Homekit Pin: How to find it?

[ferazambuja]

Home Assistant release with the issue:

0.66

Last working Home Assistant release (if known):

Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.):

Hassbian
Component/platform:

Homekit

Description of problem:

While testing the new homekit implementation I deleted my hub from my device. Since we are only exposed to the generated pin once for the setup I can't add hass as a bridge. It will not show to add on iOS. Maybe would be a good idea to add this info to the component page.

Keep the good work!!

Problem-relevant configuration.yaml entries and (fill out even if it seems unimportant):

homekit:
  filter:
    include_domains: [sensor ,light]
    exclude_domains: [climate]
    exclude_entities: [sensor.my_ecobee_humidity, sensor.bedroom_temperature, sensor.My_ecobee_temperature]

Traceback (if applicable):

Additional information:

[mountainsandcode]

There is a persistent notification in the web UI which shows the PIN. If it doesn't show and you can't pair, you could try removing the .homekit.state file in the config folder

[keitetran]

not find file .homekit.state in config folder.

[funnybutrandom]

its a hidden file, try 'ls -la' in the cmd

[danielebra]

I was unable to view the persistent notification on my web-interface.
I forced a pin code for HomeKit by adding the following in configuration.yaml:

homekit:
  pincode: 123-45-678

By forcing the pin code, I was able to add the bridge to HomeKit successfully.

[cdce8p]

@NadeHouse The persistent notification was only added in 0.66.0. The pincode option is no longer supported.

If for some reason the notification didn't appear, please try restarting Home Assistant. It should be at the top. If it still doesn't show, you can try the log. Therefore please add the following to your config file:

logger:
  default: info

Than search for notification_id=4663548. The pincode should be in the same statement.

[ferazambuja]

Removed the .homekit.state in the config folder and worked!
Thanks 👍