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title: "Open Thread Border Router"
description: "Open Thread Border Router is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 38.8k installs sharing analytics and works locally."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/otbr"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/otbr.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-23"
version: "1.4"
---

# Open Thread Border Router

> Open Thread Border Router is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 38.8k installs sharing analytics and works locally.

Open Thread Border Router is a built-in Home Assistant integration that connects to a Thread border router locally. It is set up in the UI, where a URL is entered for the border router. It needs nothing beyond Home Assistant itself, since it ships with the core. The integration can raise notices under Settings, Repairs. These cover a border router that does not support a Border Agent ID, insecure Thread network settings, and a border router and ZHA sharing the same radio while using different channels.

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=otbr)

## 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.
- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

It is added under Settings, Devices and services, with Add integration.

### Connect

- **URL**

Texts from Home Assistant's source code, [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## Troubleshooting

- **Repair notices**: Notices it can show in Settings, Repairs:
  The OTBR does not support Border Agent ID, Insecure Thread network settings detected, OTBR and ZHA share the same radio but use different channels

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [Hubs and protocols](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/hubs-and-protocols.md), Wireless protocols
- Number: 38.8k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Works locally
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Domain: `otbr`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/otbr/>

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Last updated 2026-10-23. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/otbr

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