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Nintendo Switch parental controls in Home Assistant

nintendo_parental_controls part of Home Assistant since 2025.11

Cloud, polling Set up in the user interface Quality: Bronze

Nintendo Switch parental controls is an official Home Assistant integration for Gaming. Works through the manufacturer’s cloud and asks for changes at regular intervals – it depends on the internet connection and the service.

Facts about this integration

Compatible with Home Assistant
yes, official integration
Connection
Cloud, polling – Works through the manufacturer’s cloud and asks for changes at regular intervals – it depends on the internet connection and the service.
Setup
in the user interface
Kind
Online service
Quality scale
Bronze – The basic requirements for a new integration are met.
Installations
1,406 (0.2 % of the installations that share statistics)
Categories
Gaming
Provides
Number, Select, Sensor, Switch, Time
Maintained by
@pantherale0
Python packages
pynintendoauth==1.0.3, pynintendoparental==2.6.2

Setup

  1. In Home Assistant open Settings → Devices & services.
  2. Click "Add integration" and search for Nintendo Switch parental controls.
  3. 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.

Source of this entry: the official documentation of the integration

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