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Filter Settings

Filter settings control which Frigate reviews this profile can send. For collapsed filter sections with an inherit/custom/disabled mode, the remaining fields in that section only take effect when the mode is set to the profile-specific option.

See Filtering for the complete filter chain.

Objects and severity

Field Type Description Default
Object Types Multi-select Object types to notify for (empty = all) (empty)
Severity Dropdown Alert, Detection, or Any Alert

Zones

Field Type Description Default
Required zones Multi-select Zone filter (single-camera only; empty = all) (empty)
Zone match mode Dropdown Any zone (at least one), All zones (every listed zone), Ordered (zones in sequence). Single-camera only. Any zone

Zone match modes:

  • Any zone -- at least one required zone appears in the review
  • All zones -- every required zone must appear
  • Ordered -- zones must appear in the review in the specified sequence, anchored by the first zone

Guard entity

Field Type Description Default
Guard mode Dropdown Inherit shared guard, Use profile guard, No guard entity Inherit shared guard
Guard entity Entity picker Entity that gates notifications (none)

Time filter

Field Type Description Default
Override Dropdown Inherit shared time filter, Use profile time filter, Disabled Inherit shared time filter
Mode Dropdown Notify only during this window, Do not notify during this window (none)
Start time Time picker Start of the window (none)
End time Time picker End of the window (none)

Presence filter

Field Type Description Default
Presence mode Dropdown Inherit shared presence filter, Use profile presence filter, Ignore presence for this profile Inherit shared presence filter
Presence entities Entity picker (multi) Person, device_tracker, or group entities to check (only used when mode is "Use profile") (none)

State filter

Field Type Description Default
State filter mode Dropdown Inherit shared state filter, Use profile state filter, No state filter Inherit shared state filter
State entity Entity picker Entity to check (none)
Required states Multi-select (custom values) States that allow notifications (none)

Recognition filter

Conditional visibility

Shown only when any selected camera has sub-labels available (e.g., face recognition, license plate recognition). Filters based on sub-labels attached to detections.

Field Type Description Default
Recognition mode Dropdown Disabled, Only recognized, Exclude specific Disabled
Notify only for these Multi-select Restrict to specific identities (empty = any recognized)
Do not notify for these Multi-select Block specific identities (empty)

Recognition reload

Changes to Frigate's recognition setup (adding new faces or known plates) require a Frigate integration reload before they appear here.