OpenBeken Home Assistant discovery not working; got it finally working. There was a space character in my device description name, or was it the special character like ä, ü, ö? Can someone clarify which short names/full names work and which don't? Why can't Home Assistant discover/configure a...

Sorry for late reply, I think it got fixed there: Can you update and recheck? Full names can have spaces and custom characters, but short name can't by design, as it's used as MQTT topic.

OpenBeken Home Assistant Discovery Fails With Space or Special Characters in Device Name?

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#1 21773846 07 Dec 2025 14:51

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OpenBeken Home Assistant discovery not working; got it finally working.
There was a space character in my device description name, or was it the special character like ä, ü, ö?
Can someone clarify which short names/full names work and which don't?
Why can't Home Assistant discover/configure a device?

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#2 21802399 07 Jan 2026 23:48

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Sorry for late reply, I think it got fixed there:
https://www.elektroda.com/rtvforum/topic4159627.html
Can you update and recheck?

Full names can have spaces and custom characters, but short name can't by design, as it's used as MQTT topic.

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