, Google has stopped new integrations with Nest. See:
https://support.flair.co/hc/en-us/articles/360032817912-Flair-and-Google-Nest
No new information is available on when, or if, they will create an API for allowing 3rd party products, like Flair, to access their remote sensors.
All the best,
Finn
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Any updates on if the temp sensors from Google Nest will work as room temp sensors for Flair? It has been four years since initial ask.
"John BartletThanks for your question! We are planning on building support for the Nest Temperature Sensors (much like we have with the ecobee Remote Sensors). However, we cannot do so until Nest releases developer API support for these new Temperature Sensors.
We have talked with Nest about this and they have informed us it's on their roadmap. However, if you would like to speed up this process, we recommend that you contact Nest customer support to let them know that you would like them to speed up the API roadmap for Nest Temperature Sensors so you can see an integration between the Nest Temperature Sensors and Flair Smart Vents.
We hope to get this integration up and running soon!"
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They dont need to wait - At least, not if you have a Nest Protect in your house - The Nest Protect API allows access to temperature sensors - Its was added to Home Assistant some time ago, so there is an API call for it.
Im debating creating some scripts to control Flair using the data in Home Assistant - it just frustrating that this isnt new, but Flair isnt implemting it. I bought only two vents to test the system, I need to buy at least 8 more but I wont until Flair adds support for the Temp Sensors. If I find a different solution other than Flair, I will jump if it support the sensors.
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Totally agree - Its an easy implementation, Ive started to loook at Home Assistant and how I can write the logic to just do this myself now - I just dont have time to finish it and by the time I do, I really hope Flair decides to add the example I sent them in a support ticket. I dont want to buy more sensors just for the vents when most of the rooms I want vents in already have Google Temp Sensors in them.
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Flair, your original comment 5 years ago states: "We are planning on building support for the Nest Temperature Sensors". Nest has exposed the API for the Nest temperature sensors a while ago, so where is the integration? How many sprints are there going to be before we see an integration?
I will not be purchasing a $120 puck for every room. Instead I will purchase a $33 nest temperature sensor for each room and use my Home Assistant integration to control the vents, but that isn't a perfect solution. If Flair came out with their own reasonably priced temperature sensor, I'd buy it.
Not supporting the sensor is making your product less attractive and if another smart vent competitor releases integration with nests temperature sensor you are going to lose revenue as people like me will more than happily switch over.
This is a necessary integration, or you need to release your own temperature sensor. -
Similarly - can anyone confirm that this is also available for those who have migrated to a google account and away from a nest account?
I'd say this is something we would consider implementing fairly quickly if 1) it works with the more current nest api and 2) if there is no nest protect required. Note that it might not be that easy to do this on our end as we will need to get google's permissions to expand the scope of the integration but we certainly can try. Thanks for staying on top of this and us!
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