About
The Things Network is a built-in Home Assistant integration that connects to The Things Network cloud to bring in devices. It discovers devices only from the applications chosen during setup, so the selection controls what appears in Home Assistant. Access works through an API key that can read devices and application traffic for each selected application. Sending device commands needs the key to also have permission to write downlink traffic. The server region can be picked from the regions in the console URL, or a custom server can be used for another The Things Stack deployment. Setup is done in the UI, and the API key can be updated later.
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Supports
- Uses the vendor's cloudNeeds an internet connection and an account with the vendor.
- Set up in the UIAdd it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download.
- Bronze qualityHome Assistant's own rating of its code and setup experience.
- Updated with Home AssistantShips and updates with every Home Assistant release.
Setting it up
It is added under Settings, Devices and services, with Add integration.
Select server region
- RegionSelect the region shown in your The Things Network console URL, or select Custom server for another The Things Stack deployment.
Select applications
- ApplicationsOnly devices in the selected applications will be discovered.
Connect to The Things Network
- API keyAn API key with permission to read devices and application traffic for every selected application. Sending device commands also requires permission to write downlink traffic.
- Application ServerServer address, including the scheme and port. The Things Network uses port 8884.
- Identity ServerLeave empty to use the Application Server address.
Update API key
- API keyAn API key with permission to read devices and application traffic for every selected application. Sending device commands also requires permission to write downlink traffic.
Texts from Home Assistant's source code, Apache License 2.0.
Information
- Installs
- 26 sharing analytics
- Connection
- Uses the vendor's cloud
- Upkeep
- Part of Home Assistant
- Quality
- Bronze on the quality scale
- Category
- Hubs and protocols, Wireless protocols
- Kind
- Built-in integration
- Needs
- Built into Home Assistant
- Domain
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