home-assistant/core · error · ServiceValidationError

invalid_device_id

invalid_device_id

Error message

Invalid device ID specified: {device_id}

What it means

ServiceValidationError with translation key alexa_devices/invalid_device_id, raised by async_get_entry_id_for_service_call when the device_id passed in a service call does not exist in the Home Assistant device registry. It is a user-input error shown in the UI/service response, not a crash.

Source

Thrown at homeassistant/components/alexa_devices/services.py:52

        vol.Required(ATTR_INFO_SKILL): cv.string,
        vol.Required(ATTR_DEVICE_ID): cv.string,
    }
)


@callback
def async_get_entry_id_for_service_call(
    call: ServiceCall,
) -> tuple[dr.DeviceEntry, AmazonConfigEntry]:
    """Get the entry ID related to a service call (by device ID)."""
    device_registry = dr.async_get(call.hass)
    device_id = call.data[ATTR_DEVICE_ID]
    if (
        device_entry := device_registry.async_get(
            device_id, include_child_devices=False
        )
    ) is None:
        raise ServiceValidationError(
            translation_domain=DOMAIN,
            translation_key="invalid_device_id",
            translation_placeholders={"device_id": device_id},
        )

    for entry_id in device_entry.config_entries:
        if (entry := call.hass.config_entries.async_get_entry(entry_id)) is None:
            continue
        if entry.domain == DOMAIN:
            if entry.state is not ConfigEntryState.LOADED:
                raise ServiceValidationError(
                    translation_domain=DOMAIN,
                    translation_key="entry_not_loaded",
                    translation_placeholders={"entry": entry.title},
                )
            return (device_entry, entry)

    raise ServiceValidationError(

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Solutions

1. Open the Alexa device page in the UI and copy its real device_id (or pick it via the UI selector)
2. Update the automation/script to use the current device_id of the target Echo device
3. Remove the automation step entirely if the device was decommissioned
4. Restart or reload alexa_devices so newly added devices are registered before being referenced

Example fix

// before
action:
  domain: alexa_devices
  data:
    device_id: "old-or-typo-id"
// after
action:
  domain: alexa_devices
  data:
    device_id: "<device_id from Developer Tools > States / device page>"

device_registry = dr.async_get(hass)
if device_registry.async_get(device_id, include_child_devices=False) is None:
    # do not call the service; log and skip
    _LOGGER.warning("Unknown device_id: %s", device_id)
    return

try:
    await hass.services.async_call(DOMAIN, SERVICE, service_data, blocking=True)
except ServiceValidationError as err:
    if err.translation_key == "invalid_device_id":
        _LOGGER.warning("Bad device_id in call: %s", err)

When it happens

Trigger: Calling any alexa_devices service (e.g. send_sound_notification, text command) with a device_id that is absent from dr.async_get(hass) — typos, deleted devices, or a device_id from another HA instance.

Common situations: Stale automations/scripts referencing a removed Alexa device, copy-paste of entity UUIDs instead of device_ids, or restored-from-backup automations pointing at registry entries that no longer exist.

Related errors

• config_entry_not_found
• invalid_sound_value
• invalid_info_skill_value
• entry_not_loaded
• invalid_auth

AI-assisted analysis of home-assistant/core@58a3fdb3ea (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f6e9d924cedb6b64. Report an issue: GitHub.