---
layout: page
title: "MQTT Fan"
description: "Instructions how to integrate MQTT fans into Home Assistant."
date: 2016-08-27 09:00
sidebar: true
comments: false
sharing: true
footer: true
logo: mqtt.png
ha_category: Fan
ha_release: 0.27
ha_iot_class: depends
---

The `mqtt` fan platform lets you control your MQTT enabled fans.

In an ideal scenario, the MQTT device will have a `state_topic` to publish state changes. If these messages are published with a `RETAIN` flag, the MQTT fan will receive an instant state update after subscription and will start with the correct state. Otherwise, the initial state of the fan will be `false` / `off`.

When a `state_topic` is not available, the fan will work in optimistic mode. In this mode, the fan will immediately change state after every command. Otherwise, the fan will wait for state confirmation from the device (message from `state_topic`).

Optimistic mode can be forced even if a `state_topic` is available. Try to enable it if you are experiencing incorrect fan operation.

To enable MQTT fans in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yml entry
fan:
  - platform: mqtt
    command_topic: "bedroom_fan/on/set"
```

{% configuration %}
name:
  description: The name of the fan.
  required: false
  type: string
  default: MQTT Fan
command_topic:
  description: The MQTT topic to publish commands to change the fan state.
  required: true
  type: string
state_topic:
  description: The MQTT topic subscribed to receive state updates.
  required: false
  type: string
payload_on:
  description: The payload that represents the running state.
  required: false
  type: string
  default: ON
payload_off:
  description: The payload that represents the stop state.
  required: false
  type: string
  default: OFF
state_value_template:
  description: "Defines a [template](/docs/configuration/templating/#processing-incoming-data) to extract a value from the state."
  required: false
  type: string
qos:
  description: The maximum QoS level of the state topic.
  required: false
  type: integer
  default: 0
optimistic:
  description: Flag that defines if lock works in optimistic mode
  required: false
  type: boolean
  default: "`true` if no state topic defined, else `false`."
retain:
  description: If the published message should have the retain flag on or not.
  required: false
  type: boolean
  default: true
oscillation_state_topic:
  description: The MQTT topic subscribed to receive oscillation state updates.
  required: false
  type: string
oscillation_command_topic:
  description: The MQTT topic to publish commands to change the oscillation state.
  required: false
  type: string
payload_oscillation_on:
  description: The payload that represents the oscillation on state.
  required: false
  type: string
  default: oscillate_on
payload_oscillation_off:
  description: The payload that represents the oscillation off state.
  required: false
  type: string
  default: oscillate_off
oscillation_value_template:
  description: "Defines a [template](/docs/configuration/templating/#processing-incoming-data) to extract a value from the oscillation."
  required: false
  type: string
speed_state_topic:
  description: The MQTT topic subscribed to receive speed state updates.
  required: false
  type: string
speed_command_topic:
  description: The MQTT topic to publish commands to change speed state.
  required: false
  type: string
payload_low_speed:
  description: The payload that represents the fan's low speed.
  required: false
  type: string
  default: low
payload_medium_speed:
  description: The payload that represents the fan's medium speed.
  required: false
  type: string
  default: medium
payload_high_speed:
  description: The payload that represents the fan's high speed.
  required: false
  type: string
  default: high
speed_value_template:
  description: "Defines a [template](/docs/configuration/templating/#processing-incoming-data) to extract a value from the speed payload."
  required: false
  type: string
speeds:
  description: "List of speeds this fan is capable of running at. Valid entries are `off`, `low`, `medium`, and `high`."
  required: false
  type: string list
availability_topic:
  description: The MQTT topic subscribed to receive availability (online/offline) updates.
  required: false
  type: string
payload_available:
  description: The payload that represents the available state.
  required: false
  type: string
  default: online
payload_not_available:
  description: The payload that represents the unavailable state.
  required: false
  type: string
  default: offline
{% endconfiguration %}

<p class='note warning'>
Make sure that your topics match exactly. `some-topic/` and `some-topic` are different topics.
</p>

## {% linkable_title Examples %}

In this section you find some real life examples of how to use this fan.

### {% linkable_title Full configuration %}

The example below shows a full configuration for a MQTT fan.

```yaml
# Example configuration.yml entry
fan:
  - platform: mqtt
    name: "Bedroom Fan"
    state_topic: "bedroom_fan/on/state"
    command_topic: "bedroom_fan/on/set"
    oscillation_state_topic: "bedroom_fan/oscillation/state"
    oscillation_command_topic: "bedroom_fan/oscillation/set"
    speed_state_topic: "bedroom_fan/speed/state"
    speed_command_topic: "bedroom_fan/speed/set"
    qos: 0
    payload_on: "true"
    payload_off: "false"
    payload_oscillation_on: "true"
    payload_oscillation_off: "false"
    payload_low_speed: "low"
    payload_medium_speed: "medium"
    payload_high_speed: "high"
    speeds:
      - low
      - medium
      - high
```