# Tasmota does not find devices **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices\ **Tags:** mqtt\ **Created:** [July 20, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tasmota-does-not-find-devices/140079 "2025-07-20T11:16:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Thalhammer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thalhammer/32/121563_2.png) [@Thalhammer](https://community.homey.app/u/Thalhammer)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tasmota-does-not-find-devices/140079/1 "2025-07-20T11:16:36Z")
Hi, I have both the MQTT Client app and the tasmota app installed. I also created a new user on my (external) mosquitto broker, entered it into the settings page and verified both in homey and the broker that the client is in fact connected. I then tried to detect my tasmota devices using the add device screen however it never finds any. I suspect the reason for it is that I use a custom tasmota topic, however I couldn’t find any place to set that in homey. My fulltopic setting in all tasmota devices is `tasmota/%topic%/%prefix%`, how can I configure that in homey ? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tasmota-does-not-find-devices/140079/2 "2025-07-20T12:40:26Z")
> [@Thalhammer](#): > > My fulltopic setting in all tasmota devices is `tasmota/%topic%/%prefix%` The app’s forum topic says this about the MQTT topics format: > [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Tasmota MQTT](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-tasmota-mqtt/26164/1): > > Have MQTT Topics as the following: `%prefix%/%topic%/` (Tasmota default) It’s best to read this Tasmota app thread, and post additional questions in there as well (reaching developer(s) ánd fellow app users): > [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Tasmota MQTT](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-tasmota-mqtt/26164): > > Adding support for tasmota devices through MQTT This lightweight Homey device application adds Tasmota devices support through MQTT protocol. It uses Menno van Grinsven’s MQTT Client to communicate with an MQTT broker, so the client should be already installed and configured. The current version of the application supports on/off capability for single or multiple sockets devices, power monitoring, dim, light\_temperature, light\_hue, and light\_saturation capabilities for single socket … App forum topics are usually mentioned at the app page @ homey.app ---
**Author:** ![OH2TH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oh2th/32/111414_2.png) [@OH2TH](https://community.homey.app/u/OH2TH)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tasmota-does-not-find-devices/140079/3 "2025-07-20T12:45:34Z")
Closed on July 20, 2025, 12:45pm UTC