Filter the Logbook by keyword

Feature Requests
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Hi all,
It would be nice if we can filter the Logbook by a keyword instead of using a specific entity.

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grep Joe /config/home-assistant.log
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True, but that is not in the logbook UI. If the search is available in the actual logbook it is much easier to find things.

TY

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What do you mean by “Logbook”?

Logbook panel?

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Log?
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Logbook panel, in the sidebar.

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Hmm, you can type a keyword when select an entity:
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Or you need a search on a page?

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Keyword search on the Logbook… I’m not sure where you have that search bar from… looks like Firefox page search or something.

Think of it like you have a Notepad or Word document where you can search by keyword. Today in the Logbook (as far as I know) I have to search for a specific entity, automation, device etc in order to see those specific logs, and what I’m talking about is searching for let’s say the word “error”, I would like to see all the log entries that have the word error in them regardless of which entity/automation/device it was.

Hope this makes it clear

thx

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And you expect this “error” word in Logbook? Are you sure you are not confusing Logbook with Log?

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I don’t understanding why is it so difficult to understand my ask. The word error was an example.

Let me try again… In the screenshot below 4 entities in the log have something in common - the word “turned off”.

  • The LG smart TV - turned off
  • LG TV Mute - turned off
  • Phone device Locked - turned off
  • Caseta wireless in-wall dimmer - turned off

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What I’m asking for is a search/filter option where I can type “turned off” and the Logbook will show only the ones where the keyword “turned off” applies. This can apply to anything in the log. So in this case instead of all these log entries, I would only see

The LG smart TV - turned off
07:41:31 - 9 hours ago

LG TV Mute - turned off
07:41:31 - 9 hours ago

Phone device Locked - turned off
07:41:;00 - 9 hours ago

Caseta wireless in-wall dimmer - turned off
07:40:13 - 9 hours ago

so it is a search/filter of the Logbook by a keyword.

I hope this makes sense

thx

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10

Perhaps a detailed explanation with mockup pictures in the 1st post would have avoided confusions.

The title & the 1st post contain a “search” word - and here you described a “filtering”.
“Search” may be done by Ctrl-F in a browser.
“Filtering” - is what you described only now.
Suggest you to reflect this “filtering” in the title & in the 1st post.

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I see now where my error in describing the ask is… apologies.

Did not know that I can search by using the browser search option. Filter is the new title word

Thank you

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I totally understood the ask. I would also like to see a general search bar feature in the “Logbook” section of the GUI. Example: To help troubleshoot network problems it would be great to go to the “Logbook” (not the log under settings - system) and search for the keyword “unavailable”, rather than go entity by entity.

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I completely understand the ask as well, I don’t understand what was unclear. The Logbook link in the side panel takes you to a page where you can filter by entitity, but it would be immensely useful if instead/in addition you could search a word and it would filter the recent “log”(?) entries.

I want to be able to filter for the word “sensor” and see all sensors, not have to select every sensor one by one. I don’t know how this hasnt been more requested before, This seems like a critical feature…

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