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Tailwind

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Built inLocal pollingPlatinum

The Tailwind integration lets you control your Tailwind garage door controller fully locally, without relying on cloud services.

Documentation Source code

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
`cover`	Garage door
`binary_sensor`	Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…)
`button`	Button (as a switch)

1 report below say how a device from this integration behaves in the Home app.

What people report

Tailwind iQ3 garage controller works locally but several users get 'Failed to connect' after firmware updates.

Works3
Partly works2

Device	In Home Assistant	In Apple Home	What they said	Source
Tailwind garage door controller	Works		Native HA support Saved copy Tailwind has native support. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23.	Reddit comment · 2025-08
Tailwind garage door controller	Works		Works with HA and Google Home; auto open/close on approach flaky for some Saved copy I've had Tailwind for a couple years. First with just Google Home, now with both GH and HA. It's fantastic. It will auto-open your door upon approach (with Android phones only, because permissions -- it's possible with an iOS device but requires extra hardware), it will auto-close your door when you leave. It will auto-close the door after X amount of time open, optionally only during certain times. It can be opened and closed with voice via Google Home (passcode required to open but not to close). It also can be used fully locally with Home Assistant (it has its own Integration that was … Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23.	Reddit comment · 2025-07
Tailwind iQ3 garage door controller	Works Local		Documented as supported over local network; needs minimum firmware Saved copy Supported devices: Tailwind iQ3. Limitations: The integration communicates with the Tailwind device over the local network. If the device is not reachable, the entities become unavailable. The Tailwind device requires a minimum firmware version. If your firmware is too old, the integration will not set up. Update your device to the latest firmware using the Tailwind app. Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23.	Docs
Tailwind garage door IQ3	Partly works	Works in Home HomeKit integration configured fine	HA Tailwind local control failed to connect Saved copy The problem When trying to configure the Tailwind integration, I add the Local control key token created on the Tailwind Web portal, after hitting submit, it spins for a few seconds then reports "Failed to connect". I have tried manually checking for a Tailwind firmware update and rebooting the tailwind. The HomeKit integration configured just fine. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2024.7.2 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.	Issue #121807 · 2024-07
Tailwind iQ3 garage door controller	Partly works Local		Local control works; some users get Failed to connect after firmware updates Saved copy More specifics on my situation: 1. Had been working normally for over a year. 2. Home Assistant Tailwind Entities became "Unavailable" yesterday. 3. Tried reloading the integration --> unsuccessful 4. Tried rebooting Home Assistant --> unsuccessful 5. Tried rebooting the Tailwind device --> unsuccessful 6. Tried deleting the integration, rebooting HA, re-adding Tailwind integration --> unsuccessful 7. After deletion of the integration, my Tailwind device is automatically detected --> I click "ADD" --> I confirm the correct local control key on the Tailwind online portal --> I enter the … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.	Issue #136204 · 2025-01

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.

Found automatically over

DHCP
Bonjour (zeroconf)

Details

Installs (analytics)	844 (0.12%)
Quality scale	Platinum
Added in	Home Assistant 2024.1
Set up in the UI	Yes
Maintainers	@frenck

Devices listed in its documentation

Tailwind iQ3

Limitations from the docs

The integration communicates with the Tailwind device over the local network. If the device is not reachable, the entities become unavailable.
The Tailwind device requires a minimum firmware version. If your firmware is too old, the integration will not set up. Update your device to the latest firmware using the Tailwind app.

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.