Open a gate with PalGate Cloud via OpenApp

PalGate Cloud controls gates and controllers through PAL’s cloud API. OpenApp links your PalGate account as an integration, maps each gate to a device, and exposes standard entity actions (switchable.open) — so automations, SDKs, and agents use one API regardless of vendor.

This guide is for homeowners, building operators, and integrators who already use PalGate and want API-driven gate control. Setup details: PalGate Cloud integration. Sector context: Model by sector (private home, shared building parking).

Prerequisites

1. PalGate Cloud integration created in the dashboard (QR linking or manual credentials).
2. A device per gate with PalGate gate ID as external_id (e.g. DEVICE or DEVICE:2).
3. API key and entity id for the gate’s switchable entity.

Open the gate (HTTP API)

export OPENAPP_API_BASE='https://api.openapp.house/api/v1'
export OPENAPP_API_KEY='v1_openapp_YOUR_SECRET'
export OPENAPP_ORG_ID='01HORG00000000000000000000'
export ENTITY_ID='01HENTITY000000000000000000'

curl -sS -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${OPENAPP_API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Org: ${OPENAPP_ORG_ID}" \
  -d '{}' \
  "${OPENAPP_API_BASE}/entities/${ENTITY_ID}/actions/switchable.open"

Find ENTITY_ID from the device page or GET /integrations/{id}/entities.

Python (SDK)

await client.entities.by_id(entity_id).open()

Link a new PalGate device (API)

Custom provisioning can use the integration-setup flow the dashboard wizard calls:

• POST /api/v1/integration-setup/v1/sessions with "flow": "palgate_cloud_device_link"
• Poll POST .../sessions/{session_id}/poll until succeeded
• Create the integration with returned config + secrets

See PalGate Cloud — Integration-setup API.

Agent safety

• Confirm which gate entity maps to which parking entry before unattended automation.
• PalGate rate limits and account policy still apply under the hood.
• For comparison with using the PalGate app alone, see PalGate via OpenApp vs native app.

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