# Smart Home Vacuum Guide

`action.devices.types.VACUUM` - Vacuums may have functions such as starting, stopping, and pausing cleaning, docking, checking the current cleaning cycle, locating the vacuum, or adjusting various modes. Some vacuums may support cleaning specific zones in the home.

This type indicates that the device gets the Vacuum icon and some related
synonyms and aliases.

## Device capabilities

Refer to the corresponding trait documentation for
implementation details, such as attributes and states that your service should support, and how to
build EXECUTE and QUERY responses.

### Required traits

These traits and commands are required, if applicable to your
device. If your device does not support these traits, enter the error code of
`functionNotSupported` in a QUERY or EXECUTE response. See
[Errors and exceptions](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/intents/errors-exceptions) for more info.

- [`action.devices.traits.StartStop`](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/traits/startstop)

### Recommended traits

These traits are recommended, if applicable to your device.
However, you are free to mix and match from all available traits to best match your existing
product functionality.

- [`action.devices.traits.Dock`](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/traits/dock)
- [`action.devices.traits.EnergyStorage`](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/traits/energystorage)
- [`action.devices.traits.Locator`](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/traits/locator)
- [`action.devices.traits.OnOff`](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/traits/onoff)
- [`action.devices.traits.RunCycle`](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/traits/runcycle)

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** [OnOff](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/traits/onoff) is needed only if the vacuum has a separate power control from start/stop semantics; otherwise, use [StartStop](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/traits/startstop).

## Example device: Simple vacuum

This section contains example intent payloads representing a common "Vacuum"
based on the device type and traits above. If you add or remove traits in your implementation,
modify your responses accordingly to reflect those changes.

### Sample SYNC response

Request

```
{
  "requestId": "6894439706274654512",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "intent": "action.devices.SYNC"
    }
  ]
}
```
Response

```
{
  "requestId": "6894439706274654512",
  "payload": {
    "agentUserId": "user123",
    "devices": [
      {
        "id": "123",
        "type": "action.devices.types.VACUUM",
        "traits": [
          "action.devices.traits.Dock",
          "action.devices.traits.EnergyStorage",
          "action.devices.traits.StartStop"
        ],
        "name": {
          "name": "Simple vacuum"
        },
        "willReportState": true,
        "attributes": {
          "queryOnlyEnergyStorage": true,
          "pausable": true
        },
        "deviceInfo": {
          "manufacturer": "smart-home-inc",
          "model": "hs1234",
          "hwVersion": "3.2",
          "swVersion": "11.4"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

### Sample QUERY response

Request

```
{
  "requestId": "6894439706274654514",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "intent": "action.devices.QUERY",
      "payload": {
        "devices": [
          {
            "id": "123"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
```
Response

```
{
  "requestId": "6894439706274654514",
  "payload": {
    "devices": {
      "123": {
        "status": "SUCCESS",
        "online": true,
        "isRunning": false,
        "isPaused": false,
        "isDocked": true,
        "descriptiveCapacityRemaining": "HIGH",
        "capacityRemaining": [
          {
            "unit": "SECONDS",
            "rawValue": 36000
          },
          {
            "unit": "PERCENTAGE",
            "rawValue": 90
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Sample EXECUTE commands

#### Dock

For additional details on the command parameters,
see the [`action.devices.traits.Dock`](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/traits/dock#action.devices.commands.dock) reference.

> [!NOTE]
> For commands which have a naturally longer process time, please use the `PENDING` status in the EXECUTE response and follow-up with the [ReportStateAndNotification API](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/integration/notifications#send-notification) when the command has been completed.

Request

```
{
  "requestId": "6894439706274654516",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "intent": "action.devices.EXECUTE",
      "payload": {
        "commands": [
          {
            "devices": [
              {
                "id": "123"
              }
            ],
            "execution": [
              {
                "command": "action.devices.commands.Dock"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
```
Response

```
{
  "requestId": "6894439706274654516",
  "payload": {
    "commands": [
      {
        "ids": [
          "123"
        ],
        "status": "PENDING",
        "states": {
          "online": true,
          "isDocked": true
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

#### StartStop

For additional details on the command parameters,
see the [`action.devices.traits.StartStop`](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/traits/startstop#action.devices.commands.startstop) reference.

> [!NOTE]
> For commands which have a naturally longer process time, please use the `PENDING` status in the EXECUTE response and follow-up with the [ReportStateAndNotification API](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/integration/notifications#send-notification) when the command has been completed.

Request

```
{
  "requestId": "6894439706274654518",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "intent": "action.devices.EXECUTE",
      "payload": {
        "commands": [
          {
            "devices": [
              {
                "id": "123"
              }
            ],
            "execution": [
              {
                "command": "action.devices.commands.StartStop",
                "params": {
                  "start": true
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
```
Response

```
{
  "requestId": "6894439706274654518",
  "payload": {
    "commands": [
      {
        "ids": [
          "123"
        ],
        "status": "PENDING",
        "states": {
          "online": true,
          "isRunning": true,
          "isPaused": false
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

#### PauseUnpause

For additional details on the command parameters,
see the [`action.devices.traits.StartStop`](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/traits/startstop#action.devices.commands.pauseunpause) reference.

> [!NOTE]
> For commands which have a naturally longer process time, please use the `PENDING` status in the EXECUTE response and follow-up with the [ReportStateAndNotification API](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/integration/notifications#send-notification) when the command has been completed.

Request

```
{
  "requestId": "6894439706274654520",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "intent": "action.devices.EXECUTE",
      "payload": {
        "commands": [
          {
            "devices": [
              {
                "id": "123"
              }
            ],
            "execution": [
              {
                "command": "action.devices.commands.PauseUnpause",
                "params": {
                  "pause": true
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
```
Response

```
{
  "requestId": "6894439706274654520",
  "payload": {
    "commands": [
      {
        "ids": [
          "123"
        ],
        "status": "PENDING",
        "states": {
          "online": true,
          "isRunning": false,
          "isPaused": true
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

## Device ERRORS

See the full list of [errors and exceptions](https://developers.home.google.com/cloud-to-cloud/intents/errors-exceptions).