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Multi-bridge migration support is live
We’ve enhanced our systems to support migrating multiple Hue Bridges v2 to a Hue Bridge Pro. Below are important details on how this update may impact your apps and integrations. The migration process for additional bridges differs from the process for the first (main) bridge. Key points to note are: Whitelist entries from additional Bridges […]
APIs available for MotionAware and migration to Bridge Pro
We have added official API documentation for creating, configuring, and reading motion areas making use of the MotionAwareᵀᴹ technology, exclusive to the Hue Bridge Pro. We’re excited to see how you make use of these. Please let us know if you have any suggestions or recommendations. Please keep in mind that conditions and restrictions are […]
Updated Terms of Use
We’ve updated the Terms of Use for the Philips Hue Developer Portal. These changes will take effect on September 4th, 2025. The updates include: * Conditions and restrictions for the use of the Hue MotionAwareᵀᴹ technology * Expanding the scope of portal users to also include third parties in Europe granted certain data access rights […]
Hue lights support changing state while off
Hue lights are now able to update their state while being off, and the change will apply when the light is back on. 1. Initial state of the light GET “on”: { “on”: true }, “dimming”: { “brightness”: 56.13, “min_dim_level”: 0.2 }, “color_temperature”: { “mirek”: 443, “mirek_valid”: true, “mirek_schema”: { “mirek_minimum”: 153, “mirek_maximum”: 454 } […]
Deprecation of HTTP support
With the RED compliance being effective per 1st August, all firmware releases being released will no longer support HTTP. The Hue API should be accessed exclusively over TLS (HTTPS) to protect personal and sensitive information even better. Guidance on implementation can be found in our application design guidance.
New effects
We’ve upgraded our Light Effects API to support 4 new effects (Cosmos, Enchant, Sunbeam and Underwater) and provide enhanced control over effects. This is provided under the effects_v2 feature object, with the original effects object being deprecated.
Deprecation of Digest authentication
Today, we are deprecating support for Digest authentication, or “Digest auth” in our OAuth2 protocol. The current plan is to turn off Digest auth support on Jan 31, 2025. We have been offering Digest Auth as an alternative to Basic Auth, but we see few applications using it. Digest Auth adds complexity and an additional […]
Replace api.meethue.com certificate by end of 2024
The current TLS/SSL certificate provided by api.meethue.com is derived from a root certificate by DigiCert that needs to be replaced. As it currently stands, we will switch to Google Trust Services as our certificate authority in 2025. We would like to ask you to make the necessary changes to support the change-over before the end of 2024 […]
Multi-bridge support
You may have seen in our IFA announcements that for users with larger setups, we will be upgrading the Hue app to support the integration of multiple Bridges later this year. Users will be able to add multiple Bridges to a single home, view the status of all their rooms in a single view, and […]
