diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifi/hub/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/unifi/hub/__init__.py
index e1f2668b956..b8ed15d46f4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifi/hub/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifi/hub/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 """Internal functionality not part of HA infrastructure."""
 
-from .hub import UnifiHub, get_unifi_api  # noqa: F401
+from .api import get_unifi_api  # noqa: F401
+from .hub import UnifiHub  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifi/hub/api.py b/homeassistant/components/unifi/hub/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a1be0427b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifi/hub/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+"""Provide an object to communicate with UniFi Network application."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import ssl
+from types import MappingProxyType
+from typing import Any, Literal
+
+from aiohttp import CookieJar
+import aiounifi
+from aiounifi.models.configuration import Configuration
+
+from homeassistant.const import (
+    CONF_HOST,
+    CONF_PASSWORD,
+    CONF_PORT,
+    CONF_USERNAME,
+    CONF_VERIFY_SSL,
+)
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.helpers import aiohttp_client
+
+from ..const import CONF_SITE_ID, LOGGER
+from ..errors import AuthenticationRequired, CannotConnect
+
+
+async def get_unifi_api(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    config: MappingProxyType[str, Any],
+) -> aiounifi.Controller:
+    """Create a aiounifi object and verify authentication."""
+    ssl_context: ssl.SSLContext | Literal[False] = False
+
+    if verify_ssl := config.get(CONF_VERIFY_SSL):
+        session = aiohttp_client.async_get_clientsession(hass)
+        if isinstance(verify_ssl, str):
+            ssl_context = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=verify_ssl)
+    else:
+        session = aiohttp_client.async_create_clientsession(
+            hass, verify_ssl=False, cookie_jar=CookieJar(unsafe=True)
+        )
+
+    api = aiounifi.Controller(
+        Configuration(
+            session,
+            host=config[CONF_HOST],
+            username=config[CONF_USERNAME],
+            password=config[CONF_PASSWORD],
+            port=config[CONF_PORT],
+            site=config[CONF_SITE_ID],
+            ssl_context=ssl_context,
+        )
+    )
+
+    try:
+        async with asyncio.timeout(10):
+            await api.login()
+        return api
+
+    except aiounifi.Unauthorized as err:
+        LOGGER.warning(
+            "Connected to UniFi Network at %s but not registered: %s",
+            config[CONF_HOST],
+            err,
+        )
+        raise AuthenticationRequired from err
+
+    except (
+        TimeoutError,
+        aiounifi.BadGateway,
+        aiounifi.Forbidden,
+        aiounifi.ServiceUnavailable,
+        aiounifi.RequestError,
+        aiounifi.ResponseError,
+    ) as err:
+        LOGGER.error(
+            "Error connecting to the UniFi Network at %s: %s", config[CONF_HOST], err
+        )
+        raise CannotConnect from err
+
+    except aiounifi.LoginRequired as err:
+        LOGGER.warning(
+            "Connected to UniFi Network at %s but login required: %s",
+            config[CONF_HOST],
+            err,
+        )
+        raise AuthenticationRequired from err
+
+    except aiounifi.AiounifiException as err:
+        LOGGER.exception("Unknown UniFi Network communication error occurred: %s", err)
+        raise AuthenticationRequired from err
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifi/hub/hub.py b/homeassistant/components/unifi/hub/hub.py
index 6d52c9127b4..c9054152abb 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifi/hub/hub.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifi/hub/hub.py
@@ -1,35 +1,18 @@
 """UniFi Network abstraction."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import asyncio
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from functools import partial
-import ssl
-from types import MappingProxyType
-from typing import Any, Literal
 
-from aiohttp import CookieJar
 import aiounifi
 from aiounifi.interfaces.api_handlers import ItemEvent
-from aiounifi.models.configuration import Configuration
 from aiounifi.models.device import DeviceSetPoePortModeRequest
 
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
-from homeassistant.const import (
-    CONF_HOST,
-    CONF_PASSWORD,
-    CONF_PORT,
-    CONF_USERNAME,
-    CONF_VERIFY_SSL,
-    Platform,
-)
+from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST, Platform
 from homeassistant.core import CALLBACK_TYPE, Event, HomeAssistant, callback
-from homeassistant.helpers import (
-    aiohttp_client,
-    device_registry as dr,
-    entity_registry as er,
-)
+from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr, entity_registry as er
 from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import (
     DeviceEntry,
     DeviceEntryType,
@@ -67,12 +50,10 @@ from ..const import (
     DEFAULT_TRACK_DEVICES,
     DEFAULT_TRACK_WIRED_CLIENTS,
     DOMAIN as UNIFI_DOMAIN,
-    LOGGER,
     PLATFORMS,
     UNIFI_WIRELESS_CLIENTS,
 )
 from ..entity import UnifiEntity, UnifiEntityDescription
-from ..errors import AuthenticationRequired, CannotConnect
 from .websocket import UnifiWebsocket
 
 CHECK_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL = timedelta(seconds=1)
@@ -418,70 +399,3 @@ class UnifiHub:
             self._cancel_poe_command = None
 
         return True
-
-
-async def get_unifi_api(
-    hass: HomeAssistant,
-    config: MappingProxyType[str, Any],
-) -> aiounifi.Controller:
-    """Create a aiounifi object and verify authentication."""
-    ssl_context: ssl.SSLContext | Literal[False] = False
-
-    if verify_ssl := config.get(CONF_VERIFY_SSL):
-        session = aiohttp_client.async_get_clientsession(hass)
-        if isinstance(verify_ssl, str):
-            ssl_context = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=verify_ssl)
-    else:
-        session = aiohttp_client.async_create_clientsession(
-            hass, verify_ssl=False, cookie_jar=CookieJar(unsafe=True)
-        )
-
-    api = aiounifi.Controller(
-        Configuration(
-            session,
-            host=config[CONF_HOST],
-            username=config[CONF_USERNAME],
-            password=config[CONF_PASSWORD],
-            port=config[CONF_PORT],
-            site=config[CONF_SITE_ID],
-            ssl_context=ssl_context,
-        )
-    )
-
-    try:
-        async with asyncio.timeout(10):
-            await api.login()
-        return api
-
-    except aiounifi.Unauthorized as err:
-        LOGGER.warning(
-            "Connected to UniFi Network at %s but not registered: %s",
-            config[CONF_HOST],
-            err,
-        )
-        raise AuthenticationRequired from err
-
-    except (
-        TimeoutError,
-        aiounifi.BadGateway,
-        aiounifi.Forbidden,
-        aiounifi.ServiceUnavailable,
-        aiounifi.RequestError,
-        aiounifi.ResponseError,
-    ) as err:
-        LOGGER.error(
-            "Error connecting to the UniFi Network at %s: %s", config[CONF_HOST], err
-        )
-        raise CannotConnect from err
-
-    except aiounifi.LoginRequired as err:
-        LOGGER.warning(
-            "Connected to UniFi Network at %s but login required: %s",
-            config[CONF_HOST],
-            err,
-        )
-        raise AuthenticationRequired from err
-
-    except aiounifi.AiounifiException as err:
-        LOGGER.exception("Unknown UniFi Network communication error occurred: %s", err)
-        raise AuthenticationRequired from err