Architecture
Use the Control API to send commands to Sonos players and receive events about the state of the system.
Communicate with the player through the Control API:
The Control API on the LAN is not available for wide release.
Use the Control API on the cloud to communicate with a Sonos player. The Sonos cloud manages the communication between your integration and the player. Follow the steps below to get started:
- Authorize your service with users to access their accounts through the cloud.
- Discover households and players on available on user accounts.
- Control players by sending commands through the cloud.
- Subscribe to receive events about changes to the Sonos system, such as volume changes.
Next steps
- See the sound experience guidelines to learn how to design the best experience for your integration with Sonos.
- Review the Control API reference material for details about the commands you can send and events you can receive.
Updated about 1 month ago