Connecting your GivEnergy inverter via API

Obtaining a GivEnergy API Token

You'To connect your GivEnergy system to the Smug app, you'll need to generate a GivEnergyan API token. This is a unique code thattoken allows ussecure tocommunication connect tobetween your inverter or battery.battery and the app.

Step 1: 

Go toVisit your GivEnergy account, thenand loginlog usingin with your credentials.

Step 2:

LoginOnce logged in, navigate to your account to your Account settingsSettings. On desktop, this is in the left sidesidebar. navigation.On NOTE:mobile, Ifyou'll youfind areit at the bottom of the screen.

 

Step 3:

At the top right of the account details page, click on mobile,Manage Account Security.

 

Step 4:

Under the navigatioGivEnergy nAPI Tokens section, click Generate New Token.

 

Step 5:

Enter a name for your token (e.g., My GivEnergy Token).

Select "No Expiry" so that the connection remains active unless manually revoked.

 

Step 6:

Select the following token scopes, then click Create Token:

• api:inverter
• api:site

 

Step 7:

Once created, copy the token and store it in a secure location. GivEnergy only allows viewing it once.

 

Step 8:

You're all set! Paste the copied API token into the Smug app to complete the setup.