--- title: "Bose" description: "Bose is a Marketplace integration for Home Assistant. It has 709 installs sharing analytics, works locally and was last updated October 10, 2026." canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/cavefire-bose-homeassistant" url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/cavefire-bose-homeassistant.md" last-updated: "2026-10-22" version: "1.4" --- # Bose > Bose is a Marketplace integration for Home Assistant. It has 709 installs sharing analytics, works locally and was last updated October 10, 2026. Bose is an integration that controls Bose soundbars and speakers from Home Assistant over the local network. It adds a media player with playback control, volume, source selection and grouping of several speakers, plus sound settings such as bass, treble, center, surround and subwoofer gain. Further entities cover audio mode, HDMI-CEC settings, dual mono, auto standby, rear speakers, Bluetooth pairing, and battery and WiFi status for portable models. Two actions are included: one removes a paired Bluetooth device by its MAC address, the other sends a custom request straight to a speaker. A Bose account is required during setup, although control after the first call stays local. Devices are found automatically on the network, and setup runs in the interface, with an option to enable Chromecast built-in for text-to-speech and media playback. Automatic summary of the README and code of cavefire/Bose-Homeassistant. Something wrong, or are you the maintainer and want your own text here? [Get in touch](https://vulpo.app/contact) [Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/hacs_repository/?owner=cavefire&repository=Bose-Homeassistant&category=integration) On Home Assistant 2026.11 or newer? [Open it in the Marketplace](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/marketplace_repository/?owner=cavefire&repository=Bose-Homeassistant&category=integration) ## Supports - **Works locally**: Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between. - **Found by itself**: Home Assistant spots it on the network and offers to add it. - **From the Marketplace**: Installed through the Marketplace, formerly HACS. - **Actively maintained**: Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months. ## Setting it up Install it from the Marketplace and restart Home Assistant, then add it under Settings, Devices and services. ### Connect - **Select your BOSE device** - **Email address of your BOSE account** - **Enter IP address manually** - **Password of your BOSE account** ### Confirm the device - **Email address of your BOSE account** - **Password of your BOSE account** Also asked when signing in again. ### Manual ip - **IP address of your BOSE device** ### Source settings - **Source** ### Configure source initial - **Custom name (optional)** - **Linked media player (optional)** ### Connectivity settings - **Automatically enable Chromecast built-in on connection**: When enabled, Chromecast functionality will be automatically activated when connecting to the device. Chromecast is needed for TTS and media playback via the media player entity! ### After setup - **Source** - **Custom name (optional)** - **Linked media player (optional)** - **Automatically enable Chromecast built-in on connection**: When enabled, Chromecast functionality will be automatically activated when connecting to the device. Chromecast is needed for TTS and media playback via the media player entity! Texts from the code of [cavefire/Bose-Homeassistant](https://github.com/cavefire/Bose-Homeassistant). ## Entities - **Binary sensors**: Charging State - **Buttons**: Bluetooth Pairing - **Media**: Media Player - **Numbers**: AV Sync, Bass, Center Channel, Height Channel, Subwoofer Gain, Rear Speakers Gain, Treble, Midrange, Surround - **Selects**: Audio Mode, CEC Settings, Dual Mono, Group Synchronization - **Sensors**: Battery Level, Time Until Empty, Time Until Full, WiFi Signal Strength, WiFi SSID, Network Type, Network IP Address - **Switches**: Auto Standby, Rear Speakers, Subwoofer ## Actions - **Remove Bluetooth Device**: Remove a paired Bluetooth device by MAC address. Fields: MAC Address - **Send Custom Request**: Send a direct request to a Bose speaker. Fields: Request Body, HTTP Method, Resource ## From the README > This is a custom component for Home Assistant to integrate with Bose soundbars / speakers. The speakers are controlled 100% locally. However, a cloud account is needed and required configured in the integration. Read more about this in the BOSE Account section. > > - Control power > - Control volume > - See current volume > - See currently playing media (title, artist, album, cover, duration and position) > - Control media (play, pause, next, previous) > - Select sources (aux, chinch, optical - based on the speaker) > - Control bluetooth > - Audio setup (bass, treble, center, surround) > - Enable / disable bass module and gain > - Enable / disable surround speakers > - Group speakers > - HDMI-CEC settings From the README of [cavefire/Bose-Homeassistant](https://github.com/cavefire/Bose-Homeassistant#readme), [GNU GPL v3.0](https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-3.0.html). Shortened. ## At a glance - Kind: Marketplace integration - Category: [Media and entertainment](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/media-and-entertainment.md), Speakers and audio - Brand: [Bose](https://vulpo.app/integrations/bose.md) - Number: 709 installs sharing analytics; 64 GitHub stars - Connection: Works locally - Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months - Needs: Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older) - Latest version: 1.3.5, last updated October 10, 2026 - Domain: `bose` - Source: - Issues: - Screenshot: https://vulpo.app/integrations-img/01c85a498aa94fb2.webp (from cavefire/Bose-Homeassistant's README) In Vulpo: Quick Toggle card, Media Player card, Button card, Select card, Apple Watch, Control Center ## Other ways in for Bose | Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Bose SoundTouch](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/soundtouch.md) | Built-in integration | 5k installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Part of Home Assistant | Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. 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