Persistant entity created with REST API

Configuration
1

Hi,

I’m working on integrating an asset tracker to HA, the coordinates are pushed with POST via REST API, which create and tracks the device just fine, for example:

https://domain.duckdns.org:982173/api/states/device_tracker.tracker
{
  "attributes": {
    "friendly_name": "tracker",
    "gps_accuracy": 10,
    "latitude": 50,
    "longitude": 10
  },
    "state": "online"
}

However it is not persistent after the Host reboot, I noticed that this is the intended behavior, however I’m wondering if it is possible to make it persistent?

Or maybe add the device_trackerto the configuration.yaml, and on that case, which platform should I use? Since the example on the documentation only mentions “netgear”

Thanks :slight_smile:

2

Can you get your device to send the data via MQTT instead?

There is no template/generic tracker platform but there is an MQTT tracker:

3

Hi,

I could send over MQTT, but the MQTT Device Tracker does not have a coordinate attribute, does it?

And I’m not sure if it would integrate with the map card on lovelance, as it asks for device_tracker

4

Apologies. You are correct. It’s a binary home/not_home tracker.

Here’s a solution (this post and the one below it):

5

I haven’t tested but it makes sense