WiZ

localProven against a real device on 2026-09-03by ALYT

WiZ bulbs and lights, switched and dimmed on your own network with no account.

What it adds to a house

adds lights.

How a person connects it

Method: discover. Nothing to type: WiZ lights answer on the local network.

What it can look for

Yes: “Look for lights”.

What stops working when it is disconnected

The things it brought stop answering until it is connected again.

The descriptor

The same object the console and the phone render from, served for a program at /connectors/wiz.json.

{
  "source": "built-in",
  "visibility": "public",
  "listed": true,
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "docsUrl": "https://developers.alyt.com/connectors/wiz",
  "kind": "WIZ",
  "name": "WiZ",
  "icon": "lightbulb",
  "promise": "WiZ bulbs and lights, switched and dimmed on your own network with no account.",
  "connectivity": "local",
  "brings": [
    "light"
  ],
  "connect": {
    "method": "discover",
    "fields": [],
    "help": "Nothing to type: WiZ lights answer on the local network."
  },
  "discovery": {
    "verb": "Look for lights"
  },
  "disconnect": {
    "consequence": "{count} {things} stop answering until it is connected again."
  },
  "author": {
    "kind": "alyt",
    "name": "ALYT",
    "url": "https://alyt.com"
  },
  "verification": {
    "level": "proven",
    "at": "2026-09-03T20:30:00.000Z"
  }
}

The guide

WiZ connects to lights on the household network with no account and no cloud path. A developer starts discovery, the connector looks for devices that answer on the local subnet, and any light that responds can then be read and controlled through the API. In a household, the home keeps working when the cloud is down because this connector is local-first; a DEV key acts in a sandbox, and a LIVE key only reaches its own connector.

How it connects

WiZ uses discover as its connect method. There are no fields to type. When a developer connects WiZ, the platform sweeps the subnet and looks for lights that answer the WiZ protocol. The connector does not ask for an account, a password, or any external service.

The connector is local, so it depends on the household network being reachable from the place where discovery runs. If the light is on a different subnet, blocked by network rules, or powered off, it does not appear during discovery.

What it brings into the home

WiZ brings light devices into the home model. In practice, that means the household sees lights that can be read and controlled. Depending on the device, this includes power and dimming, and some lights also support warmth or colour.

What a device can do comes from the light itself. The connector exposes what the device reports, and it does not invent capabilities that the light does not have.

What a developer can do

A developer can:

• discover WiZ lights on the local network
• read their current state
• switch them on and off
• dim them
• set warmth or colour when the device supports it

The household sees lights appear in the home after discovery. If a light is not yet placed or named, it can still be discovered and then organized like other devices in the home.

What it cannot do

WiZ does not connect through an account, so there is no sign-in step and no external cloud state to rely on.

It does not expose rhythms or scenes through this connector page. It also does not promise push updates from the light; state comes from reading the device or from the result of a command.

If a light changes its network address, the next discovery finds it again. Between discoveries, a device that cannot be reached appears unreachable for that item rather than taking down the rest of the home.

What to check when it fails

If discovery finds nothing, check the household network first:

• the light is powered on
• the light is on the same local subnet as the discovery run
• network rules do not block device-to-device traffic
• the device is actually a WiZ light or bulb that answers on the local network

If a light appears but control fails, check whether the device supports the control you are sending. Some lights are only dimmable, while others also support warmth or colour. A command that asks for an unsupported mode will not behave like a supported one.

If a device was present and later disappears, run discovery again. The connector re-reads the network, so a moved or readdressed light can come back on the next sweep.