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+---
+layout: component
+title: "Template switch"
+description: "Instructions how to integrate Template switches into Home Assistant."
+date: 2016-02-07 07:00
+sidebar: true
+comments: false
+sharing: true
+footer: true
+ha_category: Switch
+---
+
+The `template` platform supports switches which breaks out `turn_on` and the `turn_off` service.
+
+To enable Template switches in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+switch:
+  platform: template
+  switches:
+    test_switch:
+      friendly_name: 'Slow script'
+      value_template: '{% raw %}{{ states.script.slow.state }}{% endraw %}'
+      turn_on:
+        service: script.turn_on
+        entity_id: script.slow
+      turn_off:
+        service: script.turn_off
+        entity_id: script.slow
+```
+
+Configuration variables:
+
+- **switches** array (*Required*): List of your switches.
+  - **friendly_name** (*Optional*): Name to use in the Frontend.
+  - **value_template** (*Optional*): Defines a [template](/getting-started/templating/) to extract a value from the payload.
+  - **turn_on** (*Required*): Contains the `service` and the `entity_id` which are involved.
+  - **turn_off** (*Required*):  Contains the `service` and the `entity_id` which are involved.
+
+## {% linkable_title Examples %}
+
+In this section you find some real life examples of how to use this sensor.
+
+### {% linkable_title Sun angle %}
+
+This example shows how a skylight with a sensor which shows if it's open or closed and two momentary switches to operate the open and close is handled.
+
+```yaml
+switch:
+  - platform: template
+      switches:
+        skylight:
+          value_template: "{% raw %}{{ states.sensor.skylight == 'tripped' }}{% endraw %}"
+          turn_on:
+            service: switch.turn_on
+            entity_id: switch.skylight_open
+           turn_off:
+             service: switch.turn_on
+             entity_id: switch.skylight_close
+```
+