# Repair

> A problem Home Assistant shows users under Repairs, with what to do about it, like configuration that will stop working.

Source: https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/repair/

- In code: `ir.async_create_issue`, `repairs.py`
- In the UI: Repairs
- Also: repairs, repair issue, issue registry

Integrations create repair issues in the issue registry, with a translated explanation. Some come with a flow that fixes the problem for the user.

Not to be confused with issues on GitHub.

## Related terms

- [Deprecation](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/deprecation/): Announcing that something will be removed in a later release, while it keeps working until then, so people can move on.
- [Translation key](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/translation-key/): The key that points to a text in an integration's `strings.json`, so the text can be translated. Integrations use keys, not English text in the code.
- [Diagnostics](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/diagnostics/): A download with the data and state of a config entry or device, that users attach to an issue to help debug it.