Pi-hole
pi_hole
The Pi-hole integration allows you to retrieve statistics and interact with a Pi-hole system.
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 |
|---|---|---|
switch | Switch or outlet | |
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…) |
What people report
Pi-hole v6 broke the integration: sensors show unknown and no API key is requested; tracked in a main duplicate issue.
- Not working1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pi-hole v6 | Not working Local | Sensors unknown, toggle not working, no API key prompted; duplicates of #130245Saved copy… request an API key when a password is required for the admin. I can confirm same behaviour on 2025.7.2. No sensors available in HA, no switches. In Pihole Log I have warnings: 2025-07-17 19:51:45.788 WARNING API: Bad request (key: bad_request, hint: The API is hosted at pi.hole/api, not pi.hole/admin/api) 2025-07-17 19:51:45.792 WARNING API: Bad request (key: bad_request, hint: The API is hosted at pi.hole/api, not pi.hole/admin/api) 2025-07-17 19:51:45.836 WARNING API: Bad request (key: bad_request, h Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #142124 · 2025-04 |
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 polling
Talks to the device on your network, asking it for updates every so often.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 7,173 (1.01%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.28 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @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.
