Alarm.com Partner API

partners.alarm.com · Security

Security OAuth2 Paid Physical Security Alarms Smart Home

Alarm.com smart security and home automation platform API — arm/disarm systems, control locks, thermostats, lights, and cameras, and receive real-time event notifications. Available to authorized partners and dealers only.

Authentication

OAuth2 OAuth2. Requires Alarm.com dealer/partner program enrollment. Contact alarm.com/dealers for access.

Sample Requests

GET Get system status

Get arm/disarm status for a security system.

https://partners.alarm.com/api/systems/{systemId}/status

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Headers — extra info sent with the request

Authorization

Bearer YOUR_TOKEN

curl -X GET "https://partners.alarm.com/api/systems/{systemId}/status" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

import requests
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://partners.alarm.com/api/systems/{systemId}/status",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://partners.alarm.com/api/systems/{systemId}/status';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://partners.alarm.com/api/systems/{systemId}/status"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://partners.alarm.com/api/systems/{systemId}/status")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["Authorization"] = "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://partners.alarm.com/api/systems/{systemId}/status";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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Requires enrollment in Alarm.com's dealer/partner program
Contact alarm.com/dealers to apply for API access
OAuth2: exchange credentials for access_token
Set Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN
Community-maintained integrations available at github.com/pyalarmdotcom

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