# SolarEdge Private API not working anymore?

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/solaredge-private-api-not-working-anymore/169848>\
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**Created:** [July 20, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/solaredge-private-api-not-working-anymore/169848 "2026-07-20T11:47:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![GopherCH](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/dec6dc/32.png) [@GopherCH](https://community.openhab.org/u/GopherCH)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/solaredge-private-api-not-working-anymore/169848/8 "2026-07-21T09:57:32Z")

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sure, I’m not a modbus specialist by any means, but basically you first need to activate modbus on the inverter. Access the inverter with the SolarEdge Setapp App (qr code sticker on the inverter). There’s an option to activate Modbus.

Then you install the Modbus Binding ([Modbus - Bindings | openHAB](https://www.openhab.org/addons/bindings/modbus/))

You install the “Bridge” Thing at first which connects to your inverter. If you activate “auto discovery” it will discover your inverter and SmartMeter if available as separate things.

You’ll discover the channels in the respective Things which you can map to Items depending on what you are looking for.

Personally I’m mostly interested in import/export because I control the e-charger and boiler by that. That’s the value “Total Real Power” of the inverter. There’s no separate channel for import and export. The values are - or +.

PV production I’m still trying to figure out in detail. Most useful value seems to be AC Power of the inverter but you’ll have to do some calculations probably. At least if you have a battery since the inverter cannot distinguish if the AC power is coming from the panels or the battery. It’s just total AC that goes through the inverter. Working on that though.

For house consumption you definitely need to do some calulations.

Plus if you have a battery, the values are not there by default. Still trying to figure out this one too. There’s a hint in the community: [Solaredge (via Sunspec) Modbus Binding is missing battery values - Add-ons / Bindings - openHAB Community](https://community.openhab.org/t/solaredge-via-sunspec-modbus-binding-is-missing-battery-values/148036)

Here’s an AI description of the channels of the SmartMeter:

| Channel | Meaning | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Total Real Power** | Actual power currently being consumed or exported to the grid. This is the value you use for energy calculations. | W (Watts) |
| **Total Apparent Power** | Combination of real power and reactive power. Represents total electrical load seen by the network. | VA (Volt-Amps) |
| **Total Reactive Power** | Power flowing due to inductive/capacitive loads (motors, transformers, some electronics). Does not perform useful work. | var |
| **Power Factor (PF)** | Efficiency ratio between real and apparent power. PF = 1.0 means no reactive power. | - |
| **Voltage L1/L2/L3** | Phase voltages. | V |
| **Current L1/L2/L3** | Current on each phase. | A |
| **Frequency** | Grid frequency. | Hz |
| **Imported Energy** | Total energy purchased from the grid since installation. | kWh |
| **Exported Energy** | Total energy fed into the grid since installation. | kWh |
| **Imported Reactive Energy** | Reactive energy taken from the grid. | kvarh |
| **Exported Reactive Energy** | Reactive energy supplied to the grid. | kvarh |

Here’s an AI description of the channels of the Inverter:

| Channel | Meaning | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AC Power | Current AC power delivered by the inverter | W |
| AC Energy | Lifetime energy produced by the inverter | Wh / kWh |
| DC Power | Power coming from the PV panels before conversion | W |
| DC Voltage | PV string voltage | V |
| DC Current | PV current | A |
| AC Voltage L1/L2/L3 | Grid voltage per phase | V |
| AC Current L1/L2/L3 | Output current per phase | A |
| AC Frequency | Grid frequency | Hz |
| Apparant Power | Total AC apparent power | VA |
| Reactive Power | AC reactive power | var |
| Power Factor | Real power / apparent power | - |
| Temperature | Inverter internal temperature | °C |
| Status | Producing, Sleeping, Fault, etc. | - |

hope that helps as a quickstart. Maybe we should start another Topic about this Modbus config.

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