AdGuard Home
AdGuard Home is a network-wide ad- and tracker-blocking DNS server with parental control (adult content blocking) capabilities. The AdGuard integration allows you to control and monitor your AdGuard Home instance in Home Assistant.
Configuration
To add the AdGuard Home integration to your Home Assistant instance, use this My button:
If the above My button doesn’t work, you can also perform the following steps manually:
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Browse to your Home Assistant instance.
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In the bottom right corner, select the Add Integration button.
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From the list, select AdGuard Home.
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Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup.
Sensors
This integration provides sensors for the following information from AdGuard Home:
- Number of DNS queries.
- Number of blocked DNS queries.
- Ratio (%) of blocked DNS queries.
- Number of requests blocked by safe browsing.
- Number of safe searches enforced.
- Number of requests blocked by parental control.
- Total number of active filter rules loaded.
- Average response time of AdGuard’s DNS server in milliseconds.
Switches
The integration will create a number of switches:
- AdGuard Protection (master switch).
- Filtering.
- Safe Browsing.
- Parental Control.
- Safe Search.
- Query Log.
These switches allow you to automate things easily. For example, one could write an automation to turn off Safe Search after the kids’ bedtime.
The “AdGuard Protection” switch is a master switch. It will turn off and bypass all AdGuard features, regardless of whether they are switched on or not.
Services
These services allow one to manage filter subscriptions in AdGuard Home. Using these services in automations could be helpful to block certain sites/domains at certain times.
For example, you could create a custom filter list that blocks social media sites during the day and releases them during the evening.
Service add_url
Add a new filter subscription to AdGuard Home.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
No | The name of the filter subscription. |
url |
No | The filter URL to subscribe to, containing the filter rules. |
Service remove_url
Removes a filter subscription from AdGuard Home.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
url |
No | The filter subscription URL to remove. |
Service enable_url
Enables a filter subscription in AdGuard Home.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
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url |
No | The filter subscription URL to enable. |
Service disable_url
Disables a filter subscription in AdGuard Home.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
url |
No | The filter subscription URL to disable. |
Service refresh
Refresh all filter subscriptions in AdGuard Home.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
force |
Yes | Force update (bypasses AdGuard Home throttling). |
By default, force is set to false. Forcing an update bypasses AdGuard Home’s
throttling logic, so use with care.