Airthings
airthings
Integrates Airthings sensors into Home Assistant.
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
sensor | Sensor (CO₂, PM2.5, humidity, light level, temperature) |
1 report below say how a device from this integration behaves in the Home app.
What people report
Airthings cloud integration shows Wave devices but data lags because it relies on app-synced cloud values.
- Works1
- Partly works3
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airthings sensors | Works Cloud | Needs API key; moderate setupSaved copy… has been my experience with integrating them so far: Difficulty level (0 easiest - 10 hardest) and comment: 1. Shelly - 0, click and play, perfect 2. Airthings - 3, had to create and API key not to bad 3. Brother printer - 0 - click and play, awesome 4. Tapo - 1, I think I needed a password and click on each device individually (I have tons of tapo devices), easy 5. Google mini speakers - 0, click and play 6. Hisense TV - 0, click and play 7. JBL Speaker bar - 0, click and play 8. Google TV Streamer - 1, need to walk to TV to get pairing code 9. Pixel phone companion app - 4 or 5, I don't … Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit thread · 2025-08 | |
| Airthings Wave Mini | Partly works Cloud | Firmware version shown incompleteSaved copyThe problem Looks like for Airthings Wave Mini we report M-BLE-2.1.2-master+0 for Firmware, but are missing the SUB version -- latest appears to be 2.2.2. Looks like for Airthings Wave Plus we report G-BLE-2.2.2-master+0 for Firmware, but are missing the SUB and MSP versions -- latest appear to be 2.2.3 and 2.3.2, respectively. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2025.9.4 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? N/A ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant Container ### Integration causing the issue Airthings ### Link to … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #152887 · 2025-09 | |
| Airthings Wave Plus | Partly works Cloud | Flat-line gaps between cloud syncs; firmware versions incompleteSaved copyThe problem I am using Home Assistant included integration for Airthings for device Airthings Wave Plus (sensor for CO2, VOC, radon, temperature/humidity and pressure). Integration type: Cloud Polling. Airthings Wave Plus is a bluetooth device and pushing the data from device to the cloud is done by smart phone app (Airthings app on Google Play and using android phone). There is internal memory in the device and the changes are pushed to the cloud in batches. For example: First sync 09:00 in the morning and then 20:00 in the evening. There is a gap of 11 hours between the sync, but the data … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #80873 · 2022-10 | |
| Airthings Wave VOC sensor | Partly works | Broken in Home VOC sensor with parts device class not exposed to Home | volatile_organic_compounds_parts class unsupported; template workaroundSaved copyAqara TVOC air quality monitor (VOCKQJK11LM) seem problem. i add z2m. after i added homekit > include_entities > sensor.voc,sensor.air_quality.but i don't see home app. sensor.voc : "original_device_class":"volatile_organic_compounds_parts" sensor.air_quality : original_device_class":null Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #126120 · 2024-09 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Cloud polling
Goes through the maker’s cloud, asking it for updates every so often. Needs the internet and an account.
Found automatically over
- DHCP
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 3,954 (0.56%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 2021.10 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @danielhiversen, @LaStrada |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
