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title: "The Things Network"
description: "The Things Network is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 26 installs sharing analytics and needs the vendor's cloud."
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url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/thethingsnetwork-lorawan.md"
last-updated: "2026-11-09"
version: "1.4"
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# The Things Network

> The Things Network is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 26 installs sharing analytics and needs the vendor's cloud.

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

## Supports

- **Uses the vendor's cloud**: Needs an internet connection and an account with the vendor.
- **Set up in the UI**: Add it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download.
- **Bronze quality**: Home Assistant's own rating of its code and setup experience.
- **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.

### Select server region

- **Region**: Select the region shown in your The Things Network console URL, or select Custom server for another The Things Stack deployment.

### Select applications

- **Applications**: Only devices in the selected applications will be discovered.

### Connect to The Things Network

- **API key**: An 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 Server**: Server address, including the scheme and port. The Things Network uses port 8884.
- **Identity Server**: Leave empty to use the Application Server address.

### Update API key

- **API key**: An 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](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [Hubs and protocols](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/hubs-and-protocols.md), Wireless protocols
- Number: 26 installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Needs the vendor's cloud
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Quality scale: Bronze quality scale
- Domain: `thethingsnetwork_lorawan`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/thethingsnetwork_lorawan/>

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Last updated 2026-11-09. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/thethingsnetwork-lorawan

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