From 17bb14e260df2bfe7a7f44a64019fd4e10ee7053 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Klaas Schoute <klaas_schoute@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 07:32:36 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update error handling messages for Powerfox Local integration
 (#164465)

---
 homeassistant/components/powerfox_local/coordinator.py | 8 ++++----
 homeassistant/components/powerfox_local/strings.json   | 8 ++++----
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/homeassistant/components/powerfox_local/coordinator.py b/homeassistant/components/powerfox_local/coordinator.py
index 813cd815436c..b8a2bfe8a23a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/powerfox_local/coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/powerfox_local/coordinator.py
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ class PowerfoxLocalDataUpdateCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator[LocalResponse]):
         except PowerfoxAuthenticationError as err:
             raise ConfigEntryAuthFailed(
                 translation_domain=DOMAIN,
-                translation_key="invalid_auth",
-                translation_placeholders={"error": str(err)},
+                translation_key="auth_failed",
+                translation_placeholders={"host": self.config_entry.data[CONF_HOST]},
             ) from err
         except PowerfoxConnectionError as err:
             raise UpdateFailed(
                 translation_domain=DOMAIN,
-                translation_key="update_failed",
-                translation_placeholders={"error": str(err)},
+                translation_key="connection_error",
+                translation_placeholders={"host": self.config_entry.data[CONF_HOST]},
             ) from err
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/powerfox_local/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/powerfox_local/strings.json
index 6b607eaf6b41..fd6ddaa07960 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/powerfox_local/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/powerfox_local/strings.json
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@
     }
   },
   "exceptions": {
-    "invalid_auth": {
-      "message": "Error while authenticating with the device: {error}"
+    "auth_failed": {
+      "message": "Authentication with the Poweropti device at {host} failed. Please check your API key."
     },
-    "update_failed": {
-      "message": "Error while updating the device: {error}"
+    "connection_error": {
+      "message": "Could not connect to the Poweropti device at {host}. Please check if the device is online and reachable."
     }
   }
 }