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layout: page
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title: "MQTT Camera"
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description: "Instructions on how to use an MQTT image message as a Camera within Home Assistant."
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date: 2017-04-14 00:45
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sidebar: true
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comments: false
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sharing: true
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footer: true
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logo: mqtt.png
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ha_category: Camera
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ha_release: 0.43
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ha_iot_class: depends
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---
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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.
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This can be used with an application or a service capable of sending images through MQTT, for example [Zanzito](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.barbaro.zanzito).
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## {% linkable_title Configuration %}
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To enable this camera in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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camera:
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- platform: mqtt
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topic: zanzito/shared_locations/my-device
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```
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{% configuration %}
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topic:
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description: MQTT topic to subscribe to.
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required: true
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type: string
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name:
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description: Name of the camera.
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required: false
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type: string
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unique_id:
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description: >
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An ID that uniquely identifies this camera. If two cameras
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have the same unique ID Home Assistant will raise an exception.
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required: false
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type: string
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{% endconfiguration %}
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