Hunter Industries is a California irrigation company best known for sprinklers and controllers. Its smart home offering is Hydrawise, a line of Wi-Fi irrigation controllers that Hunter acquired in 2016. Hydrawise controllers are managed from the Hydrawise app and web app, which also provide the weather-based scheduling.
Hydrawise works through Hunter's cloud. Controllers connect over Wi-Fi, the Hydrawise app and web app talk to the cloud, and the integrations we found (Alexa, Home Assistant, Homey and the openHAB cloud mode) go through the same account. Hunter publishes a REST API and issues API keys from the account settings page for home automation use.
That suits people who want remote watering control, weather-based schedules and basic automations such as skipping a cycle after rain. It is weaker for anyone expecting Matter, Apple Home or a hub-based local setup: we found no Matter or Google Home support, schedules cannot be edited from Home Assistant, and Home Assistant's own page says it has no local control.
Connection
Wi-Fi, through the Hydrawise cloud
Voice assistants
Alexa; Google Home not found
Matter
Not found
Open platforms
Home Assistant, openHAB, Homey (community) and a REST API
What can be connected
Controllers Hydrawise Wi-Fi irrigation controllers, including Pro-HC, HPC, HCC, X2 and the older HC
Sensors Rain sensors and flow meters connected to a controller
The main app. Starts, stops and suspends zones, configures schedules and flow, rain and soil moisture sensors, shows forecasts and current weather, and lets you attach images to zones. The App Store listing also describes Predictive Watering, weekly watering reports, flow and electrical current graphs, and Bluetooth setup for WAND and X2 controllers. Published by Hunter Industries. Hunter lists iOS 13 or later and Android 8.0 or later on its own page, while the App Store listing states iOS 16 or later, so the minimum is unclear. The Google Play link is the one Hunter's support page gives, and we did not open the Play page itself.
A browser version at app.hydrawise.com needing no install. Home Assistant's integration requires an account on it. Hunter's download page lists it next to the mobile app.
Official supported by the brandCommunity built by someone elseNot found searched, nothing foundUnconfirmed sources conflict or could not be opened
Platform
Status
What it means
Sources
Connection
Wi-Fi
Yes
Home Assistant's page describes the supported devices as Hunter Hydrawise Wi-Fi irrigation controllers, and Wikipedia describes Hydrawise as a maker of Wi-Fi-based controllers. All control goes through the Hydrawise cloud. We did not read a Hunter page giving Wi-Fi bands or Ethernet options.
No Hunter or Hydrawise Matter announcement or product found when we searched. The Hydrawise pages we read do not mention it.
Searched, no source
Local network access
Not mentioned
openHAB documents a Local Thing that talks directly to the controller over HTTP using an undocumented API, with basic zone control only. Its page says local actions are not reported to the cloud or apps and that local control may stop working on later firmware. Home Assistant's integration has no local control.
Hunter has a page and promo video saying Hydrawise connects to Alexa. Voice commands cover starting or stopping a single zone, suspending a single zone until a date, running or stopping all zones, and suspending all zones until a date. We did not confirm which controller models are supported. Hunter's Alexa support page did not mention Alexa in the text we could read.
A built-in Hunter Hydrawise integration maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by Hunter. It uses the Hydrawise cloud (IoT class Cloud Polling), needs an API key from Account Details, polls controllers and zones every 5 minutes and water use hourly, and cannot change schedules. It supports Pro-HC, HPC, HCC, X2 with WAND and the older HC, plus rain sensors and flow meters.
A community app by an individual developer, Monique Jilesen, not by Athom or Hunter. The store page lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Homey Self-Hosted Server, but also says the app is cloud-based and needs a Homey Bridge, so the Cloud listing conflicts with that. It offers flow cards to react to zones and start, stop or toggle them, version 1.6.0, updated about two years ago.
A Hydrawise binding is on openHAB's add-on list, maintained by the openHAB project, not Hunter. An account bridge with your Hydrawise username and password gives cloud control of zones, sensors and forecasts. A separate local mode exists with the limits noted above. Cloud commands can take 5 to 15 seconds.
We did not find a Domoticz plugin in the pages we checked. We could not confirm one exists.
Searched, no source
Control4
Unconfirmed
We did not find a Control4 driver for Hydrawise in the pages we checked. We could not confirm one exists.
Searched, no source
IFTTT
Unconfirmed
A combined search returned IFTTT pages for other irrigation brands only. We could not confirm a Hydrawise service.
Searched, no source
Hydrawise REST API
Official
Hunter publishes a REST API described as ideal for homeowners and noncommercial users. It can read controller and zone names and what is running, start and stop zones, run all stations and suspend zones. A key is generated in Account Details under Account Settings. Hunter says limits apply but does not list them on that page, and use means accepting its API Terms of Use. Hunter also links a version 1.6 PDF.
Checked 11 November 2026 against the brand's own pages, app store listings and each project's own page. “Not found” means we searched and found nothing, not that it is impossible. Compatibility changes often. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it.
Common questions about Hunter Industries
Does Hunter Industries support Matter?
Not that we could find. No Hunter or Hydrawise Matter announcement or product found when we searched. The Hydrawise pages we read do not mention it.
Does Hunter Industries work with Alexa?
Yes, officially. Hunter has a page and promo video saying Hydrawise connects to Alexa. Voice commands cover starting or stopping a single zone, suspending a single zone until a date, running or stopping all zones, and suspending all zones until a date. We did not confirm which controller models are supported. Hunter's Alexa support page did not mention Alexa in the text we could read.
Does Hunter Industries work with Google Home?
Unconfirmed. We searched for a Hydrawise Google Assistant or Google Home integration and found no Hunter page documenting one. We could not confirm either way.
Does Hunter Industries work with Apple Home (HomeKit)?
Not that we could find. No Hydrawise HomeKit or Apple Home support found on the Hunter pages we read. The App Store listing mentions no voice assistants.
Does Hunter Industries work with Home Assistant?
Yes. A built-in Hunter Hydrawise integration maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by Hunter. It uses the Hydrawise cloud (IoT class Cloud Polling), needs an API key from Account Details, polls controllers and zones every 5 minutes and water use hourly, and cannot change schedules. It supports Pro-HC, HPC, HCC, X2 with WAND and the older HC, plus rain sensors and flow meters.
Does Hunter Industries work with SmartThings?
Unconfirmed. We searched for a Hydrawise SmartThings integration and found nothing relevant. We could not confirm either way.
Does Hunter Industries work with Homey?
Yes, through a community-built integration. A community app by an individual developer, Monique Jilesen, not by Athom or Hunter. The store page lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Homey Self-Hosted Server, but also says the app is cloud-based and needs a Homey Bridge, so the Cloud listing conflicts with that. It offers flow cards to react to zones and start, stop or toggle them, version 1.6.0, updated about two years ago.
Does Hunter Industries work with Hubitat?
Unconfirmed. A combined search for Hydrawise with Hubitat returned no relevant driver. We could not confirm one exists.
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