---
title: "Roku"
description: "Roku is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 12.5k installs sharing analytics and works locally."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/roku"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/roku.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
---

# Roku

> Roku is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 12.5k installs sharing analytics and works locally.

Roku is a built-in integration that controls Roku devices from Home Assistant over the local network. It adds a media player and a remote for each device, along with binary sensors, sensors and selects. The sensors report the active app and its ID, and the binary sensors show details such as headphones connected and support for AirPlay, Ethernet and find remote. Selects allow switching the application and the channel. A search action emulates opening the search screen and entering a keyword, and an option sets the application ID used when launching media playback. Devices on the network are discovered automatically, and setup is done in the UI with the device hostname or IP address.

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

## 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.

### Connect

- **Host**: The hostname or IP address of the Roku device to control.

### After setup

- **Play Media Roku Application ID**: The application ID to use when launching media playback. Must support the PlayOnRoku API.

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

## Entities

- **Binary sensors**: Headphones connected, Supports AirPlay, Supports Ethernet, Supports find remote
- **Selects**: Application, Channel
- **Sensors**: Active app, Active app ID

## Actions

- **Search**: Emulates opening the search screen and entering the search keyword.
  Fields: Keyword

## Troubleshooting

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

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [Media and entertainment](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/media-and-entertainment.md), TV and streaming
- Brand: Roku
- Number: 12.5k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Works locally
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Domain: `roku`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/roku/>

In Vulpo: Media Player card, Select card, Chart card, Apple Watch

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

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