Ridder HortiMaX Pro
hortimax
The Ridder HortiMaX Pro integration reads measurements from Ridder greenhouse process controllers through the HortOS Automation API.
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 |
|---|---|---|
sensor | Sensor (CO₂, air quality, humidity, light level, temperature) |
What people report
Ridder HortiMaX Pro is read-only and the API may change.
- Partly works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridder HortiMaX Pro greenhouse controller | Partly works | Read-only; coded readouts shown as raw numbers; API may changeSaved copyLimitations: The HortOS Automation API is still evolving, and Ridder does not guarantee The integration is read-only. There is no way to change a setpoint from Some readouts are encoded as numbers that index a lookup table the API does Sensor names are derived from the readout identifiers the controller The integration talks to the HortOS cloud API. An on-premises HortOS server If your API key reaches several controllers and one of them becomes Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs |
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 polling
Goes through the maker’s cloud, asking it for updates every so often. Needs the internet and an account.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 1 |
|---|---|
| Quality scale | Bronze |
| Added in | Home Assistant 2026.9 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @wildekek |
Limitations from the docs
- The HortOS Automation API is still evolving, and Ridder does not guarantee
- The integration is read-only. There is no way to change a setpoint from
- Some readouts are encoded as numbers that index a lookup table the API does
- Sensor names are derived from the readout identifiers the controller
- The integration talks to the HortOS cloud API. An on-premises HortOS server
- If your API key reaches several controllers and one of them becomes
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.
