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Sonos speakers

Sonos never published a local API, but its speakers answer to plain UPnP on your network, and a mature Python library speaks it fluently.

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What it can become

What owners already do with it, easiest first.

Easy~20 minNo risk

Trigger it from a physical button or a webhook

A small local HTTP server turns playback and presets into one-line web requests, handy for a smart button, a shortcut or a wall panel.

An evening~30 minNo risk

Play, pause and group speakers from your own code

No account, no cloud: once a speaker is on your network, a short Python script can control volume, playback and stereo pairs.

An evening~30 minNo risk

Wire it into your home automation over MQTT

A small bridge publishes every speaker's state to MQTT and accepts commands back, so it drops into any automation setup next to other brands.

Everything built for it

8 projects from the index, most active first.