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---
layout: page
title: "MQTT Device Tracker"
description: "Instructions on how to use MQTT to track devices in Home Assistant."
date: 2015-09-19 20:41
sidebar: true
comments: false
sharing: true
footer: true
logo: mqtt.png
ha_category: Presence Detection
ha_iot_class: depends
---
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.
To use this device tracker in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
device_tracker:
- platform: mqtt
devices:
paulus_oneplus: 'location/paulus'
annetherese_n4: 'location/annetherese'
```
{% configuration %}
devices:
description: List of devices with their topic.
required: true
type: list
qos:
description: The QoS level of the topic.
required: false
type: integer
{% endconfiguration %}
Example JSON you can publish to the topic (e.g., via mqtt.publish service):
```json
{
"topic": "location/paulus",
"payload": "home"
}
```