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Get all repair issues: issues

The issues template function returns all currently active repair issues in Home Assistant. Repair issues are problems that Home Assistant has detected and flagged for your attention, such as deprecated integrations, configuration errors, or devices that need manual intervention. Each issue is returned as a dictionary keyed by a tuple of (domain, issue_id).

This is useful for building dashboard cards or automationsAutomations in Home Assistant allow you to automatically respond to things that happen in and around your home. [Learn more] that monitor the health of your Home Assistant installation. For example, you might want to display a count of open issues on your dashboard, send a notificationYou can use notifications to send messages, pictures, and more, to devices. [Learn more] when new issues appear, or create a template sensor that tracks whether any critical repairs are pending.

Usage

Here’s how to use this template function. Copy any example and adjust it to your setup.

As a function 
{{ issues() | length }}
Result (integerA whole number without decimal places, like 1, 42, or -5. Used for counts, indices, and whole values.) 
3

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issues() -> dict[tuple[str, str], dict[str, Any]]

Function parameters

This function takes no parameters. It returns all currently active repair issues.

Understanding repair issues

Repair issues are created by integrationsIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] when they detect a problem that requires user attention. Each issue contains information such as:

  • domain - The integration that created the issue
  • issue_id - A unique identifier for this specific issue
  • severity - How critical the issue is (error, warning, or other)
  • translation_key - A key used to look up the translated issue description
TemplateA template is an automation definition that can include variables for the action or data from the trigger values. This allows automations to generate dynamic actions. [Learn more]: List all issues with severity 
{% for key, issue in issues().items() %}
  {{ key }}: {{ issue.severity }}
{% endfor %}
Result (stringA piece of text, like a name, message, or entity ID. In templates, wrap strings in quotes, like "living_room" or "lights are on".) 
('hue', 'deprecated_bridge'): warning
('zwave', 'config_error'): error

Good to know

  • Returns a dictionary keyed by a (domain, issue_id) tuple, not a plain list.
  • Severity values are error, warning, or other. Filter by severity when you only care about a subset.

Try it yourself

Ready to test this? Open Developer tools > Template, paste the example into the Template editor, and watch the result update on the right. Edit the values to see how the function adapts to your own entitiesAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more].

More examples

Real scenarios where this function comes up in automations and templates. Copy any example and adapt it to your setup.

Count open issues

Display the total number of active repair issues on a dashboard.

TemplateA template is an automation definition that can include variables for the action or data from the trigger values. This allows automations to generate dynamic actions. [Learn more] 
{% set all_issues = issues() %}
{{ all_issues | length }} repair issue{{ "s" if all_issues | length != 1 }}
Result (stringA piece of text, like a name, message, or entity ID. In templates, wrap strings in quotes, like "living_room" or "lights are on".) 
3 repair issues

Check for critical issues

Look for any issues with error severity and notify if found.

TemplateA template is an automation definition that can include variables for the action or data from the trigger values. This allows automations to generate dynamic actions. [Learn more] 
{% set errors = issues().values()
  | selectattr("severity", "eq", "error") | list %}
{% if errors | length > 0 %}
  {{ errors | length }} critical issue{{ "s" if errors | length != 1 }} found
{% else %}
  All clear
{% endif %}
Result (stringA piece of text, like a name, message, or entity ID. In templates, wrap strings in quotes, like "living_room" or "lights are on".) 
1 critical issue found

Still stuck?

The Home Assistant community is quick to help: join Discord for real-time chat, post on the community forum with your template and expected result, or share on our subreddit /r/homeassistant.

Tip

AI assistants like ChatGPT or Claude can also explain or fix templates when you describe what you want in plain language.

Related template functions

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