aid: sense
name: Sense
description: >-
  Sense is a ClimateTech company founded in 2013 that provides home energy
  intelligence through a high-resolution electrical monitoring device installed
  in residential electrical panels. The Sense platform captures real-time
  electricity usage data and uses machine learning to disaggregate power
  consumption into individual device-level signatures, enabling homeowners to
  understand exactly which appliances are using electricity and when. The API
  provides access to real-time power consumption and solar production data via
  a WebSocket realtime feed, and historical trend data via a REST interface
  covering daily, weekly, monthly, and annual usage breakdowns. Sense also
  supports device detection data, grid exchange metrics, and push notifications
  through integrations including Amazon Alexa. The company pivoted in 2025 to
  embed its machine learning technology directly into next-generation smart
  meters deployed by utility partners, expanding its reach to tens of millions
  of homes without requiring standalone hardware purchases.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sense/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Energy
  - Home Energy Monitoring
  - IoT
  - Smart Home
  - Electricity
  - Solar
  - Device Detection
  - Real-Time Data
  - ClimateTech
apis:
  - aid: sense:sense-client-api
    name: Sense Client API
    description: >-
      The Sense Client REST API provides access to historical trend data and
      account information for Sense home energy monitors. Authenticated users
      can retrieve aggregated energy consumption and solar production statistics
      across configurable time scales including day, week, month, year, and
      billing cycle. The API returns device-level disaggregation data showing
      individual appliance consumption, grid exchange metrics, and monitor
      health information.
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    humanURL: https://sense.com
    baseURL: https://api.sense.com/apiservice/api/v1
    tags:
      - Energy
      - REST
      - Trend Data
      - Device Detection
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://sense.com
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://help.sense.com
      - type: GitHubOrg
        url: https://github.com/scottbonline/sense
      - type: StatusPage
        url: https://status.sense.com
      - type: Blog
        url: https://blog.sense.com
      - type: LinkedIn
        url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/senseenergy
      - type: X
        url: https://x.com/sense
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/sense-sense-client-api-openapi.yml
      - type: Plans
        url: plans/sense-plans-pricing.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: rate-limits/sense-rate-limits.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: finops/sense-finops.yml
  - aid: sense:sense-realtime-api
    name: Sense Realtime API
    description: >-
      The Sense Realtime API delivers live electricity usage data via a
      WebSocket connection, streaming second-by-second power consumption
      readings for the whole home and identified devices. The feed includes
      current wattage draw, solar production output when applicable, grid
      import and export values, and the real-time on/off status of
      machine-learning identified devices. Clients authenticate using a bearer
      token obtained from the Client API and connect to the secure WebSocket
      endpoint parameterized with the monitor ID.
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    humanURL: https://sense.com
    baseURL: wss://clientrt.sense.com/monitors
    tags:
      - Energy
      - WebSocket
      - Real-Time
      - Solar
      - IoT
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://sense.com
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://help.sense.com
      - type: StatusPage
        url: https://status.sense.com
      - type: Plans
        url: plans/sense-plans-pricing.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: rate-limits/sense-rate-limits.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: finops/sense-finops.yml
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://sense.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.sense.com
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/scottbonline/sense
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/senseenergy
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.sense.com
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://sense.com/homes/buy-monitor/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.sense.com
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/sense
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/sense-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/sense-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/sense-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com