August
The august integration allows you to integrate your August and some Yale Access devices in Home Assistant.
Configuration
Adding August to your Home Assistant instance can be done via the user interface, by using this My button:
August can be auto-discovered by Home Assistant. If an instance was found, it will be shown as “Discovered”, which you can select to set it up right away.
If there wasn’t any discovered automatically, don’t worry! You can set up a manual integration entry:
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Browse to your Home Assistant instance.
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In the sidebar click on Settings.
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From the configuration menu select: Devices & Services.
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In the bottom right, click on the Add Integration button.
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From the list, search and select “August”.
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Follow the instruction on screen to complete the set up.
Known Working Devices
| Device | Requires Connect Bridge or Doorbell |
|---|---|
| August Wi-Fi Smart Lock (Gen 4) | no |
| August Smart Lock Pro (Gen 3) | yes |
| August Smart Lock (Gen 2) | yes |
| August Smart Lock (Gen 1) | no |
| August Doorbell Cam (Gen 1, Gen2) | no |
| August View | no |
| Yale Assure Lock | yes |
| Yale Conexis L1 | yes |
| Yale Linus | yes |
There is currently support for the following device types within Home Assistant:
- Doorbell
- Binary Sensor
- Button
- Sensor
- Camera
- Lock
Known Issues with battery reporting
The August Wi-Fi Smart Lock (Gen 4) uses different battery technology (lithium-ion) than the other locks. The battery charge value reported by the lock detail API has frequently been reported as incorrect for these models.
Other August locks expect to be powered by AA alkaline (non-rechargeable) batteries. Rechargeable batteries in these locks will result in incorrect reporting of battery charge.
Known Unsupported Devices
- The Yale Doorman L3
Other devices not listed above have not been tested and may not function as expected.
Binary Sensor
If you have an August Doorbell, once you have enabled the August component, you should see following sensors:
- Doorbell ding sensor
- Doorbell motion sensor
- Doorbell online sensor
If you have an August Smart Lock with DoorSense, once you have enabled the August component, you should see the following sensors:
- Door sensor
Button
Buttons are created to wake locks from a deep sleep. If your lock is not reporting a status, it may be in a deep sleep, and the button can be used to wake it. Locks are not automatically woken from deep sleep to preserve battery life.
Camera
The august camera platform allows you to view the latest camera image (triggered by motion) by your August device in Home Assistant.
Sensor
If you have an August Doorbell with a battery, once you have enabled the August component, you should see the following sensors:
- Doorbell Battery
If you have an August Smart Lock, once you have enabled the August component, you should see the following sensors:
- Lock Battery
- Lock Operation
If you have an August Keypad, once you have enabled the August component, you should see the following sensors:
- Keypad Battery
Presence Detection with Lock Operation
Using the lock operation sensors, you can detect when a user operates a lock and is physically present (not remote). The below automation example (added to automations.yaml) will trigger when the user named “John Doe” in August locks or unlocks the door from the keypad (if present), via Bluetooth from their phone, or by auto-unlock. The state of the sensor will be the name of the party operating the lock as returned by August.
- id: "1583706446906"
alias: "joe_doe_front_door_operate"
description: John Doe locks or unlocks the Front Door
trigger:
- entity_id: sensor.front_door_operator
platform: state
to: John Doe
condition:
- condition: template
value_template: "{{ not state_attr('sensor.front_door_operator', 'remote') }}"
action:
- data: {}
entity_id: camera.inside
service: camera.turn_off