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    Discovery

    Finding devices and services, like on the network or over Bluetooth, so Home Assistant can offer to set them up.

    In code
    zeroconfssdpdhcpbluetoothusbasync_step_zeroconf
    In the UI
    Discovered
    Also
    discovered

    An integration lists in its manifest how its devices can be found, like by mDNS (zeroconf), SSDP, DHCP, Bluetooth, or USB. When Home Assistant finds a match, it starts the integration's config flow, and shows the device as discovered.

    Related terms

    • Config flowThe steps in the UI that set up an integration and create a config entry.
    • ManifestThe `manifest.json` file of an integration: its domain, name, integration owners, requirements, and how it can be discovered.