Admin Access To SolarEdge?

[AaronG]

OK, the SE tech helped me see how to add a sub-installer. On the primary installer's "my account" page, they see the following:

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By clicking, "add new installer" in the upper right, a sub-installer can be assigned. I've just initiated the process with another email address I have, and will follow up with more specific steps later on how it works.

Wild because me as a sub-installer can "add new installer" too. It asked me for the email, etc. I didnt proceed, because I don't need it. I dont wanna F anything up... But looks like you could nest it 3+ levels deep or more.

[sensij]

A bit more on this...

The actual feedback from SE was this:

You can actual be able to do this. Under your installer account click my account. From my account click add installer. When you add installer sub accounts you as the master can see the site and the sub account can see the account when the site is created by the sub account.

So here's the thing... if the system is "installed" by the top level installer, the sub-account doesn't see it. However, the top level will be able to see any sites created by the sub account, and sub accounts can't see each other. That means that for homeowners to have admin access, without compromising the installers access, the following sequence would occur:

1) Homeowner creates an installer account.
2) Installer adds homeowner's installer account as a sub-installer.
3) Homeowner's installer account is used to create the site.

It would seem that step 3 needs to be done by the homeowner, or be done by the installer logged in as the homeowner. Perhaps it would be a good idea to change your password afterwords if you have your installer do it for you.

[gvl]

How can I check if my account is a sub-installer account? I did ask my installer specifically to add me as a sub-installer and they agreed, but I think they just added me as an owner as I don't see any of the advanced features.

Edit: Found it in the OP, it is the "Admin" link, duh...

[jlv]

Thanks! My system just went live yesterday and I was looking for how to do this. I'll see if my installer can set me up as a subinstaller, otherwise I'll try to get up my own account.

[zaphod]

Hi folks - I just got my system up and operational. I have access to the SolarEdge monitoring site but I would like full access to their API so that I can pull down data into a database on my home PCs. Have you guys been able to get access to this info from SolarEdge?

[sensij]

Hi folks - I just got my system up and operational. I have access to the SolarEdge monitoring site but I would like full access to their API so that I can pull down data into a database on my home PCs. Have you guys been able to get access to this info from SolarEdge?

The API access is free, just get your installer to give you the key associated with your system.

[zaphod]

The API access is free, just get your installer to give you the key associated with your system.

Thanks - I have asked my installer for this info.

[mccmark]

Thanks for the info I'm going to try this

Thanks for the info, I need to get some sort of admin rights to my own site, I'll try to setup my own installer account today and send these instructions to my installer tomorrow. I got a bad API key and I hate waiting for days to get a response.
Mark

A bit more on this...

The actual feedback from SE was this:


So here's the thing... if the system is "installed" by the top level installer, the sub-account doesn't see it. However, the top level will be able to see any sites created by the sub account, and sub accounts can't see each other. That means that for homeowners to have admin access, without compromising the installers access, the following sequence would occur:

1) Homeowner creates an installer account.
2) Installer adds homeowner's installer account as a sub-installer.
3) Homeowner's installer account is used to create the site.

It would seem that step 3 needs to be done by the homeowner, or be done by the installer logged in as the homeowner. Perhaps it would be a good idea to change your password afterwords if you have your installer do it for you.

[ButchDeal]

Thanks for the info, I need to get some sort of admin rights to my own site, I'll try to setup my own installer account today and send these instructions to my installer tomorrow. I got a bad API key and I hate waiting for days to get a response.
Mark

There is a check Bo's to enable the API AND a save button but you have to scroll way down to get to the save button. It is easy to miss for installers not familiar with it.
There will be a new API key if they didn't click save button

[mccmark]

Ok, I tried to make a subinstaller account, it says the SN is already registered. Guess I should read this thread more closely.
For now I will be happy if they can get me an API that works for I can get PVO working. I'll send them your tip,
Thank you,
Mark

There is a check Bo's to enable the API AND a save button but you have to scroll way down to get to the save button. It is easy to miss for installers not familiar with it.
There will be a new API key if they didn't click save button

[zaphod]

I have just started writing some code to pull down data from the API to store on a local SQLite database and to do a little bit of presentation of the data via the web. My code is written in Python. How do others use the API?

[jlv]

I use the API key just for PVOutput. If that wasn't so convenient and I really wanted the data in a local database, I'd consider using https://github.com/jbuehl/solaredge as that sits between the inverter and your router and records all the data it is uploading to the Solaredge backend.

[zaphod]

I use the API key just for PVOutput. If that wasn't so convenient and I really wanted the data in a local database, I'd consider using https://github.com/jbuehl/solaredge as that sits between the inverter and your router and records all the data it is uploading to the Solaredge backend.

Thanks, but I am not sure why this is required if you can just pull down the data from Solaredge via the API. In the readme it says: "Solaredge also publishes an API that allows access to their portal, however this also does not include module level data"

What does he mean by module level data? Is that data for each panel?

[sensij]

Thanks, but I am not sure why this is required if you can just pull down the data from Solaredge via the API. In the readme it says: "Solaredge also publishes an API that allows access to their portal, however this also does not include module level data"

What does he mean by module level data? Is that data for each panel?

Right. Panel level data is not accessible through the API.

[zaphod]

Right. Panel level data is not accessible through the API.

Thanks - presumably this data is going back to SolarEdge as you can view panel level info through the web UI and the iOS app, but they have chosen to not make it accessible. Has anyone asked them to make this data available via the API? Do they have some objection to providing this data or is it more of a case that they haven't gotten around to it, and they may never get around to it.