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Apilio

Connects your smart home sensors and actuators to AI workflows, monitors device states in real time, and triggers complex home automation based on custom logic blocks.

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Why use Ceven?

  1. AI native Apilio integration

    • Describe the outcome and Ceven picks the right Apilio calls, fills the parameters, and checks the result.
    • Structured, agent friendly tool schemas so each call runs reliably instead of by guesswork.
    • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Apilio data, across all 8 of its actions.

  2. Managed auth

    • Built in OAuth with automatic token refresh and rotation.
    • One place to manage, scope, and revoke Apilio access.
    • Per user and per environment credentials instead of shared keys.

  3. Agent optimized design

    • Actions are tuned from real success and error rates so reliability climbs over time.
    • Full execution logs so you always know what ran in Apilio, when, and on whose behalf.
    • The agent pauses and asks when Apilio is unclear instead of plowing ahead.

  4. Enterprise grade security

    • Fine grained access so you control which agents and people can reach Apilio.
    • Least privilege by default, read scopes first and only the writes a workflow needs.
    • A full audit trail of every Apilio action to support review and sign off.

Supported tools

Every action Ceven's agents can run on Apilio, and when to use it.

Get Boolean Variables
Use this when you need the full list of boolean variables and their current true or false states.
Get Conditions
Pull all evaluatable conditions to see which triggers are currently active or available for a workflow.
Get Logicblocks
List all available logic blocks for a user to understand the existing automation rules in place.
Get Numeric Variables
Fetch all numeric variables to check values like temperature, humidity, or power consumption.
Get String Variables
Pull all string variables to identify device names, status messages, or custom labels.
Update Boolean State
Change a boolean variable to true or false to trigger a device action like turning on a light.
Set Numeric Value
Write a new value to a numeric variable to adjust a thermostat or dimmer level.
Update String Variable
Modify a string variable to update a status label or a custom device note.
Trigger Logic Block
Force the execution of a specific logic block to run a pre defined sequence of home events.
List All Devices
Search for all connected hardware linked to the Apilio account to verify connectivity.
Check Condition State
Verify if a specific condition is currently met before proceeding with a downstream action.
Clear Variable State
Reset a variable to its default state to clear an alert or a temporary override.

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Frequently asked questions

Ceven minimizes latency by polling Apilio variables only when a workflow trigger is active or through a scheduled check. Because Apilio acts as a middleware for various smart home brands, the actual response time depends on the underlying hardware and the cloud provider of the device. Ceven implements a retry logic with exponential backoff to ensure that a temporary cloud flicker from a third party device does not cause a workflow to fail permanently. For critical alerts, the agent uses high frequency polling to ensure that a state change is captured and acted upon within seconds of the event occurring in the Apilio dashboard.
Currently, Ceven is designed to read and trigger existing logic blocks rather than architecting new ones from scratch inside the Apilio interface. You should define your complex conditions and device groupings within the Apilio web portal first. Once those blocks are saved and named, the Ceven agent can discover them using the Get Logicblocks tool and trigger them based on external data or AI reasoning. This separation ensures that your core home safety rules remain intact and are not accidentally modified by an AI agent while still allowing the agent to execute those rules when needed.
Yes. Ceven interacts with the Apilio API, not the individual hardware. As long as the device is successfully bridged into Apilio and exposes a variable such as a boolean switch or a numeric value, Ceven can read and write to it. This means whether you use Tuya, Sonoff, or other supported brands, the agent sees them as standardized variables. If a device is not appearing in Ceven, ensure that it is correctly configured in your Apilio account and that the variable is set to be accessible via the API.
Users should be aware that Apilio enforces strict rate limits on their API endpoints to prevent service abuse. If a Ceven workflow is configured to poll numeric variables every second across hundreds of devices, you may encounter a 429 Too Many Requests error. To avoid this, we recommend using event based triggers or increasing the polling interval to every few minutes. Ceven handles these limits by queuing requests, but excessive calls will still result in temporary throttling from the Apilio side. This is a platform limitation of the Apilio API tier and not a restriction within the Ceven platform.
Ceven does not store a permanent mirror of your home state. We treat Apilio as the source of truth. When a workflow runs, the agent pulls the current state of variables in real time to make a decision. While we log the execution of the workflow for your audit trail, the actual values of your sensors and the status of your switches remain on the Apilio servers. This ensures that if you change a setting in the Apilio app, the Ceven agent sees that change immediately upon the next API call without any synchronization delays.
Yes, Ceven can connect to multiple Apilio accounts if you have the necessary credentials for each. This is particularly useful for property managers who manage separate accounts for different buildings or clients. You can create a single master workflow in Ceven that aggregates data from several Apilio accounts, allowing you to see a high level overview of all properties. The agent can then perform cross account actions, such as checking if all properties have their heating turned down during a holiday break.
Conflicting commands are handled based on the order of execution in the workflow. If one part of a workflow tells Apilio to turn a light on and another part tells it to turn off, the final command sent to the API will be the one that sticks. To prevent this, we recommend using the Get Boolean Variables tool at the start of your workflow to establish the current state and using conditional logic to ensure only one command is issued. This prevents the device from flickering or behaving erratically due to rapid successive API calls.
When a device goes offline, Apilio typically stops updating the corresponding variable or marks it as unavailable. Ceven detects this as a null value or a failure to update the state. You can build a specific workflow to handle this by setting up a check that monitors the last updated timestamp of a variable. If the time since the last update exceeds a certain threshold, the agent can trigger a notification to you that a device has lost connectivity, allowing you to troubleshoot the hardware before a critical automation fails.

Alternatives to Apilio

Other tools that solve a similar problem. Ceven supports these too, so you can switch or run more than one at once.

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