Device already configured ESPHome

Created a new device but when I add it with ip It say already configured and nothing happens.

What device?
What integration?
What were you expecting to happen?

It seems like this Esp32, I used under another name and its still left in under devices and settings. Cant find how you should delete it there

You can select and delete entities but not devices, why?

Delete it where? What integration?

Solved it, they put the delete in a strange place

What did you solve?
What was the problem?
Where is the solution?

The post is tagged esphome. (Easy to miss, I often do it).

Solution

Im having the issue and I still cant resolve it. Just as a note, Im using Esp32 devKit1, Ive used this device for several tests in the past without deleting previous devices and never had a problem. As a second note, every new device is recognised and it logging fine in EspHome. The issue is that I cant add a new device to a list of devices in the EspHome integration.

Here are the steps I did trying to resolve it:

  • deleted old device from the integration
  • deleted the code left over via VSCode
  • restarted EspHome add-on
  • fully restarted HA
  • added a brand new device, after an initial install Ive added a static IP and a single sensor just to make sure it is correctly logging, and it is logging fine.
  • Ive also tried to clean build files too

Now when I try to add this new device to HA it tells me “Device is already configured”. Im really baffled. I could try to uninstall the add-on and reinstall it but Im worried my current devices might need a manual flash and some of them are in a hard to reach place.

Any ideas what can cause it? Will my devices get automatically found after reinstalling esp home add-on?

Hello, did you actually solve it? I am having the same issue. Thanks.