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Person in Home Assistant

person part of Home Assistant since 0.88

Calculated Quality: Internal

The Person integration tracks presence of individuals using calculated data from other sensors. It is commonly used to trigger automations based on who is at home.

Typical uses

  • Tracking presence
  • Automating routines
  • Sending notifications
  • Monitoring activity

Facts about this integration

Compatible with Home Assistant
yes, official integration
Connection
Calculated – Works on data Home Assistant already has, without a device of its own.
Setup
in configuration.yaml
Kind
Part of Home Assistant itself
Quality scale
Internal – Part of Home Assistant itself, not rated separately.
Installations
565,096 (78.7 % of the installations that share statistics)
Categories
Presence detection

Setup

  1. Nothing to install: this is part of Home Assistant and available as soon as it is running.

Blueprints that use this integration

  • Automation Sensor Light – Switches lights based on sensor inputs, schedules, and user-defined switches. Requires binary sensors, lights, and input booleans. ♥ 1,709 · Import · Forum
  • Automation NSPanel Configuration – Configures NSPanel devices with ESPhome, using weather and sensor data to trigger light notifications and controls. ♥ 626 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Frigate Notifications (0.14.0.3l) – Sends Telegram notifications via Frigate when motion is detected, using camera and device tracker entities. ♥ 608 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Zone Notification Extended – Triggers notifications based on person entering zone. Requires person and zone entities. ♥ 105 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Holiday & Away Lighting – Adjusts holiday lighting based on presence, zones, and sensors, using light entities. ♥ 64 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Automatic Gate ⛩️ – Automates gate operations using switches, covers, and device tracking, sending notifications and logs via mobile app integration. ♥ 40 · Import · Forum

All blueprints for it

Known issues and fixes

0 open issues and 4 bug fixes in the last twelve months are recorded for Person in the Home Assistant issue tracker. If something does not work, update first: the most recent fix shipped with Home Assistant 2026.6.1.

Fixed

  • fixed in 2026.6.1 The person's zone information was not updating correctly when they were in the home zone. Fix #173007

Source: the issue tracker of Home Assistant, as of November 1, 2026. The sentences are written by a language model from the titles of the issues; the reports themselves are on GitHub.

Check a specific device for known problems in the product check →

Source of this entry: the official documentation of the integration
The description was written by a language model from the facts listed here, not taken from the documentation.

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