Tuya Smart Home

Control Tuya/Smart Life smart home devices including pet feeders, lights, plugs, curtains via cloud API or local network. Use when: (1) controlling smart home devices, (2) feeding pets remotely, (3) managing Tuya/Smart Life devices, (4) scanning local Tuya devices, (5) querying device status like battery or temperature.

Control any Tuya/Smart Life device via cloud API or local network.

Dependencies

bash

pip3 install tinytuya tuya-connector-python

Configuration

Two control modes available:

Cloud Mode

Requires Tuya IoT Platform credentials from https://iot.tuya.com:

• ACCESS_ID — from Cloud Project
• ACCESS_SECRET — from Cloud Project
• REGION — cn (China), us (Americas/SEA), eu (Europe), in (India)

Local Mode (Recommended)

Requires device info (obtain via cloud API first):

• DEVICE_ID — device identifier
• LOCAL_KEY — device encryption key
• IP — device local IP address
• VERSION — protocol version (usually 3.4)

Quick Start

Scan for devices on local network

bash

python3 scripts/tuya_scan.py

Get device info (cloud)

bash

python3 scripts/tuya_control.py --mode cloud --action info \
  --device-id DEVICE_ID \
  --access-id ACCESS_ID --access-secret ACCESS_SECRET --region cn

Query device status

bash

# Cloud
python3 scripts/tuya_control.py --mode cloud --action status \
  --device-id DEVICE_ID \
  --access-id ACCESS_ID --access-secret ACCESS_SECRET --region cn

# Local
python3 scripts/tuya_control.py --mode local --action status \
  --device-id DEVICE_ID --ip IP --local-key KEY

Send command

bash

# Cloud — feed pet 1 portion
python3 scripts/tuya_control.py --mode cloud --action send \
  --device-id DEVICE_ID --code manual_feed --value 1 \
  --access-id ACCESS_ID --access-secret ACCESS_SECRET --region cn

# Local — feed pet 1 portion
python3 scripts/tuya_control.py --mode local --action send \
  --device-id DEVICE_ID --ip IP --local-key KEY \
  --dp-id 3 --value 1

# Turn on light
python3 scripts/tuya_control.py --mode cloud --action send \
  --device-id DEVICE_ID --code switch_led --value true \
  --access-id ACCESS_ID --access-secret ACCESS_SECRET --region cn

# Open curtain
python3 scripts/tuya_control.py --mode cloud --action send \
  --device-id DEVICE_ID --code control --value open \
  --access-id ACCESS_ID --access-secret ACCESS_SECRET --region cn

Common Device Commands

Device	Code	Values	Description
Pet Feeder	manual_feed	1-12	Feed N portions
Pet Feeder	quick_feed	true	Quick feed
Pet Feeder	light	true/false	Night light
Light	switch_led	true/false	On/off
Light	bright_value	10-1000	Brightness
Light	temp_value	0-1000	Color temperature
Plug	switch_1	true/false	On/off
Curtain	control	open/stop/close	Movement
Curtain	percent_control	0-100	Position %

China Region Note

China data center (openapi.tuyacn.com) blocks non-China IPs by default. Solutions:

1. Add your IP to whitelist in Tuya IoT Platform → Project → IP Whitelist
2. Use local mode (bypasses cloud entirely, recommended)

API Reference

For detailed API documentation, DP code tables, and setup guide, see references/tuya_api.md.