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title: "HomeKit Bridge"
description: "HomeKit Bridge is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 95.1k installs sharing analytics and works locally."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/homekit"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/homekit.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
---

# HomeKit Bridge

> HomeKit Bridge is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 95.1k installs sharing analytics and works locally.

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.

Automatic summary of Home Assistant's source code. Something wrong? [Get in touch](https://vulpo.app/contact)

[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/config_flow_start/?domain=homekit)

## 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](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## Actions

- **Reload**: Reloads HomeKit and re-processes the YAML-configuration.
- **Reset accessory**: Resets a HomeKit accessory.
  Fields: Entity
- **Unpair an accessory or bridge**: Forcefully 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

## Troubleshooting

- **Diagnostics**: Downloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report.

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [Hubs and protocols](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/hubs-and-protocols.md), Wireless protocols
- Brand: [Apple](https://vulpo.app/integrations/apple.md)
- Number: 95.1k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Works locally
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Domain: `homekit`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit/>

## Other ways in for Apple

| Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [iBeacon Tracker](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/ibeacon.md) | Built-in integration | 96.7k installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Part of Home Assistant |
| [Apple TV](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/apple-tv.md) | Built-in integration | 89.6k installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Part of Home Assistant |
| [HomeKit Device](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/homekit-controller.md) | Built-in integration | 83.4k installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Part of Home Assistant |
| [Apple iCloud](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/icloud.md) | Built-in integration | 5.6k installs sharing analytics | Needs the vendor's cloud | Part of Home Assistant |
| [iCloud3](https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/gcobb321-icloud3.md) | Marketplace integration | 4.5k installs sharing analytics | Needs the vendor's cloud | Updated in the last 6 months |

Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation. [About these numbers](https://vulpo.app/integrations/about)

Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/homekit

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