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Entities & Diagnostics

Entities and diagnostics describe what Home Assistant exposes for each profile and for the integration itself.

Profile device

Each profile creates a device in Home Assistant. The device name matches the profile name. The config subentry title shows cameras for context (e.g., "Driveway / Alerts" or "Backyard, Driveway / Alerts").

Cameras Parent (via-device)
1 camera Frigate camera device
2+ cameras Frigate server device

Profile entities

Entity Type Category Default Persistent Description
Enabled Switch Config On Yes Toggle notification dispatch for this profile
Last sent Sensor Diagnostic Disabled Yes State = review ID; attributes: review_id, phase, title, message
Silenced until Datetime Config -- Yes Silence expiry timestamp, set via action tap or dashboard
Silenced Binary sensor -- Off -- Whether the profile is currently silenced (derived from datetime)
Dispatch problem Binary sensor Diagnostic Off -- On when a dispatch failure occurs; last_error attribute
Silence Button Config -- -- Sets silenced-until to now + duration
Clear silence Button Config -- -- Clears the silenced-until timestamp

Deleting the device also deletes the profile subentry.


Integration device

The integration also creates a shared integration-level device for entry-wide diagnostics.

Integration entities

Entity Type Category Default Persistent Description
MQTT connected Binary sensor Diagnostic Off No Whether Home Assistant's MQTT client is currently connected
Notifications sent Sensor -- On Yes Running total of notifications sent, with per-camera and per-profile counters
Reset stats Button Config -- -- Resets the notifications-sent counter
Review debug Sensor Diagnostic Disabled No Latest raw review summary seen by the integration for debugging
Camera <name> Binary sensor Diagnostic Disabled No On when the camera still exists in Frigate config; attributes include discovered capabilities such as genai

Diagnostics export

Download diagnostics at Settings > Devices & Services > Notifications for Frigate > (three-dot menu) > Download diagnostics. The export includes config entry data, options, per-profile settings, and MQTT status. Profile names and notify targets are redacted for privacy.