Aqara
Aqara door sensor
Sensors · Security
Partly worksLocal
2 reports: 1 says it partly works, 1 says it doesn’t work.
Reported with 2 integrations: MQTT, deCONZ.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQTT | Partly works Local | OP's unit drops unavailable at 6:50h; others have 7 running fine for 1.5 yearsSaved copyAny good non-aqara ZigBee door sensors?. Hey folks, I've bought an aqara door sensor (MCCGQ11LM) which has been widely recommended as the undisputed best door sensor with ZigBee. However, since it arrived it has consistently become unavailable after 6:50 hours no matter where I pair or leave it, even if I pair and leave it next to the coordinator. It works great for 2 hours or so, then stop updating until it becomes unavailable at 6:50 hours. My setup is perfect for everything else, I have a sonoff dongle E on a raspberry pi 5 and have followed all the recommendations to have a healthy ZigBee … Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit thread · 2024-08 | |
| deCONZ | Not working Local | Sensors stop refreshing for hours on RaspBee II; IKEA and Philips remotes fineSaved copyHi, i have exactly the same issue, with: - all Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensor - all WIndow/Door Sensors MCCGQ11LM - Hue Remot Controll - frient Motion Sensor (only the brightness sensor is not working) Problem appears since 08-2024 after an update of hassio, i also got the information to update the deconz gateway to solve the problem, i did it, problem is still the same. After rebooting of hasio it works for some minutes or hors, than back to the same problem. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #127663 · 2024-10 |
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In ReReHome
Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.
This model is also in the ReReHome accessory catalog as Aqara Contact Sensor.
Identifiers
| Brand | Aqara |
|---|---|
| Model | MCCGQ11LM |
| Category | Sensors |
Also reported as
- Aqara temperature, door/window and motion sensors (MCCGQ11LM)
