Yalexs
Python API for Yale Access (formerly August) Smart Lock and Doorbell
Install / Use
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yalexs

Python API for Yale Access (formerly August) Smart Lock and Doorbell. This is used in Home Assistant but should be generic enough that can be used elsewhere.
Yale Access formerly August
This library is a fork of Joe Lu's excellent august library from https://github.com/snjoetw/py-august
Classes
Authenticator
Authenticator is responsible for all authentication related logic, this includes authentication and verifying the account belongs to the user by sending a verification code to email or phone.
Constructor
| Argument | Description | | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | api | See Api class. | | login_method | Login method, either "phone" or "email". | | username | If you're login_method is phone, then this is your full phone# including "+" and country code; otherwise enter your email address here. | | password | Password. | | install_id* | ID that's generated when Yale Access app is installed. If not specified, Authenticator will auto-generate one. If an install_id is provisioned, then it's good to provide the provisioned install_id as you'll bypass verification process. | | access_token_cache_file* | Path to access_token cache file. If specified, access_token info will be cached in the file. Subsequent authentication will utilize information in the file to determine correct authentication state. |
* means optional
Methods
authenticate
Authenticates using specified login_method, username and password.
Outcome of this method is an Authentication object. Use Authentication.state figure out authentication state. User is authenticated only if Authentication.state = AuthenticationState.AUTHENTICATED.
If an authenticated access_token is already in the access_token_cache_file, this method will return cached authentication.
send_verification_code
Sends a 6-digits verification code to phone or email depending on login_method.
validate_verification_code
Validates verification code. This method returns ValidationResult. Check the value to see if verification code is valid or not.
Install
pip install yalexs
Usage
import asyncio
from aiohttp import ClientSession
from yalexs.api_async import ApiAsync
from yalexs.authenticator_async import AuthenticatorAsync
from yalexs.const import Brand
from yalexs.alarm import ArmState
async def main():
api = ApiAsync(ClientSession(), timeout=20, brand=Brand.YALE_HOME)
authenticator = AuthenticatorAsync(api, "email", "EMAIL_ADDRESS", "PASSWORD}",
access_token_cache_file="auth.txt",install_id="UUID")
await authenticator.async_setup_authentication()
authentication = await authenticator.async_authenticate()
access_token = authentication.access_token
# if(authentication.state == AuthenticationState.REQUIRES_VALIDATION) :
# await authenticator.async_send_verification_code()
# await authenticator.async_validate_verification_code("12345")
# DO STUFF HERE LIKE GET THE ALARMS, LOCS, ETC....
alarms = await api.async_get_alarms(access_token)
locks = api.get_locks(access_token)
# OR ARM YOUR ALARM
await api.async_arm_alarm(access_token, alarms[0], ArmState.Away)
asyncio.run(main())
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