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SmartThings in Home Assistant

smartthings part of Home Assistant since 0.87

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

SmartThings is an official Home Assistant integration for Binary sensor, Button, Climate, Cover, Event, Fan, Hub, Light, Lock, Media player, Number, Scene, Select, Sensor, Switch, Time, Update, Vacuum, Valve and Water heater. 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
Quality scale
Bronze – The basic requirements for a new integration are met.
Installations
58,735 (8.2 % of the installations that share statistics)
Categories
Binary sensor, Button, Climate, Cover, Event, Fan, Hub, Light, Lock, Media player, Number, Scene, Select, Sensor, Switch, Time, Update, Vacuum, Valve, Water heater
Provides
Binary sensor, Button, Climate, Cover, Diagnostics, Event, Fan, Light, Lock, Media player, Number, Scene, Select, Sensor, Switch, Time, Update, Vacuum, Valve, Water heater
Found automatically via
Network discovery (DHCP)
Maintained by
@joostlek
Python packages
pysmartthings==4.0.3

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 SmartThings.
  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.

Blueprints that use this integration

  • Template SmartThings Washer Dryer Cycle State – Monitors washer/dryer cycle states via SmartThings sensors. Requires SmartThings integration and relevant device sensors. ♥ 2 · Import · Forum

All blueprints for it

Known issues and fixes

21 open issues and 22 bug fixes in the last twelve months are recorded for SmartThings in the Home Assistant issue tracker. If something does not work, update first: the most recent fix shipped with Home Assistant 2026.10.0.

Open

  • open Reported problem #150059 since August 5, 2025 · 10 reactions · 39 comments · #150059
  • open Reported problem #176244 since July 10, 2026 · 5 reactions · 22 comments · #176244
  • open Reported problem #146959 since June 16, 2025 · 3 reactions · 16 comments · #146959
  • open Reported problem #158237 since December 8, 2025 · 2 reactions · 6 comments · #158237
  • open Reported problem #176616 since July 16, 2026 · 2 reactions · 3 comments · #176616
  • open Reported problem #173337 since June 9, 2026 · 1 reaction · 37 comments · #173337
  • open Reported problem #159941 since December 29, 2025 · 1 reaction · 24 comments · #159941
  • open Reported problem #168294 since April 15, 2026 · 1 reaction · 7 comments · #168294

Fixed

Source: the issue tracker of Home Assistant, as of October 26, 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 →

Compatible devices

Devices that work with SmartThings

Source of this entry: the official documentation of the integration

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