Browse and play Commons Radio stations on your Home Assistant speakers, or use automations such as a wake-up radio.
HACS installs the integration. Home Assistant then asks for one Commons Radio API key.
The integration installs through HACS, the community store for Home Assistant. If you do not use HACS yet, install it first with the HACS guide.
Open the HACS guideSelect Add to HACS above. Then install the Commons Radio integration.
Restart Home Assistant after HACS finishes the install.
Open Settings, select Devices & services, and add Commons Radio.
Sign in to Commons Radio, create an API key, and paste it into Home Assistant.
Create an API keyImport a blueprint, choose a station and speakers, and set the trigger that fits your home.
Start the day with a station on your chosen speakers.
Play a station when someone arrives home.
Stop playback when the last person leaves.
Play radio for a set time, then turn it off.
Use the public API with Node-RED, n8n, or your own scripts. The guide shows how to send an API key and request your Commons Radio library.