Removing an ESPHome device which uses MQTT

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I setup a couple of led strip type lights (WS2812B etc) for testing and i want to remove them now. Does anyone have any steps that they know works?

I’ve seen a few threads on here which i’ve tried but having no luck at all the lights seem to still show up in the Overview.

for the record i have tried:

  • stopping HA / editing them from any files in “.storage”
  • using MQTT-Explorer-0.2.6.exe + connecting and deleting.
  • nothing is in any of my groups / automation or configuration files.

any ideas?

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Ok I’ll check the API out, if I wanted to stay in mqtt then anyone know what my options are? Or am I ready best to move to the API and away from mqtt ?

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I think you could just remove the mqtt as per those instructions I posted and then re-add them as mqtt.

But the api has some advantages, which are listed in the esphome docs. (same page, https://esphome.io/components/api.html#advantages-over-mqtt)

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HI, Can I control other ESPhome device with api?

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no you cannot.

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So, I have to use mqtt component to control other ESPhome device right? And other device also should have mqtt enabled right?

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Why would you do this? Home assistant should be in charge, it is counter-productive to start putting little automations all over your house.