Awair is a US maker of indoor air quality monitors. Element is the home model, Omni is aimed at businesses, and the older Glow line doubled as a night light and smart plug. Monitors connect over Wi-Fi and are read in the Awair Home app, or the Awair Business app for Omni.
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Awair monitors connect over Wi-Fi at 2.4 GHz and report to Awair's cloud. Element and Omni can also serve readings on the local network through a Local API, which Home Assistant uses by default for polling. Voice and automation links are read-only or reporting-style rather than device control, and several of the older integrations have been retired.
That suits people who want accurate air readings in an app, a dashboard or Home Assistant. It is weaker if you want Matter, Apple Home or a monitor that triggers other devices in a first-party ecosystem, and weaker for owners of Glow or first-generation units, whose cloud features were closed at the end of November 2022.
Source: Awair
The consumer app, published by Bitfinder, Inc. Shows real-time air quality, trends and tips for improving indoor air, and needs a 2.4 GHz 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi connection. Version notes mention the Element and the 2nd Edition. The Awair Local API is enabled from within this app.
Used to start Omni onboarding and to set up and manage devices remotely. Awair's support page shows App Store and Google Play badges but gives no store URLs, so no store links are listed here.
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| Platform | Status | What it means | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection | |||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Awair Home needs a 2.4 GHz 802.11 b/g/n connection. Devices report to Awair's cloud, and the Local API lets Element and Omni also serve readings on the local network. | Awair Home on the App Store Awair Local API article |
| Local API (LAN) | Yes | The device hosts a small web server. Omni and the In-Wall Mount have it on by default; Element and 2nd Edition must enable it in the app (listed as beta). Readings refresh every 10 seconds with no history, and settings cannot be changed locally. 1st Edition, Glow and Glow C are not supported. | Awair Local API article |
| Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread | Not mentioned | None of these are mentioned on the Awair pages we read. | Awair |
| Matter | Not found | Awair's homepage does not mention Matter, and our searches found no Awair Matter announcement or product. | Awair |
| Voice assistants and ecosystems | |||
| Amazon Alexa | Official | Awair's own pages list Alexa for Glow (voice control of whatever is plugged in, announced July 2017). A GearBrain guide from January 2020 describes an Awair skill that reads out Element data on request and has no control features. Awair closed Glow integrations in 2022, and we could not confirm the skill is still offered. | Awair Glow and Alexa blog GearBrain: Awair and Alexa Awair legacy device notice Alexa Skills store |
| Google Home and Assistant | Unconfirmed | Awair announced Google Assistant control for Glow in May 2017. A January 2020 GearBrain guide says Element linked through Google Assistant by saying 'Talk to Awair' and Glow C through the Google Home app. We could not confirm that either route still works. | Awair Glow and Google blog GearBrain: Awair and Google |
| Apple Home | Community | Awair does not mention Apple Home on the pages we read. Awair's Local API article names Homebridge as a platform that can use the API, and Homebridge plugins for Awair appear in search results (not opened). | Awair Local API article homebridge-awair-local Apple Home accessories list |
| Samsung SmartThings | Unconfirmed | A community SmartApp and device handler by an independent developer is marked obsolete in SmartThings' forum, and users there reported problems with SmartThings' own Awair integration in 2020. We could not confirm the current status. | SmartThings Community thread |
| Open platforms and developer access | |||
| Home Assistant | Yes | A built-in Awair integration is documented on Home Assistant's site and is not described there as maintained by Awair. It prefers the Local API (polling every 30 seconds, IoT class Local Polling) and also supports Awair's cloud API (every 5 minutes, default quota of 300 calls a day per device, free token that can take up to 24 hours). | Home Assistant Awair integration |
| Homey | Community | A community app by an independent developer, not Athom or Awair, lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server and requires a Homey Bridge. It has a cloud and a local device driver, needs an Awair API token, and was tested on a 2nd Edition and a Mint. The listed version was last updated about four years before our check. | Homey Awair app |
| IFTTT | Unconfirmed | Awair announced an IFTTT integration and its Glow support page lists IFTTT, with Awair applets on IFTTT's site. Glow and first-edition integrations were closed in 2022, and we could not confirm that IFTTT still works with Element or Omni. | Awair IFTTT blog Awair Glow support Awair legacy device notice |
| openHAB | Community | Awair's Local API article names openHAB among the platforms that can use the API. We did not find a dedicated binding page. | Awair Local API article |
| Node-RED | Not found | No dedicated Awair node found in our searches. The Local API can be queried over HTTP. | Searched, no source |
| Hubitat | Not found | No Awair driver found in our searches. | Searched, no source |
| Domoticz | Not found | No Awair plugin found in our searches. | Searched, no source |
| Control4 | Not found | No Awair integration found in our searches. | Searched, no source |
| Philips Hue | Not found | No integration found. | Searched, no source |
| Awair developer APIs | Official | Awair offers a Developer Console where you log in with an Awair account and request access, with documentation and a developer contact address. Awair's article gives no quota or tier details; Home Assistant's page cites a default 300 cloud calls a day per device. The Local API is separate (see Connection). | Awair developer APIs article Home Assistant Awair integration |
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Not that we could find. Awair's homepage does not mention Matter, and our searches found no Awair Matter announcement or product.
Yes, officially. Awair's own pages list Alexa for Glow (voice control of whatever is plugged in, announced July 2017). A GearBrain guide from January 2020 describes an Awair skill that reads out Element data on request and has no control features. Awair closed Glow integrations in 2022, and we could not confirm the skill is still offered.
Yes, through a community-built integration. Awair does not mention Apple Home on the pages we read. Awair's Local API article names Homebridge as a platform that can use the API, and Homebridge plugins for Awair appear in search results (not opened).
Yes. A built-in Awair integration is documented on Home Assistant's site and is not described there as maintained by Awair. It prefers the Local API (polling every 30 seconds, IoT class Local Polling) and also supports Awair's cloud API (every 5 minutes, default quota of 300 calls a day per device, free token that can take up to 24 hours).
Unconfirmed. A community SmartApp and device handler by an independent developer is marked obsolete in SmartThings' forum, and users there reported problems with SmartThings' own Awair integration in 2020. We could not confirm the current status.
Yes, through a community-built integration. A community app by an independent developer, not Athom or Awair, lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server and requires a Homey Bridge. It has a cloud and a local device driver, needs an Awair API token, and was tested on a 2nd Edition and a Mint. The listed version was last updated about four years before our check.
Not that we could find. No Awair driver found in our searches.
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