HomeKit Bridge for Home Assistant (built-in integration)

About

HomeKit Bridge is a built-in Home Assistant integration that exposes Home Assistant entities to Apple Home. It works locally, and Home Assistant can discover it on the network and offer to add it, with configuration done in the UI. Setup and options let the user choose which domains and entities are included or excluded, pick an inclusion mode and a HomeKit mode, and select the entity for a single accessory. Camera settings cover cameras that support audio and cameras that support native H.264 streams, and bridged device triggers can be selected as well. Actions reload HomeKit and re-process the YAML configuration, reset an accessory, or unpair an accessory or bridge so it can be paired again without deleting the entry. Unpairing discards room locations and accessory preferences, and a diagnostics file can be downloaded for bug reports.

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Supports

Works locally Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
Set up in the UI Add it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download.
Found by itself Home Assistant spots it on the network and offers to add it.
Updated with Home Assistant Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

Setting it up

Home Assistant usually finds it on the network and offers to add it. It can also be added by hand under Settings, Devices and services.

Select domains to be included

Domains to include

After setup

Entity
Devices (Triggers)
Cameras that support audio
Cameras that support native H.264 streams
Entities
Entities
Domains to include
Inclusion mode
HomeKit mode

Texts from Home Assistant's source code, Apache License 2.0.

Actions

ReloadReloads HomeKit and re-processes the YAML-configuration.
Reset accessoryResets a HomeKit accessory.Fields: Entity
Unpair an accessory or bridgeForcefully removes all pairings from an accessory to allow re-pairing. Use this action if the accessory is no longer responsive and you want to avoid deleting and re-adding the entry. Room locations and accessory preferences will be lost.Fields: Device