# Nuki, does it interface directly with Homey or does it use an external cloud server to do so?

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**Created:** [December 3, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nuki-does-it-interface-directly-with-homey-or-does-it-use-an-external-cloud-server-to-do-so/146327 "2025-12-03T14:21:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Roel\_Van\_Eyken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/roel_van_eyken/32/131031_2.png) [@Roel\_Van\_Eyken](https://community.homey.app/u/Roel_Van_Eyken)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nuki-does-it-interface-directly-with-homey-or-does-it-use-an-external-cloud-server-to-do-so/146327/1 "2025-12-03T14:21:43Z")

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I was reading up on smart locks and I came across Nuki, which I quite like, especially since the newer ones are smaller and also support thread. However, the Homey app directory has the connection technology listed as “cloud”. Am I to assume that the Nuki lock does not talk directly to Homey and only interfaces with it through an online API? Or is this wrong/outdated and does the lock directly connect with Homey after all (whether that is through thread or wifi I don’t mind, yet I would prefer Thread, if possible).

I once already made that mistake by buying a Wiz lamp which has that issue (It is a good lamp and works quite well, I would just like to avoid more cloud based computation that doesn’t work when the internet is out as much as possible)

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**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nuki-does-it-interface-directly-with-homey-or-does-it-use-an-external-cloud-server-to-do-so/146327/2 "2025-12-03T16:40:12Z")

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If you connect the Nuki Smartlock via Thread, Wi-Fi, or MQTT (supported by Nuki 3.0 Pro, for example), it will be connected locally to Homey.  
However, it could be possible that not all functions are supported via these protocols. I am unable to make any reliable comments on this, sorry.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nuki-does-it-interface-directly-with-homey-or-does-it-use-an-external-cloud-server-to-do-so/146327/3 "2025-12-03T19:38:18Z")

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I’ve a Nuki (non Pro) 4th gen, connected per Matter-over-Thread (to H.A.) → No Nuki Hub or cloud stuff.

Which functionality it will have @ Homey depends, just like Dirk said.  
All Athom says about lock functionality is “Locks” 🤷‍♂️ :

 ![Screenshot_20251203_203503_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/6/c/6cf2226003a73dcb56126e04746282d569dc3efa.jpeg)

[https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/9075551662108-Matter-for-Homey-Pro-Early-2023-and-Homey-Pro-mini](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/9075551662108-Matter-for-Homey-Pro-Early-2023-and-Homey-Pro-mini)