Sony Songpal
songpal
The Sony Songpal integration allows you to control Sony's Songpal ("Audio Control API") compatible devices such as soundbars, AV receivers and wireless speakers from Home Assistant.
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 |
|---|---|---|
media_player | Receiver | Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
What people report
Sony soundbars and receivers work locally; HA 2022.9 broke several and a 2026.1.3 input select regression was fixed.
- Works1
- Not working4
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Songpal device input selection | Works Local | Input selection fixed in 2026.3.0Saved copyThe problem sony songpal input selection stopped working after core 2026.1.3. I have tried the latest 2026.2.3, same thing. removed the intergration readded did not work. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core- 2026.2-2026.2.3 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? core-2026.1.3 ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue sony songpal ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/songpal ### Diagnostics information _No response_ ### Example YAML … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #164672 · 2026-03 | |
| Sony HT-Z9F soundbar | Not working Local | Same failure after 2022.9 betaSaved copyI encountered the same problem with Sony HT-Z9F on 2022.9 beta. The device is wired connect to lan and work perfectly with Sony mobile app. I tried to use the following configuration to get more detailed logs: [code] The logs I got: ``` 2022-09-06 10:36:24.111 DEBUG (MainThread) [songpal.device] Got 5 services! 2022-09-06 10:36:24.111 DEBUG (MainThread) [songpal.service] Available protocols for appControl: ['xhrpost:jsonizer', 'websocket:jsonizer'] 2022-09-06 10:36:24.111 DEBUG (MainThread) [songpal.service] Using protocol: ProtocolType.WebSocket 2022-09-06 10:36:24.122 DEBUG (MainThread) … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #77730 · 2022-09 | |
| Sony HT-ZF9 soundbar | Not working Local | Device unavailable after 2022.9; works with CastSaved copyThe problem I can not see anymore the barsound device connected nor perform any servicall to it Device HT-ZF9 The device is connected correctly to internet (by lan) and is still reachable using google cast integration This happened since I updated to first beta version of 2022.9 ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2022.9 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? 2022.8 ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue Sony Songpal ### Link to integration documentation on our website … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #77730 · 2022-09 | |
| Sony STR-DN1070 receiver | Not working Local | Failed after upgrading to 2022.9Saved copyI see the same behavior with my Sony STR-DN1070 after upgrading to HA 2022.9 Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #77730 · 2022-09 | |
| Sony STR-DN1080 receiver | Not working Local | Works on 2022.8, fails on 2022.9Saved copyI see the same behavior with my Sony STR-DN1080 AV Receiver and today's released of HA 2022.9. I restored Home Assistant back to 2022.8 and the integration works again. Something with 2022.9 is causing a problem. Happy to help debug. Not sure who to work with. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #77730 · 2022-09 |
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
Local push
Talks to the device on your network, and the device tells Home Assistant the moment something changes.
Found automatically over
- SSDP/UPnP
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 3,332 (0.47%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.65 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @rytilahti, @shenxn |
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.
