UniFi Site Manager API Client

Python library for interacting with UniFi’s Site Manager Integration API. Tested on a selfhosted local instance only. Downlod from here: https://pypi.org/project/unifi-sm-api/

Note

This library was mainly creted to be used with NetAlertX, as such, full API coverage is not planned. PRs are however more than welcome.

📦 Usage

Navigate to Site Manager ⚙️ Settings -> Control Plane -> Integrations.

• api_key : You can generate your API key under the Your API Keys section.
• base_url : You can find your base url in the API Request Format section.
• version : You can find your version as part of the url in the API Request Format section.

from unifi_sm_api.api import SiteManagerAPI

api = SiteManagerAPI(
    api_key="fakeApiKey1234567890",
    base_url="https://192.168.100.1/proxy/network/integration/",
    version="v1",
    verify_ssl=False
)

sites = api.get_sites()

for site in sites:
    site_id = site["id"]

    unifi_devices = api.get_unifi_devices(site_id=site_id)
    clients = api.get_clients(site_id=site_id)

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📘 Endpoints Covered

• /sites — list available sites
• /sites/{site_id}/devices — list UniFi devices for a site
• /sites/{site_id}/clients — list connected clients

🔧 Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• requests
• pytest (for running tests)
• Local .env file with API credentials

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Testing

🌍 Environment Setup

Create a .env file in the project root with the following:

API_KEY=fakeApiKey1234567890
BASE_URL=https://192.168.100.1/proxy/network/integration/
VERSION=v1
VERIFY_SSL=False

🧪 Running Tests

Make sure PYTHONPATH includes the project root, then run:

python3 -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate
pip install pytest python-dotenv
cd unifi-sm-api/
pip install -e .
PYTHONPATH=.. pytest -s tests/test_api.py

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