# Unable to add Homekit Accessory

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/unable-to-add-homekit-accessory/166478>\
**Category:** Bindings\
**Tags:** homekit\
**Created:** [September 26, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unable-to-add-homekit-accessory/166478 "2025-09-26T16:44:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![srijansaxena11](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/srijansaxena11/32/118625_2.png) [@srijansaxena11](https://community.openhab.org/u/srijansaxena11)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unable-to-add-homekit-accessory/166478/1 "2025-09-26T16:44:14Z")

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I am unable to add accessory in Home app in iOS. I have trying clearing the bindinds, deleting the config files of homekit and rebooting both openHAB and my iPhone (as mentioned here [HomeKit Add-on - System Integrations | openHAB](https://www.openhab.org/addons/integrations/homekit/)). But it still says Accessory is not reachable. The openhab homekit addon is visible in the Home app while trying to add accessory by itself but does not pair. I think it maybe because of some update from Apple side in the pin required to pair the accessory as when entering the pin on openHAB front end there are 2 dashes/hyphens (-) and when entering the same 10 digits pin on Home app while pairing, there is only one dash/hyphen. Is there any way I can debug this and make it work somehow? My openHAB is 5.0.0

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**Author:** ![AndrewFG](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/andrewfg/32/35857_2.png) [@AndrewFG](https://community.openhab.org/u/AndrewFG)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unable-to-add-homekit-accessory/166478/2 "2025-09-26T23:29:35Z")

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The correct format is xxx-xx-xxx