Hi All,
I flashed a ESP32-Wroom-32 successfully using the official bluetooth proxy project: Ready-Made Projects — ESPHome
The device connects to wifi and I’m able to ping in console.
When I try to add the device using the ESP Home integration adding the device IP I get: Unable to connect to the ESPHome device. Make sure the device’s YAML configuration includes an api section.
This should be the configuration: bluetooth-proxies/esp32-generic/esp32-generic.yaml at 0a0b5bd9ef369be649b7902b4720d665e5370b1e · esphome/bluetooth-proxies · GitHub
Below the device log:
[19:31:12][I][wifi:617]: WiFi Connected!
[19:31:12][C][wifi:428]: Local MAC: 08:D1:F9:26:53:40
[19:31:12][C][wifi:433]: SSID: [redacted]
[19:31:12][C][wifi:436]: IP Address: 192.168.0.129
[19:31:12][C][wifi:439]: BSSID: [redacted]
[19:31:12][C][wifi:441]: Hostname: 'esp32-bluetooth-proxy-265340'
[19:31:12][C][wifi:443]: Signal strength: -31 dB ▂▄▆█
[19:31:12][C][wifi:447]: Channel: 11
[19:31:12][C][wifi:448]: Subnet: 255.255.255.0
[19:31:12][C][wifi:449]: Gateway: 192.168.0.1
[19:31:12][C][wifi:450]: DNS1: 8.8.8.8
[19:31:12][C][wifi:451]: DNS2: 8.8.4.4
[19:31:12][D][wifi:626]: Disabling AP...
[19:31:12][D][esp-idf:000][sys_evt]: I (11318) esp_netif_handlers: sta ip: 192.168.0.129, mask: 255.255.255.0, gw: 192.168.0.1
[19:31:13][D][esp-idf:000]: I (11373) mdns_mem: mDNS task will be created from internal RAM
[19:31:13][C][api:030]: Setting up Home Assistant API server...
[19:31:13][I][app:066]: setup() finished successfully!
[19:31:13][W][component:182]: Component wifi cleared Warning flag
[19:31:13][W][component:167]: Component api set Warning flag: unspecified
[19:31:13][I][app:115]: ESPHome version 2025.5.0 compiled on May 21 2025, 23:44:59
[19:31:13][I][app:117]: Project esphome.bluetooth-proxy version 25.5.1
[19:31:13][C][wifi:600]: WiFi:
[19:31:13][C][wifi:428]: Local MAC: 08:D1:F9:26:53:40
[19:31:13][C][wifi:433]: SSID: [redacted]
[19:31:13][C][wifi:436]: IP Address: 192.168.0.129
[19:31:13][C][wifi:439]: BSSID: [redacted]
[19:31:13][C][wifi:441]: Hostname: 'esp32-bluetooth-proxy-265340'
[19:31:13][C][wifi:443]: Signal strength: -32 dB ▂▄▆█
[19:31:13][C][wifi:447]: Channel: 11
[19:31:13][C][wifi:448]: Subnet: 255.255.255.0
[19:31:13][C][wifi:449]: Gateway: 192.168.0.1
[19:31:13][C][wifi:450]: DNS1: 8.8.8.8
[19:31:13][C][wifi:451]: DNS2: 8.8.4.4
[19:31:13][C][logger:224]: Logger:
[19:31:13][C][logger:225]: Max Level: DEBUG
[19:31:13][C][logger:226]: Initial Level: DEBUG
[19:31:13][C][logger:228]: Log Baud Rate: 115200
[19:31:13][C][logger:229]: Hardware UART: UART0
[19:31:13][C][logger:233]: Task Log Buffer Size: 768
[19:31:13][C][bluetooth_proxy:148]: Bluetooth Proxy:
[19:31:13][C][bluetooth_proxy:149]: Active: YES
[19:31:13][C][bluetooth_proxy:150]: Connections: 3
[19:31:13][C][bluetooth_proxy:151]: Raw advertisements: NO
[19:31:13][C][safe_mode.button:024]: Safe Mode Button 'Safe Mode Boot'
[19:31:13][C][safe_mode.button:024]: Icon: 'mdi:restart-alert'
[19:31:13][C][factory_reset.button:011]: Factory Reset Button 'Factory reset'
[19:31:13][C][factory_reset.button:011]: Icon: 'mdi:restart-alert'
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble:411]: ESP32 BLE:
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble:412]: MAC address: 08:D1:F9:26:53:42
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble:414]: IO Capability: none
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_tracker:733]: BLE Tracker:
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_tracker:734]: Scan Duration: 300 s
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_tracker:735]: Scan Interval: 320.0 ms
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_tracker:736]: Scan Window: 30.0 ms
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_tracker:737]: Scan Type: ACTIVE
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_tracker:738]: Continuous Scanning: YES
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_tracker:747]: Scanner State: RUNNING
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_tracker:759]: Connecting: 0, discovered: 0, searching: 0, disconnecting: 0
[19:31:13][C][bluetooth_proxy.connection:017]: BLE Connection:
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_client:048]: Address:
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_client:049]: Auto-Connect: FALSE
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_client:083]: State: IDLE
[19:31:13][C][bluetooth_proxy.connection:017]: BLE Connection:
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_client:048]: Address:
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_client:049]: Auto-Connect: FALSE
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_client:083]: State: IDLE
[19:31:13][C][bluetooth_proxy.connection:017]: BLE Connection:
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_client:048]: Address:
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_client:049]: Auto-Connect: FALSE
[19:31:13][C][esp32_ble_client:083]: State: IDLE
[19:31:13][C][mdns:120]: mDNS:
[19:31:13][C][mdns:121]: Hostname: esp32-bluetooth-proxy-265340
[19:31:13][C][esphome.ota:073]: Over-The-Air updates:
[19:31:13][C][esphome.ota:074]: Address: esp32-bluetooth-proxy.local:3232
[19:31:13][C][esphome.ota:075]: Version: 2
[19:31:13][C][safe_mode:018]: Safe Mode:
[19:31:13][C][safe_mode:019]: Boot considered successful after 60 seconds
[19:31:13][C][safe_mode:021]: Invoke after 10 boot attempts
[19:31:13][C][safe_mode:022]: Remain in safe mode for 300 seconds
[19:31:13][W][safe_mode:028]: Last reset occurred too quickly; safe mode will be invoked in 8 restarts
[19:31:13][C][http_request.ota:026]: Over-The-Air updates via HTTP request
[19:31:13][C][api:170]: API Server:
[19:31:13][C][api:171]: Address: esp32-bluetooth-proxy.local:6053
[19:31:13][C][api:178]: Using noise encryption: NO
[19:31:13][C][improv_serial:032]: Improv Serial:
[19:31:13][C][http_request:013]: HTTP Request:
[19:31:13][C][http_request:014]: Timeout: 4500ms
[19:31:13][C][http_request:015]: User-Agent: ESPHome/2025.5.0 (https://esphome.io)
[19:31:13][C][http_request:016]: Follow redirects: YES
[19:31:13][C][http_request:017]: Redirect limit: 3
[19:31:13][C][http_request.idf:029]: Buffer Size RX: 512
[19:31:13][C][http_request.idf:030]: Buffer Size TX: 512
This is how I can see the device from the bluetooth project page (connect):
Connected to esp32-bluetooth-proxy-265340
esphome.bluetooth-proxy 25.5.1 (ESP32)
Also I run HA in docker on a mac machine (not sure it’s relevant)
I really need some help 
Thanks