Zigbee2mqtt remove device?

Third party integrations
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Hi

Using wonderful zigbee2mqtt part from koenkk here.

I’m trying to pair XIAOMI’s single button no-neutral wall switch and I’m getting too frustrated with that. Some days ago, the zigbee2mqtt kind of tried to pair with the device, but something went wrong and the device cannot be controlled nor the bridge can receive any messages.

The more I try to pair it again, the more frustrated I am since the bridge seems not to receive anything. BUT, every time I restart the bridge I get this:

zigbee2mqtt:info 2018-9-24 10:41:26 Currently 8 devices are joined:
zigbee2mqtt:info 2018-9-24 10:41:26 buto_xiaomi (0x00158d00022b89be): WXKG01LM - Xiaomi MiJia wireless switch (EndDevice)
zigbee2mqtt:info 2018-9-24 10:41:26 sensor_moviment (0x00158d0002246abb): RTCGQ01LM - Xiaomi MiJia human body movement sensor (EndDevice)
zigbee2mqtt:info 2018-9-24 10:41:26 Clima (0x00158d00023e50ce): WSDCGQ01LM - Xiaomi MiJia temperature & humidity sensor (EndDevice)
zigbee2mqtt:info 2018-9-24 10:41:26 porta_principal (0x00158d0001fa789d): MCCGQ01LM - Xiaomi MiJia door & window contact sensor (EndDevice)
zigbee2mqtt:info 2018-9-24 10:41:26 endoll_xiaomi (0x00158d000211564b): ZNCZ02LM - Xiaomi Mi power plug ZigBee (Router)
zigbee2mqtt:info 2018-9-24 10:41:26 hue_remote (0x0017880103cab961): 324131092621 - Philips Hue dimmer switch (EndDevice)
zigbee2mqtt:info 2018-9-24 10:41:26 HUE1 (0x0017880102932fd9): 9290012573A - Philips Hue white and color ambiance E26/E27 (Router)
> zigbee2mqtt:info 2018-9-24 10:41:26 unknown (0x00158d00023ad922): QBKG04LM - Xiaomi Aqara single key wired wall switch (Router)
zigbee2mqtt:info 2018-9-24 10:41:26 Connecting to MQTT server at mqtt://homeassistant

So my question is, how can I remove this device from db and start it over again? I’m using a hassio addon so I’m not able to ssh-it (unless I could???)

Thanks

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Hi,

You can find the info on the Zigbee2MQTT Wiki

### `zigbee2mqtt/bridge/config/remove`

Allows you to remove devices from the network. Payload should be the  `friendly_name` , e.g.  `0x00158d0001b79111` . On successful remove a [ `device_removed` ](https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt/wiki/MQTT-topics-and-message-structure#zigbee2mqttbridgelog) message is send.
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Thank you. I’m using Node-red to build mqtt messages, I send this msg.payload:

msg.payload = {
“friendly_name”: “unknown”,
}
return msg;

(or friendly_name: 0x00158d00023ad922)

And I always receive success:

zigbee2mqtt:info 2018-9-24 14:16:41 Successfully removed {“friendly_name”:“unknown”}
zigbee2mqtt:info 2018-9-24 14:16:41 MQTT publish, topic: ‘zigbee2mqtt/bridge/log’, payload: ‘{“type”:“device_removed”,“message”:“{"friendly_name":"unknown"}”}’

But at the end, when I restart the service, device is still there… any ideas??

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I dont use the Add-on or Hassio.
With my docker setup it works without any problems.

Mayby ask here

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When I removed a device I just used the friendly name as the MQTT payload. So in your case the payload should simply be “unknown”. Don’t bother with adding the JSON style formatting.

You can publish direct from Home Assistant using the developer tools, no need to use Node Red.

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For the record…
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