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PurpleAir private sensor

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Won’t be supportedCloud

1 report: 1 says it can’t be supported.

Reported with 1 integration: PurpleAir.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
PurpleAirWon’t be supported CloudSensor must be public on the map to be found via API key
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Update: I transferred some pints to my PurpleAir Project, and sure enough, now I'm getting a list of sensors. Too bad my sensor is not on the list. I then remember that during sensor registration with PurpleAir, I chose my sensor to be private. I guess private sensors do not show up on that list, I assumed. I re-registered my sensor as public, and tried again. Same thing, my sensor is still not on list. I broadened the search radius to 100km, same thing, my sensor is not showing up. Checked to see if my sensor is showing up on PurpleAir's public map, yup sure enough, it's there. I'm going to …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #93663 · 2023-05

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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.

Identifiers

BrandPurpleAir
CategorySensors