Ever wanted to fire up your sauna from a script? A new open-source project makes tinkering with the HUUM Sauna API easier than ever.

Have you ever sat on your couch and thought, “I wish I could automate everything?” I know I have. From lights and thermostats to coffee makers, the modern smart home is all about convenience. But what about the bigger things? What about the places we go to relax and unplug, like a sauna? It turns out, you can bring that same level of control and customization there, too. If you’re the lucky owner of a beautiful HUUM sauna and have a knack for tinkering, you’ll be excited about this new community project that taps into the HUUM sauna API.

A new, open-source TypeScript library has popped up, and it’s designed to do one thing very well: give you programmatic control over your sauna. It’s a perfect example of the passionate maker community building cool things on top of the products they already love.

Why a HUUM Sauna API Library?

First off, if you’re not familiar, HUUM saunas are known for their stunning, minimalist design. They combine traditional sauna experiences with modern aesthetics. But beyond the beautiful stones and heaters, HUUM provides a way for software to interact with their systems—an API (Application Programming Interface). In simple terms, an API is a set of rules that lets different applications talk to each other.

So, why would you want this?

• Total Integration: You can tie your sauna into your existing smart home system, whether it’s Home Assistant, a custom dashboard, or a simple script.
• Custom Schedules: Go beyond the standard timer. Maybe you want the sauna to start pre-heating an hour before you get home from the gym on Mondays and Wednesdays, but not on Fridays.
• Automated Routines: Imagine linking your sauna to your morning alarm. When you wake up, your house knows to start heating the sauna for a perfect start to your day.
• Remote Monitoring: Check the temperature or turn the sauna off from anywhere, without being locked into a specific app.

This is all about taking a luxury wellness product and personalizing its operation to fit your exact lifestyle.

Getting Started with the Unofficial HUUM Sauna API

A developer and sauna enthusiast recently released huum-js, a free, open-source library that makes communicating with the HUUM sauna API incredibly straightforward for anyone familiar with JavaScript or TypeScript. You can find the entire project on GitHub and install it directly from the NPM registry.

It’s important to know that this is an unofficial library. It’s not made or supported by HUUM directly, but rather by a fan of their product who saw a need and built a solution. This is the spirit of the open-source community at its best. The project was even inspired by a similar library written in Python called pyhuum, showing a great example of community collaboration.

Practical Ideas for Your Smart Sauna Project

Once you have a way to talk to your sauna with code, the possibilities are genuinely exciting. This isn’t just a gimmick; it’s about creating useful, personalized experiences.

Here are a few ideas to get you started:

• The Post-Workout Wind-Down: Connect your fitness tracker (like Strava or Garmin) to a script. As soon as you log a completed run or workout, it could automatically trigger the sauna to start heating up for your recovery session.
• Voice Control: Hook the library into a system like Home Assistant, which can then be connected to Alexa or Google Assistant. You could simply say, “Hey Google, start the sauna,” from anywhere in your house.
• Smart Calendar Link: Let your script read your personal calendar. If you have an event blocked off as “Sauna Time,” it could automatically begin pre-heating 45 minutes before the event starts.

This project lowers the barrier to entry. You don’t have to be an expert programmer to start playing around. The library handles the complex parts of talking to the HUUM sauna API, so you can focus on building your fun and useful automations.

The creator has opened the door for feedback and contributions, so if you’re a developer, feel free to jump in, report an issue, or even add a new feature. It’s a fantastic little project that blends wellness with smart home tech, and I can’t wait to see what people build with it.