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Known Limitations

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These are known limitations of the integration, mostly inherited from the Husqvarna APIs themselves.

Both APIs are cloud-based. All device communication goes through the Husqvarna cloud — there is no direct LAN/Bluetooth/Zigbee path.
An active internet connection is required for any state update or command.
The optional MQTT bridge mirrors state locally but does not remove the cloud dependency for commands.

Each Husqvarna application has a quota of approximately 10 000 requests/month per API.
The integration has multiple safeguards (WebSocket-first, throttling, circuit breaker, auto-stop) — see API Rate Limits.
A dedicated Husqvarna application for Home Assistant is strongly recommended. Sharing credentials with other smart-home platforms makes the budget tracking inaccurate and can exhaust the quota faster than expected.

Valve position is binary. The Gardena API does not report percentage-based valve position — only open or closed.
Smart Irrigation Control concurrency limit. Hardware allows at most 2 valves open simultaneously per controller. The integration enforces this with a preflight check.
Mower GPS unavailable. The Gardena Smart System API does not expose GPS coordinates for SILENO mowers. GPS tracking is only available via the Automower Connect API.
A Gardena Smart Gateway is required for all Gardena devices.

Mowing schedule calendar is read-only. The integration exposes the schedule as a calendar entity, but the calendar cannot be edited from Home Assistant. Use the Husqvarna Automower app to modify schedules.
SILENO mowers are not supported via the Automower API. Use the Gardena Smart System API for SILENO devices.
Capability-dependent entities. Headlight controls, work areas, stay-out zones, GPS, etc. only appear on mower models that support them.
GPS device tracker is disabled by default for privacy. Enable it manually in entity settings if needed.

Installed via HACS or manually — not part of the Home Assistant Core integration catalog. Updates must be installed via HACS or by replacing the folder manually.
Requires Home Assistant 2024.12 or later.