# Node-RED integration using homey-api **URL:** \ **Category:** Developers\ **Created:** [August 24, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940 "2024-08-24T16:30:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Erwin\_Vervondel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/erwin_vervondel/32/34255_2.png) [@Erwin\_Vervondel](https://community.homey.app/u/Erwin_Vervondel)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/1 "2024-08-24T16:30:37Z")
FYI, I have created a Node-RED contrib library to allow direct integration with Homey from within Node-RED flows. It uses the standard homey-api calls. It currenty supports: - reading / writing device capabilites from within Node-RED - listening to device capability changes in Node-RED - reading/ writing logic variable values fron winth Node-RED see [node-red-homey (node) - Node-RED](https://flows.nodered.org/node/@evervondel/node-red-homey) for more info ---
**Author:** ![Undertaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/undertaker/32/53278_2.png) [@Undertaker](https://community.homey.app/u/Undertaker)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 5:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/2 "2024-08-25T05:43:39Z")
![Screenshot_20240825-074249_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/8/b843bbe977eb43632a82f8c04e7dbe9f1d4a9743.jpeg) đź‘Ťđź‘Ť ---
**Author:** ![Techniman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/techniman/32/8654_2.png) [@Techniman](https://community.homey.app/u/Techniman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/3 "2024-09-01T14:10:53Z")
Ooh, that’s great stuff. I already gave up on this ever happening. I’ll give this a try tonight, thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Techniman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/techniman/32/8654_2.png) [@Techniman](https://community.homey.app/u/Techniman)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/4 "2024-09-07T19:37:16Z")
Seems to be working great, maybe in a future version you can include a dropdown list with the different capabilities? And while on that subject, do you know how to get the data from a dummy “advanced capabilities” device? I thought measure\_temperature would work but it does not… Maybe if possible a new node that shows the capabilites of the selected device (not sure if thats possible though) -=edit=- Using the “homey-device-listen” seems to work but can be tricky since it only triggers if there is a change. The advanced capabilities device i’m looking for had the following ID : measure\_devicecapabilities\_number-custom\_26.number1 ---
**Author:** ![Erwin\_Vervondel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/erwin_vervondel/32/34255_2.png) [@Erwin\_Vervondel](https://community.homey.app/u/Erwin_Vervondel)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 6:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/5 "2024-09-08T06:02:52Z")
FYI, an easy way to find the exact capability id’s for a device is via the devices on the homey developer site. [https://tools.developer.homey.app/tools/devices](https://tools.developer.homey.app/tools/devices) ---
**Author:** ![Techniman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/techniman/32/8654_2.png) [@Techniman](https://community.homey.app/u/Techniman)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/6 "2024-09-08T08:53:49Z")
Awesome, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Jiri.Michalek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jiri.michalek/32/30705_2.png) [@Jiri.Michalek](https://community.homey.app/u/Jiri.Michalek)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/7 "2026-04-23T15:46:30Z")
Thank you for the development of the Homey integration — I really appreciate it. Could you please let me know whether any broader documentation is available, and if so, where I can find the logs? I’m having trouble using a node: I end up with an error saying the device cannot be found, and I’m using a local connection and the local API. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/d/fdb892725de262d9ed29bbea5b8e6cbef534491c.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/d/7dbfcc7cea9ef535e303317911d1c6dae138139c.png) ---
**Author:** ![Erwin\_Vervondel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/erwin_vervondel/32/34255_2.png) [@Erwin\_Vervondel](https://community.homey.app/u/Erwin_Vervondel)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/8 "2026-04-24T04:37:56Z")
Hi, you should use the device name instead of the id. ---
**Author:** ![Jiri.Michalek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jiri.michalek/32/30705_2.png) [@Jiri.Michalek](https://community.homey.app/u/Jiri.Michalek)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/9 "2026-04-25T03:53:55Z")
Thank you for the quick response! Using the device name instead of the ID works perfectly. That was my mistake — I should have tried that right away. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Scholz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/michael_scholz/32/120715_2.png) [@Michael\_Scholz](https://community.homey.app/u/Michael_Scholz)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/10 "2026-07-29T05:57:11Z")
Hi, first of all thanx, great work, I’ve been using it for a while…but it seems to me that the homey device listen does not generate an output on capability change (anymore?). I watch my LG ACs and the device read is working fine, but of course delayed since it needs to be injected, but the listener should generate an output on capability change, right? In my case it does not… ![homey listener](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/c/dc5c87be30a22427f3bebcb40f557e9fa5226fd1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Erwin\_Vervondel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/erwin_vervondel/32/34255_2.png) [@Erwin\_Vervondel](https://community.homey.app/u/Erwin_Vervondel)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/11 "2026-07-29T11:47:33Z")
Hi Michael, the standard homey subscription api is being used. Please double check whether you are subscribing to the correct capabilities. for some devices these have different naming. The easiest way to find out is via the developer tools: [https://tools.developer.homey.app/tools/devices](https://tools.developer.homey.app/tools/devices) regards, Erwin ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Scholz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/michael_scholz/32/120715_2.png) [@Michael\_Scholz](https://community.homey.app/u/Michael_Scholz)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/12 "2026-07-29T12:19:43Z")
Hi Erwin, must be I guess, since the device read is working fine…and I’m using the same capability see below. I belive it was working actually till yesterday but not sure… ![homey listener_2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/2/c237f21071954ffe3e4c6141247557b71b8637cd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Scholz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/michael_scholz/32/120715_2.png) [@Michael\_Scholz](https://community.homey.app/u/Michael_Scholz)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/13 "2026-07-30T06:01:44Z")
Hi Erwin, did some further testing on other devices/capabilities. “homey-device-listen” node does not give out anything on any device on capability change versus “homey-device-read” works as expected on the same capabilities.Node-Red is on Version 5.0.0, Homey pro mini is on Version 13.4.0. Connection is local (everything wired to Lan). ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Scholz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/michael_scholz/32/120715_2.png) [@Michael\_Scholz](https://community.homey.app/u/Michael_Scholz)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/14 "2026-07-30T09:48:58Z")
Good news, after restarting Homey pro mini (needed to do a local backup anyway) and restarting Node-Red “homey listener” node is working again, don’t ask me why… ---
**Author:** ![Erwin\_Vervondel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/erwin_vervondel/32/34255_2.png) [@Erwin\_Vervondel](https://community.homey.app/u/Erwin_Vervondel)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 10:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/15 "2026-07-30T10:08:21Z")
nice!! was probably in a bogus state. thanks for using the node-red app. glad to see other people using it ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Scholz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/michael_scholz/32/120715_2.png) [@Michael\_Scholz](https://community.homey.app/u/Michael_Scholz)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-integration-using-homey-api/114940/16 "2026-07-30T10:26:32Z")
Hi, for me its essential, since node-red brings all my plattforms together…thanx again for your hard work!!