SwitchBot is a smart home brand from Wonderlabs, best known for the Bot button pusher. The range also covers curtain and blind motors, locks, hubs with infrared remotes, sensors, lighting, cameras and robot vacuums, all managed in one SwitchBot app.
SwitchBot devices mostly talk to the SwitchBot app over Bluetooth, and a hub adds remote access, infrared control and a bridge to other platforms. The hubs (Hub Mini Matter Enabled, Hub 2, Hub 3 and AI Hub) can also present SwitchBot devices to Apple Home, Google Home, SmartThings and Home Assistant as Matter accessories, and a documented cloud API covers custom setups.
That suits retrofitting ordinary switches, blinds and locks without rewiring, and people who want to mix SwitchBot with another ecosystem. Two caveats: the bridge only works for SwitchBot's own devices, and the cloud routes depend on SwitchBot's servers and a daily API call limit.
Connection
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, with hubs for remote access, infrared and bridging
Voice assistants
Alexa, Google Home and Siri (through Apple Home or Shortcuts)
Matter
Bridge through selected hubs, plus a few native Wi-Fi devices
Open platforms
OpenAPI, Home Assistant, Homey and Homebridge
What can be connected
Hubs and remotes Hub Mini, Hub 2, Hub 3, AI Hub and universal infrared remote
Locks and access Lock Ultra, Lock Vision, Keypad and Video Doorbell
Motion and blinds Bot, Blind Tilt, curtains and Garage Door Opener
Sensors and climate Meters, motion, contact and presence sensors, air purifier, radiator thermostat
Lighting, fans and cleaning Light strips, ceiling and floor lights, circulator fans and K-series robot vacuums
The single official app for the whole range. Covers device control, schedules, scenes and automations, environment monitoring, camera features, virtual remotes for infrared appliances and the Matter setup for hubs. Published by Wonderlabs. Cloud storage and AI features are sold as subscriptions.
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Platform
Status
What it means
Sources
Connection
Bluetooth
Yes
Many SwitchBot devices connect over Bluetooth. Home Assistant's integration controls them locally over Bluetooth with no hub, though Matter bridging does need a Hub Mini (Matter Enabled), Hub 2 or Hub 3.
Some products, such as the S10 and K10+ Pro Combo robot vacuums and an air purifier, support Matter directly over Wi-Fi without a hub. Newer Matter lighting also runs over Wi-Fi with no Thread network needed.
SwitchBot hubs act as universal remotes. TVs, air conditioners and other infrared appliances are added as virtual remotes and can then be exposed to other platforms, with limits.
Hub Mini (Matter Enabled), Hub 2, Hub 3 and AI Hub act as Matter bridges for SwitchBot's Bluetooth and infrared devices, with a stated capacity of 4, 8, 30 and 30 devices. Some Wi-Fi devices are Matter devices themselves. A separate controller is needed: a HomePod or Apple TV for Apple Home, a Nest device for Google Home. The bridge cannot carry other brands' devices, and SwitchBot says some features, such as touch buttons and universal remotes, work only in Apple Home. Matter Alpha lists Hub 2 and Hub Mini (Matter Enabled) as DCL verified but shows no badge for Hub 3, despite SwitchBot listing it as a bridge.
Two routes. The cloud link goes through Works with Google: add the SwitchBot Smart service in Google Home, with the Hub 2 guide requiring SwitchBot app 9.2 or newer. The Matter route needs a Nest device, such as a Nest Hub, as the controller.
Enable the SwitchBot Smart skill in the Alexa app, with SwitchBot app 9.0 or newer; devices then sync automatically. The page does not say whether a hub is required or which devices are covered. The SwitchBot app listing also mentions Alexa unlock support for Lock Ultra.
Through Matter, using a hub as the bridge and a HomePod or Apple TV as the home hub. SwitchBot's Matter-over-Wi-Fi lights also pair directly in the Home app. The app listing mentions Siri Shortcuts.
SwitchBot's guide covers adding the hubs to SmartThings over Matter, naming Hub Mini (Matter Enabled), Hub 2, Hub 3 and AI Hub. It requires a Samsung hub that supports Matter. The app listing also mentions Lock Ultra unlock via SmartThings.
SwitchBot publishes an IFTTT setup guide, and IFTTT lists a SwitchBot service with 9 triggers, such as temperature, lock status and Hub 2 button presses, and many actions covering bots, curtains, lights, plugs, vacuums and scenes. The triggers are polling-based, checked hourly on the free plan.
A third-party driver from Chowmain LTD covers the Bot, Curtain, Meter, Lock, light strip, bulb and Blind Tilt. The page does not say SwitchBot makes or endorses it.
Built-in integrations maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by SwitchBot, as far as the pages say. SwitchBot (Bluetooth) controls devices locally with no hub. SwitchBot Cloud polls the SwitchBot cloud, needs a hub and an API token and secret, and updates each sensor every 10 minutes against a 10,000 requests-per-day cap. A separate SwitchBot Matter integration exists for Matter-certified devices.
Homey's app page names SwitchBot as the developer, though the source repository is under a community developer's account and several contributors are listed. It covers 67 listed devices over Bluetooth LE or through the SwitchBot Hub cloud. The page marks every device, including the Bluetooth ones, as needing Homey Bridge, and lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server. Only the Meter Pro and Meter Pro (CO2) carry the Works with Homey certified label.
The @switchbot/homebridge-switchbot plugin links to OpenWonderLabs repositories, but its page does not state the publisher outright. It uses the OpenAPI (token and secret, hub needed for several devices) or Bluetooth for many devices, and some newer devices also need an encryption key.
No SwitchBot binding confirmed. The only page found is a 2019 community thread proposing one, and openHAB's add-on list could not be opened.
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Node-RED
Community
The node-red-contrib-switchbot-openapi package, maintained by a community author, offers status and command nodes. It needs the SwitchBot token and secret and shares the 10,000 requests-per-day limit.
A community driver by a Hubitat forum member, installed through Hubitat Package Manager, covers the Bot, Meter Plus, light strips and others using the SwitchBot API. Lock and webhook support were described as planned, not confirmed shipped.
No plugin or built-in support was found in the searches run, which covered SwitchBot with Hubitat, Domoticz, Control4 and openHAB. Domoticz's own pages could not be opened.
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SwitchBot OpenAPI
Official
A cloud-hosted REST API at api.switch-bot.com. The token and secret come from Developer Options in the SwitchBot app, which appears after tapping the app version 10 times. Each user gets 10,000 calls a day, and the API is meant for personal use, with an Enterprise API for commercial or large-scale use. Bluetooth devices need a compatible hub and cloud access to be reachable. We could not confirm a documented local network API.
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Common questions about SwitchBot
Does SwitchBot support Matter?
Yes, officially. Hub Mini (Matter Enabled), Hub 2, Hub 3 and AI Hub act as Matter bridges for SwitchBot's Bluetooth and infrared devices, with a stated capacity of 4, 8, 30 and 30 devices. Some Wi-Fi devices are Matter devices themselves. A separate controller is needed: a HomePod or Apple TV for Apple Home, a Nest device for Google Home. The bridge cannot carry other brands' devices, and SwitchBot says some features, such as touch buttons and universal remotes, work only in Apple Home. Matter Alpha lists Hub 2 and Hub Mini (Matter Enabled) as DCL verified but shows no badge for Hub 3, despite SwitchBot listing it as a bridge.
Does SwitchBot work with Alexa?
Yes, officially. Enable the SwitchBot Smart skill in the Alexa app, with SwitchBot app 9.0 or newer; devices then sync automatically. The page does not say whether a hub is required or which devices are covered. The SwitchBot app listing also mentions Alexa unlock support for Lock Ultra.
Does SwitchBot work with Google Home?
Yes, officially. Two routes. The cloud link goes through Works with Google: add the SwitchBot Smart service in Google Home, with the Hub 2 guide requiring SwitchBot app 9.2 or newer. The Matter route needs a Nest device, such as a Nest Hub, as the controller.
Does SwitchBot work with Apple Home (HomeKit)?
Yes, officially. Through Matter, using a hub as the bridge and a HomePod or Apple TV as the home hub. SwitchBot's Matter-over-Wi-Fi lights also pair directly in the Home app. The app listing mentions Siri Shortcuts.
Does SwitchBot work with Home Assistant?
Yes. Built-in integrations maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by SwitchBot, as far as the pages say. SwitchBot (Bluetooth) controls devices locally with no hub. SwitchBot Cloud polls the SwitchBot cloud, needs a hub and an API token and secret, and updates each sensor every 10 minutes against a 10,000 requests-per-day cap. A separate SwitchBot Matter integration exists for Matter-certified devices.
Does SwitchBot work with SmartThings?
Yes, officially. SwitchBot's guide covers adding the hubs to SmartThings over Matter, naming Hub Mini (Matter Enabled), Hub 2, Hub 3 and AI Hub. It requires a Samsung hub that supports Matter. The app listing also mentions Lock Ultra unlock via SmartThings.
Does SwitchBot work with Homey?
Yes, officially. Homey's app page names SwitchBot as the developer, though the source repository is under a community developer's account and several contributors are listed. It covers 67 listed devices over Bluetooth LE or through the SwitchBot Hub cloud. The page marks every device, including the Bluetooth ones, as needing Homey Bridge, and lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server. Only the Meter Pro and Meter Pro (CO2) carry the Works with Homey certified label.
Does SwitchBot work with Hubitat?
Yes, through a community-built integration. A community driver by a Hubitat forum member, installed through Hubitat Package Manager, covers the Bot, Meter Plus, light strips and others using the SwitchBot API. Lock and webhook support were described as planned, not confirmed shipped.
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