Roku streaming devices and Roku TVs integrate with Home Assistant over your local network using Roku’s External Control Protocol (ECP). The integration provides media playback control, app launching, power management, and remote control commands.
Roku’s local API makes it one of the more straightforward media device integrations. Home Assistant discovers Roku devices automatically and provides responsive control without cloud dependency. This works with standalone Roku devices and TVs with built-in Roku (TCL, Hisense, etc.).
HA DocumentationHow Roku Works with Home Assistant
Getting Roku connected to Home Assistant and running reliably.
Discover & connect
Home Assistant discovers Roku media devices on your network automatically. Add them to see playback controls, volume, source selection, and grouping options.
Multi-room audio
Group Roku speakers with devices from other brands for synchronized whole-home audio. Control each room independently or as zones.
Event-driven media
Build automations that play specific audio based on events — doorbell rings, morning alarms, or custom announcements. Route different media to different rooms.
Common Roku Issues
The problems installers run into with Roku and Home Assistant — and how a managed setup prevents them.
TV power state detection
Roku TVs in standby mode may or may not respond to network queries depending on the model and power settings. Some models disconnect from the network entirely in standby.
HDMI-CEC conflicts
Roku's HDMI-CEC implementation can conflict with other CEC devices on the same TV. Turning on a Roku may unexpectedly switch the TV input or power on other connected devices.
App launching lag
Launching apps on Roku through Home Assistant can take several seconds as the device loads the application. Automations that launch an app and immediately send playback commands may fail due to timing.
Why installers choose managed Roku setups
- Power state management with Wake-on-LAN for reliable on/off control
- CEC coordination configured to prevent device conflicts
- App launch sequences with proper timing delays for reliable automation
- Integration with whole-home media scenes across multiple Roku devices
Roku devices we deploy
Hardware from the Selora catalog that runs on this integration. Every unit is tested and supported as part of a managed installation.
TVs & Streaming
4 devicesRoku Plus Series TV
The Roku Plus Series is Roku's mid-range TV line: 4K QLED with mini-LED backlighting, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos. Home Assistant's local roku integration controls the set as a single media_player with power, volume, HDMI input selection, app launch, and playback state, making it an easy fit for playback-aware room automations.
Roku Pro Series TV
The Roku Pro Series is Roku's flagship TV line: 4K QLED with mini-LED backlighting, Dolby Vision IQ, and a 120 Hz panel. Because the streaming platform is the TV, Home Assistant's local roku integration controls the whole set as one media_player: power, volume, HDMI inputs, app launch, and playback state for scene and bedtime automations.
Roku Streaming Stick Plus
The Roku Streaming Stick Plus is Roku's current mainstream 4K HDR stick, an inexpensive way to give any TV a clean Home Assistant media_player. The local roku integration provides power, volume, app launch, and playback state, so even a guest-room TV can join playback-aware lighting and bedtime all-off routines.
Roku Ultra
The Roku Ultra is Roku's flagship streaming player, with 4K Dolby Vision output and wired Ethernet. Home Assistant's local roku integration exposes it as a media_player with power, volume, app launch, and playback state, so a movie-night scene can open the right app while the lights dim, and bedtime routines shut it down.
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