Smart Nursery Setup

Connect Your Smart Devices

NestMate is the only baby app that natively syncs with your Owlet Smart Sock and Snoo bassinet — and connects to your smart home via Home Assistant.

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Owlet Smart Sock

Auto-log pulse ox, heart rate, and motion from your baby's Smart Sock

NestMate connects directly to the Owlet cloud using the same credentials as your official Owlet app. Once linked, every session is automatically pulled into your NestMate timeline — no manual entry required.

✓ O₂ saturation ✓ Heart rate ✓ Movement ✓ Session history ✓ Accuracy dashboard
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Compatible devices: Owlet Smart Sock 3 and Dream Sock. The older Smart Sock 2 is not supported by the Owlet cloud API.

Requirements

  • An active Owlet account (the same one used with the official Owlet app)
  • Owlet Smart Sock 3 or Dream Sock paired and working in the Owlet app
  • NestMate account with a baby profile created

Setup

  1. Open Settings in NestMate

    Tap the profile icon in the top-right corner of the home screen, then select Settings → Integrations.

  2. Tap "Connect Owlet"

    Find the Owlet card and tap Connect. You'll be prompted to enter your Owlet account credentials.

  3. Enter your Owlet email and password

    Use the same email and password you use to sign in to the official Owlet app. NestMate stores these securely using the device's encrypted keychain — they are never sent to NestMate's servers.

  4. Select your device

    NestMate will fetch the Owlet devices linked to your account. Select the Smart Sock paired to your baby.

  5. Link to a baby profile

    Choose which NestMate baby profile this Owlet device belongs to. Data will be tagged to that baby going forward.

  6. Done — data starts flowing

    NestMate will start syncing Owlet session data automatically. Live readings appear on your home screen when the Sock is active. Historical sessions from the past 30 days are imported on first connect.

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Tip: Keep both the Owlet app and NestMate installed. The Owlet app is still required to configure the Sock's alert settings. NestMate reads the data; the Owlet app manages device settings.

What Gets Synced

Data point Sync frequency Notes
O₂ saturation (%) Live (when app is open) Displayed on home screen
Heart rate (bpm) Live (when app is open) Displayed on home screen
Movement / motion Live (when app is open) Used in sleep session correlation
Session start / end On sync (background) Auto-creates sleep entries
Historical sessions First connection (30 days) One-time historical import
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Snoo Smart Bassinet

Sync Snoo sleep sessions automatically into NestMate's sleep tracking

The Snoo is one of the most data-rich baby products ever made — but that data was locked inside the Happiest Baby app. NestMate connects directly to the Snoo API so every session, level change, and soothing event appears in your unified sleep timeline alongside your manual logs.

✓ Sleep sessions ✓ Soothe levels ✓ Feeding journals ✓ Pumping logs ✓ Historical import

Requirements

  • A Snoo smart bassinet (any generation)
  • An active Happiest Baby account (same login used with the SNOO app)
  • The Snoo paired and set up in the official SNOO app
  • NestMate account with a baby profile created

Setup

  1. Open Settings in NestMate

    Tap your profile icon → Settings → Integrations.

  2. Tap "Connect Snoo"

    Find the Snoo card and tap Connect.

  3. Sign in with your Happiest Baby credentials

    Enter the email and password you use to sign in to the SNOO app. Credentials are stored securely in your device's encrypted keychain.

  4. Link to a baby profile

    NestMate will detect the babies in your Snoo account. Match each one to the corresponding NestMate baby profile.

  5. Choose your sync start date

    Select how far back you want to import historical data. NestMate can import Snoo sessions, feeding journals, and pumping logs from any date.

  6. Tap "Start Sync"

    NestMate will import your history and continue syncing new sessions automatically. Depending on how much history you import, the first sync may take a minute.

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Session refresh rate: Snoo sessions are pulled on a schedule and whenever you open the app. Live real-time streaming is not supported by the Snoo API. Expect sessions to appear in NestMate within a few minutes of your baby waking.

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Tip: Once connected, NestMate's AI sleep insights will start correlating your Snoo session levels with other tracked data — feeding timing, diaper changes, and weather — to surface patterns you can actually act on.

What Gets Synced

Data type Direction Details
Sleep sessions Snoo → NestMate Start time, end time, total duration
Soothe levels Snoo → NestMate Level progression within each session
Feeding journals Snoo → NestMate Breast, bottle, solid food entries
Pumping logs Snoo → NestMate Volume and session duration
Historical data One-time import Any date you choose, up to your account start
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Home Assistant

Trigger NestMate logging from HA automations, dashboards, and voice commands

NestMate exposes a secure webhook API that Home Assistant can call to log entries directly. Use it to create one-tap nursery dashboards, log sleep start/stop with your existing HA presence detection, or trigger entries from any HA-connected button, sensor, or routine.

✓ REST command support ✓ Per-caregiver tokens ✓ Google Home bridge ✓ Siri Shortcuts ✓ Dashboard buttons
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Home Assistant 2023.6+ required. The rest_command integration used below has been available since HA Core. Make sure your instance is up to date before starting.

Step 1 — Generate an Integration Token

  1. Open NestMate → Settings → Integrations → Home Assistant

    You'll find the Home Assistant section in the Integrations settings screen.

  2. Tap "Generate Token"

    NestMate will create a unique bearer token tied to your account. Each caregiver in a family can have their own token — entries logged via HA will be attributed to the token's owner.

  3. Copy your token and endpoint URL

    You'll see two values: your API endpoint URL and your Bearer token. Copy both — you'll need them in the next section. Keep the token secret; it grants write access to your NestMate data.

Step 2 — Configure Home Assistant

Add the following to your Home Assistant configuration.yaml. Replace the placeholder values with the endpoint and token you copied from NestMate.

# configuration.yaml rest_command: # Log the start of a sleep session nestmate_sleep_start: url: "https://app.nestmatebaby.com/api/v1/log" method: POST headers: Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_NESTMATE_TOKEN" Content-Type: "application/json" payload: '{"action":"sleep_start","babyId":"YOUR_BABY_ID"}' # Log the end of a sleep session nestmate_sleep_stop: url: "https://app.nestmatebaby.com/api/v1/log" method: POST headers: Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_NESTMATE_TOKEN" Content-Type: "application/json" payload: '{"action":"sleep_stop","babyId":"YOUR_BABY_ID"}' # Log a diaper change nestmate_diaper: url: "https://app.nestmatebaby.com/api/v1/log" method: POST headers: Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_NESTMATE_TOKEN" Content-Type: "application/json" payload: '{"action":"diaper","babyId":"YOUR_BABY_ID","type":"wet"}' # Log the start of a feeding nestmate_feed_start: url: "https://app.nestmatebaby.com/api/v1/log" method: POST headers: Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_NESTMATE_TOKEN" Content-Type: "application/json" payload: '{"action":"feed_start","babyId":"YOUR_BABY_ID","feedType":"breast"}'
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Where is my baby ID? Open NestMate → select your baby's profile → tap the ⋯ menu → Copy Baby ID. It looks like abc123xyz.

After editing configuration.yaml, reload Home Assistant (Settings → System → Restart → Quick reload) or call the homeassistant.reload_all service.

Step 3 — Example Automations

Dashboard button

Add a tap-to-log button to any Lovelace dashboard:

# Lovelace button card type: button name: "🛌 Sleep Start" tap_action: action: call-service service: rest_command.nestmate_sleep_start

Presence-based sleep detection

Automatically log a sleep entry when your nursery presence sensor detects the room is quiet:

# automation.yaml - alias: "NestMate — auto-log sleep start" trigger: - platform: state entity_id: binary_sensor.nursery_motion to: "off" for: "00:05:00" # 5 min no motion action: - service: rest_command.nestmate_sleep_start - alias: "NestMate — auto-log sleep end" trigger: - platform: state entity_id: binary_sensor.nursery_motion to: "on" action: - service: rest_command.nestmate_sleep_stop

Google Home voice command

Bridge NestMate to Google Assistant via HA (requires Nabu Casa or a Google Home integration):

# configuration.yaml — expose a script to Google script: nestmate_log_diaper: alias: "Log diaper change" # Google triggers on this alias sequence: - service: rest_command.nestmate_diaper # Then in Google Home, expose the script and say: # "Hey Google, turn on Log diaper change"
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Siri Shortcuts: On iPhone, you can create a Shortcut that calls the NestMate API directly using the Get Contents of URL action — no Home Assistant required. Set the method to POST, add your Bearer token as a header, and paste the JSON payload. Then add it to Siri with a phrase like "Hey Siri, diaper change".

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Your credentials are stored exclusively in your device's encrypted keychain (iOS Keychain or Android Keystore) — the same secure store that holds your banking passwords. They are never transmitted to or stored on NestMate's servers.
No. NestMate reads data from the Owlet and Snoo cloud APIs — it does not modify any settings in those apps or interfere with their operation. Keep your official apps installed; they are still used for device configuration and alerts.
Owlet Smart Sock 3 and Dream Sock are supported. The original Smart Sock 2 uses an older, incompatible cloud API and is not supported. The Owlet Dream Cam and Owlet Monitor Duo are not yet integrated.
Yes. Each caregiver in your NestMate family can generate their own integration token. Entries logged via each token are attributed to that caregiver's account, so your care history stays accurate even when multiple people are logging via Home Assistant.
First, verify your Happiest Baby account credentials are still valid by signing into the official SNOO app. Then open NestMate → Settings → Integrations → Snoo → Re-sync. If the issue persists, try disconnecting and reconnecting the integration. Contact support if the problem continues.
Yes — NestMate's Home Assistant integration is fully first-party and officially supported. It is maintained by the NestMate team and documented here. This is different from unofficial community integrations you may find on forums or GitHub for other apps.
Yes. Go to Settings → Integrations → Home Assistant → Manage Tokens. From there you can revoke individual tokens at any time. Revoking a token immediately invalidates it — any HA automations using that token will stop working until you update them with a new token.

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Set up takes less than 5 minutes. Your Owlet and Snoo data starts flowing right away.

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