# Are Tuya based devices from Aliexpress supported in Homey?
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/are-tuya-based-devices-from-aliexpress-supported-in-homey/79118
**Category:** Questions & Help
**Created:** [April 10, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/are-tuya-based-devices-from-aliexpress-supported-in-homey/79118 "2023-04-10T14:54:40Z")
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### Author:  [@Yarden\_Cohen](https://community.homey.app/u/Yarden_Cohen)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/are-tuya-based-devices-from-aliexpress-supported-in-homey/79118/1 "2023-04-10T14:54:40Z")
Hi, I’m a Home Assistant user and considering to buy Homey for my new home.
I was wondering if devices such [this](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003400336642.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.41.313287c8OlmMDH&algo_pvid=4ee36777-14cd-4bbc-9be0-b0eef3293a98&algo_exp_id=4ee36777-14cd-4bbc-9be0-b0eef3293a98-20&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21ILS%21115.9%2140.57%21%21%21%21%21%40211bf2da16811379319407643d07a7%2112000025646898556%21sea%21IL%21854982948&curPageLogUid=whlJrGm8M2Sg) are supported by homey?
they are usually connected via [Tuya Zigbee2Wifi bridge](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003473319533.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.49133e994TfpWO&algo_pvid=a2c52a7c-a2d4-48cc-aad5-c43f9293c920&algo_exp_id=a2c52a7c-a2d4-48cc-aad5-c43f9293c920-0&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21ILS%2185.0%2140.79%21%21%21%21%21%40211bda9b16811385383464327d076c%2112000028068044610%21sea%21IL%21854982948&curPageLogUid=CsCouAZHl9rP) and controlled on the Tuya app.
and if I want to control them using Google Home or Home Assistant - I must use the Tuya’s API such that the Google Home / HA are communicating Tuya’s cloud → then communicating the device
so I wonder if Homey could communicate those devices directly?
and more specifically, can it communicate the Tuya Zigbee devices (such this one) directly? without the Tuya Zigbee2Wifi bridge
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### Author:  [@Hannes85](https://community.homey.app/u/Hannes85)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/are-tuya-based-devices-from-aliexpress-supported-in-homey/79118/2 "2023-04-10T16:56:41Z")
Some Tuya zigbee devices can indeed be controlled directly with;
> **[Tuya Zigbee](https://homey.app/nl-nl/app/com.tuya.zigbee/Tuya-Zigbee/)**
>
> Control your white label Zigbee devices made by Tuya
Others (WiFi connected) can be controlled through Tap-to-run scenes and the Tuya Cloud app;
> **[Tuya cloud](https://homey.app/en-us/app/com.tuya.cloud/Tuya-cloud/)**
>
> This app allows you to connect Homey to the Tuya cloud