Rachio
rachio
The Rachio integration allows you to control your Rachio irrigation system.
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 | |
binary_sensor | Sensor (leak) |
What people report
Rachio controllers work through the cloud with webhook push. Zone switches can miss state changes when webhooks do not reach Home Assistant.
- Works2
- Partly works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachio Smart Hose Timer | Works Cloud | Support added in 2024.2 era via merged PRSaved copyProposed change Add the smart hose timer to the Rachio integration. Also added a new service to start a single zone, valve or multiple valves. This is primarily so the valves can be run with a time other than the default time, but it can also be used for individual zones on a sprinkl Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #107901 · 2024-01 | |
| Rachio sprinkler controller | Works Cloud | Great with HA plugin; channels toggled by Ecowitt soil moistureSaved copyI use Rachio controller. Great even without HA. Flexible. Also has a HASS plugin. I use ecowitt sensors, and have it setup so that if the soil moisture rises above certain % (that differs between seasons) it enables or disables the Rachio channel by channel. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2026-05 | |
| Rachio sprinkler controller | Partly works Cloud | Zone switches don't update after start_watering actions unless webhooks arriveSaved copyThe problem When using the Rachio Actions "rachio.start_watering" or "rachio.start_multiple_zone_schedule" the individual switch states are not being reflected by the action call. As an example when I tell Zone 1 to start watering by using the call below, "switch.zone_1" does not show as "on" unless I reload the integration. `action: rachio.start_watering target: entity_id: switch.zone_1 data: duration: 5` This is confusing when trying to integrate these switches into a dashboard interface. I know I can add additional code to circumvent this inability but I shouldn't have to. When I turn … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #145511 · 2025-05 |
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 push
Goes through the maker’s cloud, which sends updates as they happen. Needs the internet and an account.
Found automatically over
- DHCP
- HomeKit pairing
- Bonjour (zeroconf)
Devices that also speak HomeKit
- Rachio
These can pair with Apple Home directly, without Home Assistant.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 7,269 (1.03%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.73 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @bdraco, @rfverbruggen |
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.
