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title, description, ha_category, ha_release, ha_iot_class, ha_domain
| title | description | ha_category | ha_release | ha_iot_class | ha_domain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQTT Camera | Instructions on how to use an MQTT image message as a Camera within Home Assistant. |
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0.43 | Configurable | mqtt |
The mqtt camera platform allows you to integrate the content of an image file sent through MQTT into Home Assistant as a camera. Every time a message under the topic in the configuration is received, the image displayed in Home Assistant will also be updated.
This can be used with an application or a service capable of sending images through MQTT.
Configuration
To enable this camera in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:
# Example configuration.yaml entry
camera:
- platform: mqtt
topic: zanzito/shared_locations/my-device
{% configuration %}
availability:
description: A list of MQTT topics subscribed to receive availability (online/offline) updates. Must not be used together with availability_topic.
required: false
type: list
keys:
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
topic:
description: An MQTT topic subscribed to receive availability (online/offline) updates.
required: true
type: string
availability_mode:
description: When availability is configured, this controls the conditions needed to set the entity to available. Valid entries are all, any, and latest. If set to all, payload_available must be received on all configured availability topics before the entity is marked as online. If set to any, payload_available must be received on at least one configured availability topic before the entity is marked as online. If set to latest, the last payload_available or payload_not_available received on any configured availability topic controls the availability.
required: false
type: string
default: latest
availability_topic:
description: The MQTT topic subscribed to receive availability (online/offline) updates. Must not be used together with availability.
required: false
type: string
device:
description: "Information about the device this camera is a part of to tie it into the device registry. Only works through MQTT discovery and when unique_id is set."
required: false
type: map
keys:
connections:
description: 'A list of connections of the device to the outside world as a list of tuples [connection_type, connection_identifier]. For example the MAC address of a network interface: "connections": ["mac", "02:5b:26:a8:dc:12"].'
required: false
type: list
identifiers:
description: 'A list of IDs that uniquely identify the device. For example a serial number.'
required: false
type: [list, string]
manufacturer:
description: The manufacturer of the device.
required: false
type: string
model:
description: The model of the device.
required: false
type: string
name:
description: The name of the device.
required: false
type: string
suggested_area:
description: 'Suggest an area if the device isn’t in one yet.'
required: false
type: string
sw_version:
description: The firmware version of the device.
required: false
type: string
via_device:
description: 'Identifier of a device that routes messages between this device and Home Assistant. Examples of such devices are hubs, or parent devices of a sub-device. This is used to show device topology in Home Assistant.'
required: false
type: string
icon:
description: "Icon for the entity."
required: false
type: icon
json_attributes_template:
description: "Defines a template to extract the JSON dictionary from messages received on the json_attributes_topic."
required: false
type: template
json_attributes_topic:
description: The MQTT topic subscribed to receive a JSON dictionary payload and then set as sensor attributes. Implies force_update of the current sensor state when a message is received on this topic.
required: false
type: string
name:
description: The name of the camera.
required: false
type: string
topic:
description: The MQTT topic to subscribe to.
required: true
type: string
unique_id:
description: An ID that uniquely identifies this camera. If two cameras have the same unique ID Home Assistant will raise an exception.
required: false
type: string
{% endconfiguration %}