Home Assistant — Options Flow and Reauth

OptionsFlow Template

Options flow lets users adjust integration settings after initial setup (scan interval, feature toggles, etc.).

from typing import Any

from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry, ConfigFlowResult, OptionsFlow
import voluptuous as vol


class {Name}OptionsFlow(OptionsFlow):
    """Handle options."""

    # NOTE: Do NOT use __init__ to store config_entry - deprecated since 2024.12,
    # removed in 2025.12. Access via self.config_entry (automatically set by HA)

    async def async_step_init(
        self, user_input: dict[str, Any] | None = None
    ) -> ConfigFlowResult:
        if user_input is not None:
            return self.async_create_entry(title="", data=user_input)

        return self.async_show_form(
            step_id="init",
            data_schema=vol.Schema({
                vol.Optional(
                    "scan_interval",
                    default=self.config_entry.options.get("scan_interval", 30),
                ): vol.All(vol.Coerce(int), vol.Range(min=10, max=300)),
            }),
        )

Wire it to the config flow class with async_get_options_flow:

from homeassistant.core import callback

class {Name}ConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
    ...
    @staticmethod
    @callback
    def async_get_options_flow(config_entry: ConfigEntry) -> OptionsFlow:
        return {Name}OptionsFlow()

strings.json — Options Section

{
	"options": {
		"step": {
			"init": {
				"title": "Settings",
				"data": { "scan_interval": "Update interval (seconds)" },
				"data_description": {
					"scan_interval": "How often to poll the device (10-300 seconds)"
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

Reauth Flow

Reauth handles expired credentials without removing the integration. Add to the ConfigFlow class (not OptionsFlow):

Assumes _async_validate_input, CannotConnect, and InvalidAuth from ha-config-flow are defined on the same ConfigFlow class.

from collections.abc import Mapping
from typing import Any


async def async_step_reauth(
    self, entry_data: Mapping[str, Any]
) -> ConfigFlowResult:
    """Handle reauth when credentials expire."""
    return await self.async_step_reauth_confirm()

async def async_step_reauth_confirm(
    self, user_input: dict[str, Any] | None = None
) -> ConfigFlowResult:
    """Collect new credentials for reauth."""
    errors: dict[str, str] = {}

    if user_input is not None:
        reauth_entry = self._get_reauth_entry()
        data = {**reauth_entry.data, **user_input}
        try:
            info = await self._async_validate_input(data)
        except CannotConnect:
            errors["base"] = "cannot_connect"
        except InvalidAuth:
            errors["base"] = "invalid_auth"
        else:
            # Ensure the re-authenticated account still matches the existing entry.
            await self.async_set_unique_id(info["unique_id"])
            self._abort_if_unique_id_mismatch(reason="wrong_account")
            return self.async_update_reload_and_abort(reauth_entry, data=data)

    return self.async_show_form(
        step_id="reauth_confirm",
        data_schema=vol.Schema({
            vol.Required(CONF_USERNAME): str,
            vol.Required(CONF_PASSWORD): str,
        }),
        errors=errors,
    )

Trigger reauth from the coordinator when an API call fails with 401:

raise ConfigEntryAuthFailed("Credentials expired")

Data vs Options

• entry.data — Connection info (host, credentials). Set once at setup.
• entry.options — User preferences (scan interval, feature flags). Changed via options flow.

Never store user preferences in entry.data — they belong in entry.options so the options flow can update them without requiring re-setup.