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Users who... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-s-smartthings-api-terminates-free-access-qj0oqgdfv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qJ0OQgdFv.png og:image:alt: Samsung’s SmartThings API Terminates Free Access og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Samsung’s SmartThings API Terminates Free Access **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Samsung's SmartThings API will end free access in October 2026, introducing a $4.99/month fee for non-commercial users along with commercial tiers. Users who rely on the API — including those with Home Assistant integrations — will be affected, while those using only the SmartThings app will not. The move follows a pattern of commercial IoT platforms reducing free access over time, and is not the first disruption SmartThings users have faced, as original hubs were discontinued in 2021. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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