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Awair Element

Sensors · Security

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3 reports: 3 say it works.

Reported with 2 Homebridge plugins: Awair Local, Awair.

What people report

PluginStatusWhat they saidConnectsSource
Awair Local Verified
homebridge-awair-local
WorksDuplicate devices after 2.x upgrade, fixed after report.
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… being created. I observed this behavior after doing a manual upgrade; I modified my legacy HB 1.x "accessories" into the new platforms object, so all my Awair Elements were manually enumerated: While working on this, some of my Awairs dropped off my wifi briefly. I believe this caused an issue where the `identity` value computed by `deviceIdentity()` resolved to the serial or IP I had configured. When the devices came back online, `deviceIdentity()` resolved to the `device_uuid`, creating a new device and leaving the version of the HAP accessory whose HAP ID had been generated from the IP as …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.

LocalIssue #33 · 2026-08
Awair Verified
homebridge-awair2
WorksAir quality data, display control and local API data collection (v5.13.0)
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NOTE: As of 30 November 2022 Awair has sunsetted Awair 1st Edition, Awair Glow and Awair Glow C devices. As of this date, Awair removed iOS app and cloud support for these devices which is required by this plugin. v5.10.0 of the plugin implemented these changes. Homebridge-awair2 is a second generation Homebridge Dynamic Platform plugin for the Awair family of air quality sensors implemented in TypeScript for Nfarina's Homebridge project. The Awair2 plugin is based on the homebridge-awair plugin developed by Dean L. Young. The Awair2 plugin will query your Awair account using a Developer …

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CloudWiki: 1. Introduction
Awair Verified
homebridge-awair2
WorksLocal API data collection added in v5.13.0; one user could not get it working
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The plug-in uses the localAPI for obtaining battery level, occupancy status, and battery level for Omni. All other Omni data is gathered through the cloudAPI. The plug-in supports Omni, Element and Awair-R2 and all 3 versions support using localAPI for data. It has been quite some time since I did any major revision to the code but will to take a look after the first of the year. I would still probably want to use the dev API to determine the devices registered in your account.

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CloudIssue #837 · 2024-12

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In ReReHome

Once a Homebridge plugin publishes it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Homebridge bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandAwair
ModelElement
CategorySensors

Also reported as

  • Awair Element local API