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AQICN

AQICN Air Quality

homebridge-aqicn · v1.2.1

VerifiedCloud

Adds outdoor air quality from aqicn.org to HomeKit.

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What it says it supports

Brands

  • AQICN

Shows up in Apple Home as from its README

Sensor readings in its code

What people report

Air quality from the AQICN service; no hardware, but station data issues reported.

  • Partly works1
DeviceStatusWhat they saidSource
AQICN GAIA air quality stationPartly worksPlugin picked data from a station 2 km away instead of the user's GAIA station
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As in the title. GPS coordinates are correct, copy-paste from GAIA. But data are taken from sensor located 2 km away from my own station (here is my station https://aqicn.org/station/@524776/pl/. Data are taken from here https://aqicn.org/station/poland/slaski/bielsko-biala--ul.-partyzantow/pl/

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.

Issue #153 · 2025-09

Gathered from the plugin’s GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions, wiki and docs, and from r/homebridge. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.

How it connects

Cloud

aqicn.org API

You’ll need

  • API token

Compatibility

Verified by HomebridgeYes
Homebridge versions>=1.0.0
Homebridge 2.0No
Node.js>=10
Settings in Homebridge UIYes
MatterNo
Platform nameaqicn
LicenseBSD-2-Clause

Community signals

Downloads a week31
Downloads a month82
GitHub stars5
Open issues2
Closed issues4
Last code push2023-05-07
Latest version1.2.1 (2022-03-26)
First published2020-01-18
Releases13

In ReReHome

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

Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.

HomeKit services in its code

Found by scanning the published npm package. A plugin can register a service only for some devices.

  • AirQualitySensor
  • CarbonMonoxideSensor

Sources

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