availability list (optional)
A list of MQTT topics subscribed to receive availability (online/offline) updates. Must not be used together with availability_topic.

payload_available string (optional, default: online)
The payload that represents the available state.

payload_not_available string (optional, default: offline)
The payload that represents the unavailable state.

topic string REQUIRED
An MQTT topic subscribed to receive availability (online/offline) updates.

value_template template (optional)
Defines a template to extract device’s availability from the topic. To determine the devices’s availability result of this template will be compared to payload_available and payload_not_available.

availability_mode string (optional, default: latest)
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.

availability_template template (optional)
Defines a template to extract device’s availability from the availability_topic. To determine the devices’s availability result of this template will be compared to payload_available and payload_not_available.

availability_topic string (optional)
The MQTT topic subscribed to receive availability (online/offline) updates. Must not be used together with availability.

device map (optional)
Information about the device this device tracker is a part of that ties it into the device registry. At least one of identifiers or connections must be present to identify the device.

configuration_url string (optional)
A link to the webpage that can manage the configuration of this device. Can be either an HTTP or HTTPS link.

connections list | map (optional)
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'].

hw_version string (optional)
The hardware version of the device.

identifiers list | string (optional)
A list of IDs that uniquely identify the device. For example a serial number.

manufacturer string (optional)
The manufacturer of the device.

model string (optional)
The model of the device.

name string (optional)
The name of the device.

suggested_area string (optional)
Suggest an area if the device isn’t in one yet.

sw_version string (optional)
The firmware version of the device.

via_device string (optional)
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.

icon icon (optional)
Icon for the entity.

json_attributes_template template (optional)
Defines a template to extract the JSON dictionary from messages received on the json_attributes_topic. Usage example can be found in MQTT sensor documentation.

json_attributes_topic string (optional)
The MQTT topic subscribed to receive a JSON dictionary payload and then set as device_tracker attributes. Usage example can be found in MQTT sensor documentation.

name string (optional)
The name of the MQTT device_tracker.

object_id string (optional)
Used instead of name for automatic generation of entity_id

payload_available string (optional, default: online)
The payload that represents the available state.

payload_home string (optional, default: home)
The payload value that represents the ‘home’ state for the device.

payload_not_available string (optional, default: offline)
The payload that represents the unavailable state.

payload_not_home string (optional, default: not_home)
The payload value that represents the ‘not_home’ state for the device.

qos integer (optional, default: 0)
The maximum QoS level of the state topic.

source_type string (optional)
Attribute of a device tracker that affects state when being used to track a person. Valid options are gps, router, bluetooth, or bluetooth_le.

state_topic string REQUIRED
The MQTT topic subscribed to receive device tracker state changes.

unique_id string (optional)
An ID that uniquely identifies this device_tracker. If two device_trackers have the same unique ID, Home Assistant will raise an exception.

value_template template (optional)
Defines a template that returns a device tracker state.