go-ecobee

A go library and simple tools for accessing the Ecobee Thermostat API.

The go-ecobee CLI is built with the underlying go-ecobee API, and serves as it's primary example.

Setup

Install

go install -u github.com/rspier/go-ecobee`

Build

go build main.go

# fully static binary
CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o main

Application ID

Enable your developer dashboard, if you have not already.

Create an Ecobee API Application ID (API key) by going to the consumer portal, clicking the "Developer" option in the menu, and clicking the "Create New" button.

You probably want to use the ecobee PIN authorization method for non-web based tools.

Thermostat ID

You'll need to know the serial number (Thermostat ID) of your thermostat. You can find it on the About page of the Ecobee portal.

Config

You can store your default thermostat id and appid in ~/.go-ecobee.yaml or you can use the --thermostat and --appid flags to the CLI.

thermostat: <Thermostat ID>
appid: <App ID>

CLI Usage

Status

$ go-ecobee --command=status
Current Settings (Home): 68.0 - 75.0.  Fan: auto
Holding at 68.0 - 75.0 (Fan: auto) until 2017-04-22 00:00:00
Temperature: 75.0
  Bedroom\*: 74.7
  My ecobee3\*: 76.2

Hold Temperature

$ go-ecobee hold --heat 70 --cool 76 --duration 10m
Successfully Held Temperature

Message

$ go-ecobee message --message="Hi there!"
Successfully sent message: "Hi there!"

Fan

$ go-ecobee fan --duration=5m
Running fan for 5 minutes"

List

$ go-ecobee list
${THERMID}: My ecobee3

Development

Lint

Use golangci-lint:

docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/app -w /app \
  golangci/golangci-lint:v1.35.2 golangci-lint run \
  -E golint,goimports,misspell

Ideas for future development

Sensor Failure Test

Use includeSensors on the thermostat endpoint to analyze sensors where the presence sensor may have failed -- i.e. present all the time.

Disclaimer

This is not an official Google project.