Kaiterra
kaiterra
The Kaiterra integration allows you to view the readings from your Laser Egg or Sensedge device using the Kaiterra REST API.
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 (humidity, temperature) |
What people report
Kaiterra setups via YAML broke because of an outdated library; config flow is stalled.
- Not working1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiterra air quality monitor | Not working | Invalid redirect URL error; library fix in limbo, closed not plannedSaved copyNot 100% confident this is fixing the problem mentioned by @W4635 , but with these steps I got my Kaiterra devices back up and running using version 2024.12.3 When debugging the Kaiterra plugin I get the following error in the log file: 2025-01-15 17:02:08.784 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.kaiterra.api_data] Couldn't fetch data from Kaiterra API: Cannot connect to host api.kaiterra.cn:443 ssl:default [None] in here the host url = api.kaiterra.cn This is rather odd as while looking up the information on the kaiterra plugin you can find the usage of the python package: … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #130693 · 2024-11 |
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.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 60 (0.01%) |
|---|---|
| Quality scale | Legacy |
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.100 |
| Set up in the UI | No, YAML |
| Maintainers | @Michsior14 |
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.
