MQTT Device Tracker

The mqtt device tracker platform allows you to detect presence by monitoring an MQTT topic for new locations. To use this platform, you specify a unique topic for each device.

Configuration

To use this device tracker in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
device_tracker:
  - platform: mqtt
    devices:
      paulus_oneplus: 'location/paulus'
      annetherese_n4: 'location/annetherese'

Configuration Variables

devices

(list)(Required)

List of devices with their topic.

qos

(integer)(Optional)

The QoS level of the topic.

Usage

Example JSON you can publish to the topic (e.g., via mqtt.publish service):

{
  "topic": "location/paulus",
  "payload": "home"
}