Logitech Offering Developers Harmony API Including Vast Database of AV Codes

Logitech announced a Harmony API that allows developers to leverage the Harmony platform and its more than 270,000 home entertainment and automation devices to create smart home experiences. Companies including SmartThings, IFTTT, Ivee, Myo, Playtabase and UCIC have begun development using the application program interface to bring new home control experiences to Harmony users, Logitech said Wednesday. “We know that entertainment is critical to the smart home experience, and will be a main driver for mass adoption of smart home products,” said Mark Spates, head of the smart home platform for Logitech Harmony. The Harmony API gives developers access to popular Harmony features, including “one-touch” activities such as Watch a Movie, Play Games and Listen to Music, he said. Developers are using the API to add next-gen control to Harmony remotes including gesture, voice and motion, he said.