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| Local file | Instructions how to use local file as a camera within Home Assistant. |
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Local Polling | 0.22 | local_file |
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The Local file camera {% term integration %} allows you to integrate an image file from disk into Home Assistant as a camera. If the image is updated on the file system, the image displayed in Home Assistant will also be updated. The local_file.update_file_path action can be used to update the image using an automation.
The local_file camera can for example be used with various camera platforms that save a temporary images locally. It can also be used to display a graph that you render periodically and will then be displayed in Home Assistant.
{% note %} The file path must be added to allowlist_external_dirs for the integration to be able to read it. {% endnote %}
{% include integrations/config_flow.md %}
Action local_file.update_file_path
Use this action to change the file displayed by the camera.
| Data attribute | Description |
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entity_id |
String of the entity_id of the camera to update. |
file_path |
The full path to the new image file to be displayed. |