iRobot Homebridge plugin

iRobot

homebridge-irobot · v2.1.16

Cloud

Adds iRobot Roomba vacuums with on/off, room control, battery and bin-full detection to HomeKit.

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What it says it supports

Brands

iRobot

Devices it names

Roomba i3
e6
i7
i7+
i8+
j7
j9+
s9
980
Braava m6

Shows up in Apple Home as from its README

Sensor readings in its code

What people report

Controls Roombas locally; i-series and 9xx work, j7 is listed as unsupported, and some models appear as odd HomeKit types.

Works5
Partly works2
Not working3
Requested1
Won’t be supported1

The plugin’s own supported-device list

Device	Status	What they said	Source
iRobot Roomba	Works	Rock solid and super fast Saved copy I use homebridge-iRobot (via homebridge) and it’s rock solid and super fast. Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.	Reddit comment · 2022-02
Roomba 985	Works	Listed as supported Saved copy \| Model \| Supported \| \|---\|---\| \| i8 \| Yes \| \| 985 \| Yes \| \| j7 \| No \| Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Docs: Supported Devices.md
Roomba i3	Works	Works on beta 2.1.17; room-by-room added via PR Saved copy Roomba Model: i3 Did It Work Yes Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Issue #81 · 2022-02
Roomba i6+	Works	Works; extra unlabeled room switches appeared after update Saved copy … HomeKit. These match some previous values as reported, and have added maps. While named on the hombridge acceessories list, these are not equal to the iRobot naming, nor labeled on the HomeKit The above 6 Homebridge values are provided as only 5 items on the Homekit, Under the device itself or under 'Accessories' "Fan" appears to be 'cleaning' "man walking" appears to be 'stuck' alert - this does nto seem to show on the Homekit app any longer % bubble appears to be Battery Charging in HomeBridge, Homekit has a full circle (100%?) blue circle with no naming (3) on/off switches appear to be … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Issue #204 · 2023-08
Roomba i8	Works	Listed as supported Saved copy \| Model \| Supported \| \|---\|---\| \| i8 \| Yes \| \| 985 \| Yes \| \| j7 \| No \| Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Docs: Supported Devices.md
Roomba j7	Partly works	Room-by-room works as switches and Roomba shows as a fan; janky Saved copy I have the J7 and HomeKit doesn’t support vacuums right now so all of the homebridge plug-ins for Roomba are kind of janky. The plug-in you mention can do room by room cleaning but every room shows up as a switch and your J7 shows up as a fan. You have to turn on a switch (room) and then turn on the fan (vacuum) before it will navigate to the room and start vacuuming. In my opinion the iRobot app is much easier to use right now and I would wait until HomeKit adds vacuum support (if that ever happens). Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.	Reddit comment · 2023-01
Roomba m6	Partly works	Shows as Television; functions available as input sources Saved copy I just tried this, but it didn't work. I first did the Remove Single Cached Accessory in Homebridge, but when looking at the iRobot plugin it was still showing there so I deleted it there as well (Homebridge iRobot > Settings > Devices > Delete Button). After that, I restarted Homebridge and observed that the misidentified device (j7+) was not there, but my other robot (m6) was. I then used Homebridge iRobot > Settings > Devices > Add Button to get to the page where I supply my iRobot account email/password. That got me back to having the j7+ in the lineup, but I'm still getting this message … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Issue #184 · 2023-01
Roomba 980	Not working	Same blid not found error despite being on supported list Saved copy Hi I am having the same issue. I have a Roomba model 980, which seems to be on the supported list. I have simply installed the Hombrige iRobot plug in and entered my email and password within the plug in (I have also tried retarting both Homebridge and the Roomba). I am getting the following outputs within my logs: Are there any other steps I can try to fix this? Thank you in advance. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Issue #153 · 2022-09
Roomba i6	Not working	No Roomba found with blid error on configure Saved copy Describe Your Problem: Hello! Roomba i6. Tried various configuration options! There is a constant error in the logs "Failed to configure roomba: Foxy see below for details No Roomba Found With Blid: Foxy" Expected behavior: _No response_ Logs: [code] Config: [code] Node Version: v16.17.0 NPM Version: 8.15.0 Homebridge Version: 1.5.0 Plugin Version: v2.1.16 Operating System: MacOS Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Issue #153 · 2022-09
Roomba j7+	Not working	Shows as Fanv2 with no usable controls in Home Saved copy I just tried this, but it didn't work. I first did the Remove Single Cached Accessory in Homebridge, but when looking at the iRobot plugin it was still showing there so I deleted it there as well (Homebridge iRobot > Settings > Devices > Delete Button). After that, I restarted Homebridge and observed that the misidentified device (j7+) was not there, but my other robot (m6) was. I then used Homebridge iRobot > Settings > Devices > Add Button to get to the page where I supply my iRobot account email/password. That got me back to having the j7+ in the lineup, but I'm still getting this message … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Issue #184 · 2023-01
Roomba i4	Requested	PR adds i3/i4 multiroom support, still open Saved copy i3/i4 models now have smart mapping: https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/64103 Tested on my i3 and it performs as expected. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	PR #120 · 2022-05
Roomba j7	Won’t be supported	Listed as not supported Saved copy \| Model \| Supported \| \|---\|---\| \| i8 \| Yes \| \| 985 \| Yes \| \| j7 \| No \| Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Docs: Supported Devices.md

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

iRobot account auto-discovery

You’ll need

iRobot account
Homebridge 1.3.5+

Compatibility

Verified by Homebridge	No
Homebridge versions	>=1.3.5
Homebridge 2.0	No
Node.js	>=14.18.1
Settings in Homebridge UI	Yes
Matter	No
Platform name	iRobotPlatform
License	Apache-2.0

Community signals

Downloads a week	32
Downloads a month	135
GitHub stars	60
Open issues	71
Closed issues	118
Last code push	2025-02-14
Latest version	2.1.16 (2022-01-26)
First published	2021-12-29
Releases	63

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.

Caveats from the README

Some models reported unsupported (Combo 10 Max, 690, 971, Braava m6)
Room control tested with one map

HomeKit services in its code

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

Battery
ContactSensor
Fanv2
FilterMaintenance
Lightbulb
MotionSensor
Switch

Sources

npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-irobot
Source code: https://github.com/bloomkd46/homebridge-iRobot
Issues: https://github.com/bloomkd46/homebridge-iRobot/issues