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title | description | ha_category | ha_release | ha_iot_class | ha_quality_scale | ha_domain | |
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Light Switch | Instructions on how to set up a light switch within Home Assistant. |
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0.83 | Local Push | internal | light |
The light switch platform lets you control an existing switch, allowing you to use a switch like a light in Home Assistant.
In Home Assistant's world, a wall plug is a switch. This platform allows you to expose this switch as a light source, allowing you to add, e.g., the wall plug controlling your Christmas Tree, to be part of a light group.
To enable this platform in your installation, add the following to your
configuration.yaml
file:
light:
- platform: switch
name: Christmas Tree Lights
entity_id: switch.christmas_tree_lights
{% configuration %}
name:
description: The name of the light switch.
required: false
type: string
default: Light Switch
entity_id:
description: "The entity_id
of a switch entity to control as a light source."
required: true
type: string
{% endconfiguration %}
A light switch only supports turning on/off a light.