Skylight

Skylight Calendar

Control Skylight Calendar frame via the unofficial API.

Setup

Set environment variables:

• SKYLIGHT_URL: Base URL (default: https://app.ourskylight.com)
• SKYLIGHT_FRAME_ID: Your frame (household) ID — find this by logging into ourskylight.com, clicking your calendar, and copying the number from the URL (e.g., 4197102 from https://ourskylight.com/calendar/4197102)

Authentication (choose one):

Option A - Email/Password (recommended):

• SKYLIGHT_EMAIL: Your Skylight account email
• SKYLIGHT_PASSWORD: Your Skylight account password

Option B - Pre-captured token:

• SKYLIGHT_TOKEN: Full Authorization header value (e.g., Basic abc123...)

Authentication

Option A: Login with Email/Password (Recommended)

Generate a token by logging in with email and password:

# Login and get user credentials
LOGIN_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST "$SKYLIGHT_URL/api/sessions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "'"$SKYLIGHT_EMAIL"'",
    "password": "'"$SKYLIGHT_PASSWORD"'",
    "name": "",
    "phone": "",
    "resettingPassword": "false",
    "textMeTheApp": "true",
    "agreedToMarketing": "true"
  }')

# Extract user_id and user_token from response
USER_ID=$(echo "$LOGIN_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.data.id')
USER_TOKEN=$(echo "$LOGIN_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.data.attributes.token')

# Generate Basic auth token (base64 of user_id:user_token)
SKYLIGHT_TOKEN="Basic $(echo -n "${USER_ID}:${USER_TOKEN}" | base64)"

# Now use $SKYLIGHT_TOKEN for all API requests

The login endpoint returns:

• data.id: User ID
• data.attributes.token: User token

Combine as {user_id}:{user_token} and base64 encode for Basic auth.

Option B: Capture Token via Proxy

If you prefer to capture a token manually:

1. Install Proxyman/Charles/mitmproxy and trust root certificate
2. Enable SSL proxying for app.ourskylight.com
3. Log into Skylight app and capture any API request
4. Copy Authorization header value (e.g., Basic <token>)

Tokens rotate on logout; recapture after re-login.

API Format

Responses use JSON:API format with data, included, and relationships fields.

Calendar Events

List events

curl -s "$SKYLIGHT_URL/api/frames/$SKYLIGHT_FRAME_ID/calendar_events?date_min=2025-01-27&date_max=2025-01-31" \
  -H "Authorization: $SKYLIGHT_TOKEN" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Query params:

• date_min (required): Start date YYYY-MM-DD
• date_max (required): End date YYYY-MM-DD
• timezone: Timezone string (optional)
• include: CSV of related resources (categories,calendar_account,event_notification_setting)

List source calendars

curl -s "$SKYLIGHT_URL/api/frames/$SKYLIGHT_FRAME_ID/source_calendars" \
  -H "Authorization: $SKYLIGHT_TOKEN"

Chores

List chores

curl -s "$SKYLIGHT_URL/api/frames/$SKYLIGHT_FRAME_ID/chores?after=2025-01-27&before=2025-01-31" \
  -H "Authorization: $SKYLIGHT_TOKEN"

Query params:

• after: Start date YYYY-MM-DD
• before: End date YYYY-MM-DD
• include_late: Include overdue chores (bool)
• filter: Filter by linked_to_profile

Create chore

curl -s -X POST "$SKYLIGHT_URL/api/frames/$SKYLIGHT_FRAME_ID/chores" \
  -H "Authorization: $SKYLIGHT_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "data": {
      "type": "chore",
      "attributes": {
        "summary": "Take out trash",
        "status": "pending",
        "start": "2025-01-28",
        "start_time": "08:00",
        "recurring": false
      },
      "relationships": {
        "category": {
          "data": {"type": "category", "id": "CATEGORY_ID"}
        }
      }
    }
  }'

Chore attributes:

• summary: Chore title
• status: pending or completed
• start: Date YYYY-MM-DD
• start_time: Time HH:MM (optional)
• recurring: Boolean
• recurrence_set: RRULE string for recurring chores
• reward_points: Integer (optional)
• emoji_icon: Emoji (optional)

Lists (Shopping/To-Do)

List all lists

curl -s "$SKYLIGHT_URL/api/frames/$SKYLIGHT_FRAME_ID/lists" \
  -H "Authorization: $SKYLIGHT_TOKEN"

Get list with items

curl -s "$SKYLIGHT_URL/api/frames/$SKYLIGHT_FRAME_ID/lists/{listId}" \
  -H "Authorization: $SKYLIGHT_TOKEN"

Response includes data.attributes.kind (shopping or to_do) and included array with list items.

List item attributes:

• label: Item text
• status: pending or completed
• section: Section name (optional)
• position: Sort order

Task Box

Create task box item

curl -s -X POST "$SKYLIGHT_URL/api/frames/$SKYLIGHT_FRAME_ID/task_box/items" \
  -H "Authorization: $SKYLIGHT_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "data": {
      "type": "task_box_item",
      "attributes": {
        "summary": "Pack lunches"
      }
    }
  }'

Task box attributes:

• summary: Task title
• emoji_icon: Emoji (optional)
• routine: Boolean (optional)
• reward_points: Integer (optional)

Categories

List categories

curl -s "$SKYLIGHT_URL/api/frames/$SKYLIGHT_FRAME_ID/categories" \
  -H "Authorization: $SKYLIGHT_TOKEN"

Categories are used to assign chores to family members. Attributes include:

• label: Category name (e.g., "Mom", "Dad", "Kids")
• color: Hex color #RRGGBB
• profile_pic_url: Avatar URL

Rewards

List rewards

curl -s "$SKYLIGHT_URL/api/frames/$SKYLIGHT_FRAME_ID/rewards" \
  -H "Authorization: $SKYLIGHT_TOKEN"

Optional query: redeemed_at_min (datetime) to filter by redemption date.

List reward points

curl -s "$SKYLIGHT_URL/api/frames/$SKYLIGHT_FRAME_ID/reward_points" \
  -H "Authorization: $SKYLIGHT_TOKEN"

Frame Info

Get frame details

curl -s "$SKYLIGHT_URL/api/frames/$SKYLIGHT_FRAME_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: $SKYLIGHT_TOKEN"

List devices

curl -s "$SKYLIGHT_URL/api/frames/$SKYLIGHT_FRAME_ID/devices" \
  -H "Authorization: $SKYLIGHT_TOKEN"

Notes

• API is unofficial and reverse-engineered; endpoints may change
• Tokens expire on logout; recapture as needed
• Responses return 304 Not Modified when data unchanged
• Use jq to parse JSON:API responses
• Frame ID is your household identifier; all resources are scoped to it