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@@ -36,6 +36,27 @@ Most lights do not support all attributes. You can check the platform documentat
 | `flash` | yes | Tell light to flash, can be either value `short` or `long`.
 | `effect`| yes | Applies an effect such as `colorloop` or `random`.
 
+<p class='note'>
+In order to apply attributes to an entity you will need to add `data:` to the configuration. See example below
+</p>
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+automation:
+- id: one
+  alias: Turn on light when motion is detected
+  trigger:
+    - platform: state
+      entity_id: binary_sensor.motion_1
+      to: 'on'
+  action:
+    - service: light.turn_on
+      data:
+        entity_id: light.living_room
+        brightness: 255
+        kelvin: 2700
+```
+
 ### {% linkable_title Service `light.turn_off` %}
 
 Turns one or multiple lights off.