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Nintendo Switch parental controls

nintendo_parental_controls

Built inCloud polling

The Nintendo Switch Parental Controls integration integrates with the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls service, allowing parents to monitor and control screentime for their children.

Documentation Source code

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
`switch`	Switch or outlet
`select`	Mode picker (as switches)

What people report

Switch and Switch 2 consoles work through Nintendo's cloud only; the integration covers less than the mobile app.

Works1

Device	In Home Assistant	In Apple Home	What they said	Source
Nintendo Switch / Switch 2	Works Cloud		Model info maps platform P00 to Switch 1 and P01 to Switch 2; cloud required Saved copy Proposed change Add device model information (model & model_id) data based on what is returned from the Nintendo API. We get a platform generation back which returns P00 for Switch 1 & P01 for Switch 2, some mapping happens inside the Python module, to produce the model name. ## Typ Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.	PR #154867 · 2025-10

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)	1,484 (0.21%)
Quality scale	Bronze
Added in	Home Assistant 2025.11
Set up in the UI	Yes
Maintainers	@pantherale0

Limitations from the docs

The integration currently does not provide all the functionality found in the mobile app. Future updates will see this extended.
A cloud connection is required as it is not possible to make a local connection to your Switch.
The range used for bonus time is set by Nintendo and therefore cannot be changed.
When changing the PIN, Nintendo will send you an email automatically. This cannot be disabled in the integration. The email does not contain the PIN itself.

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.