{"id":4098,"date":"2026-03-29T21:22:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/?p=4098"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:02:12","slug":"re-authenticate-tuya-devices-in-home-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/re-authenticate-tuya-devices-in-home-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-Authenticate Tuya Devices in Home Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authentication of Tuya devices within Home Assistant needs to be re-established from time to time. At times though, the experience can be frustrating and blocking. Knowing how to find the right way to solve the problems results in a quick resolution without frustration. Here are some of the top issues that might arise.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Overtime, Home Assistant will need to be re-authenticated to Tuya \/ SmartLife App for the system to work. The process of re-authentication is pretty straightforward – just scan a QR code in the SmartLife app.<\/p>\n\n\n

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However, by time you get into Home Assistant to do this, the QR code may have expired thus causing the process to fail. So how does one proceed? The QR code just needs to be regenerated. See the steps below.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here are the steps to get the QR code to scan and re-authenticate with the Tuya SmartLife app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Go to: Settings -> Devices & Services -> Tuya<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click the 3 dots on the Hub<\/strong> that needs to be re-authenticated and choose Reload<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Click the Reconfigure<\/strong> button<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. On your phone, open the SmartLife<\/strong> app<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Tap the +<\/strong> icon in the top right<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Tap Scan<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Scan the QR Code in Home Assistant with your phone<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    At this point things should be re-authenticated and you’re all set to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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