diff --git a/homeassistant/components/miele/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/miele/__init__.py
index 2c5c250aee7..173865195df 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/miele/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/miele/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from aiohttp import ClientError, ClientResponseError
+from pymiele import MieleAPI
 
 from homeassistant.const import Platform
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: MieleConfigEntry) -> boo
         ) from err
 
     # Setup MieleAPI and coordinator for data fetch
-    coordinator = MieleDataUpdateCoordinator(hass, entry, auth)
+    api = MieleAPI(auth)
+    coordinator = MieleDataUpdateCoordinator(hass, entry, api)
     await coordinator.async_config_entry_first_refresh()
     entry.runtime_data = coordinator
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/miele/coordinator.py b/homeassistant/components/miele/coordinator.py
index d5de2d79cb9..98f5c9f8b1c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/miele/coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/miele/coordinator.py
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import timedelta
 import logging
 
-from pymiele import MieleAction, MieleDevice
+from pymiele import MieleAction, MieleAPI, MieleDevice
 
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import DataUpdateCoordinator
 
-from .api import AsyncConfigEntryAuth
 from .const import DOMAIN
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ class MieleDataUpdateCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator[MieleCoordinatorData]):
         self,
         hass: HomeAssistant,
         config_entry: MieleConfigEntry,
-        api: AsyncConfigEntryAuth,
+        api: MieleAPI,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize the Miele data coordinator."""
         super().__init__(
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/miele/entity.py b/homeassistant/components/miele/entity.py
index 4c6e61f6ea5..57c10f6f7bd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/miele/entity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/miele/entity.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 """Entity base class for the Miele integration."""
 
-from pymiele import MieleAction, MieleDevice
+from pymiele import MieleAction, MieleAPI, MieleDevice
 
 from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import DeviceInfo
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import EntityDescription
 from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import CoordinatorEntity
 
-from .api import AsyncConfigEntryAuth
 from .const import DEVICE_TYPE_TAGS, DOMAIN, MANUFACTURER, MieleAppliance, StateStatus
 from .coordinator import MieleDataUpdateCoordinator
 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ class MieleEntity(CoordinatorEntity[MieleDataUpdateCoordinator]):
         return self.coordinator.data.actions[self._device_id]
 
     @property
-    def api(self) -> AsyncConfigEntryAuth:
+    def api(self) -> MieleAPI:
         """Return the api object."""
         return self.coordinator.api
 
diff --git a/tests/components/miele/conftest.py b/tests/components/miele/conftest.py
index d91485ffc59..c8a47eb2b59 100644
--- a/tests/components/miele/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/components/miele/conftest.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def mock_miele_client(
     """Mock a Miele client."""
 
     with patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.miele.AsyncConfigEntryAuth",
+        "homeassistant.components.miele.MieleAPI",
         autospec=True,
     ) as mock_client:
         client = mock_client.return_value