Home Assistant

AVM FRITZ!DECT Switch

The fritzdect switch platform allows you to control the state of your AVM FRITZ!DECT DECT-based wireless switches. The AVM FRITZ!DECT switches need to be paired to your Fritz!Box and then can be monitored and controlled via Home Assistant.

Supported devices (tested):

  • FRITZ!DECT 200

Supported Firmwares (tested):

  • FRITZ!OS: 06.80 / FRITZ!DECT: 03.83
  • FRITZ!OS: 06.98-51288 (Beta) / FRITZ!DECT: 03.87

To use your AVM FRITZ!DECT switch(es) in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
switch:
  - platform: fritzdect
    username: YOUR_USERNAME
    password: YOUR_PASSWORD

Configuration variables:

  • username (Required): The username for your Fritz!Box.
  • password (Required): The password for your Fritz!Box.
  • host (Optional): The IP address/hostname of your Fritz!Box. Defaults to fritz.box.

It is recommened to create a dedicated user for Home Assistant and only allow access to “Smart Home”.

If this component throws an error when starting home-assistant you should check if all actors are plugged in and connected to the FritzBox. Inactive actors that are not deleted from FritzBox configuration might lead to errors.