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Google Nest in Home Assistant

nest part of Home Assistant since 0.7

Cloud, push Set up in the user interface

Google Nest is an official Home Assistant integration for Camera, Climate, Doorbell, Event, Hub, Media source and Sensor. Works through the manufacturer’s cloud; changes arrive straight away, but only while the internet connection and the service are up.

Facts about this integration

Compatible with Home Assistant
yes, official integration
Connection
Cloud, push – Works through the manufacturer’s cloud; changes arrive straight away, but only while the internet connection and the service are up.
Setup
in the user interface
Kind
Hub – several devices through one gateway or account
Installations
20,664 (3.0 % of the installations that share statistics)
Categories
Camera, Climate, Doorbell, Event, Hub, Media source, Sensor
Provides
Camera, Climate, Diagnostics, Event, Sensor
Found automatically via
Network discovery (DHCP)
Maintained by
@allenporter
Python packages
google-nest-sdm==9.2.1

Setup

  1. Home Assistant can find this integration on its own: if it is suggested under Settings → Devices & services, confirm it there.
  2. In Home Assistant open Settings → Devices & services.
  3. Click "Add integration" and search for Google Nest.
  4. Follow the dialog – it asks for everything the integration needs.

Add to my Home Assistant

The link goes through my.home-assistant.io and opens the setup dialog in your own instance – no address of ours is involved.

Known issues and fixes

7 open issues and 6 bug fixes in the last twelve months are recorded for Google Nest in the Home Assistant issue tracker. If something does not work, update first: the most recent fix shipped with Home Assistant 2026.9.3.

Open

  • open Reported problem #60353 since November 25, 2021 · 4 reactions · 52 comments · #60353
  • open Reported problem #170323 since May 11, 2026 · 4 reactions · 5 comments · #170323
  • open Reported problem #176807 since July 19, 2026 · 3 reactions · 4 comments · #176807
  • open Reported problem #167475 since April 5, 2026 · 0 reactions · 17 comments · #167475
  • open Reported problem #178800 since August 12, 2026 · 0 reactions · 9 comments · #178800
  • open Reported problem #174166 since June 17, 2026 · 0 reactions · 3 comments · #174166
  • open Reported problem #177196 since July 24, 2026 · 0 reactions · 1 comment · #177196

Fixed

Source: the issue tracker of Home Assistant, as of September 14, 2026. The sentences are written by a language model from the titles of the issues; the reports themselves are on GitHub.

Check a specific device for known problems in the product check →

Source of this entry: the official documentation of the integration

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