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title: "Template Binary Sensor"
description: "Instructions how to integrate Template binary sensors into Home Assistant."
date: 2016-02-25 15:00
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ha_category: Binary Sensor
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The `template` platform supports sensors which breaks out the state and `state_attributes` from other entities.

To enable Template sensors in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
binary_sensor:
  platform: template
  sensors:
    sun_up:
      value_template: {% raw %}'{{ states.sun.sun.attributes.elevation > 0}}'{% endraw %}
      friendly_name: 'Sun is up'
```

Configuration variables:

- **sensors** array (*Required*): List of your sensors.
  - **friendly_name** (*Optional*): Name to use in the Frontend.
  - **sensor_class** (*Optional*): The [type/class](/components/binary_sensor/) of the sensor to set the icon in the frontend.
  - **value_template** (*Optional*): Defines a [template](/topics/templating/) to extract a value from the payload.

## {% linkable_title Examples %}

In this section you find some real life examples of how to use this sensor.

### {% linkable_title Sensor threshold %}

This example indicates true if a sensor is above a given threshold. Assuming a sensor of `furnace` that provides a current reading for the fan motor, we can determine if the furnace is running by checking that it is over some threshold:

```yaml
sensor:
  platform: template
  sensors:
      furnace_on:
        value_template: {{ states.sensor.furnace.state > 2.5 }}
        friendly_name: 'Furnace Running
        sensor_class: heat
```