home-assistant.io/source/_integrations/knocki.markdown

title	description	ha_category	ha_config_flow	ha_release	ha_iot_class	ha_codeowners	ha_domain	ha_platforms	ha_integration_type
Knocki	Instructions on how to setup Knocki devices in Home Assistant.	Event	true	2024.7	Cloud Push	@joostlek @jgatto1 @JakeBosh	knocki	event	hub

The Knocki {% term integration %} allows you to trigger your favorite automations simply by tapping custom patterns (such as triple taps) on ordinary surfaces.

Prerequisites

• You must have a Knocki device.

• Completed the setup process in the Knocki mobile app, as described in steps 1-7 below.

1. Open the Knocki Mobile App. It’s a free download on iOS and Android.
2. Using the app, log-in or create a new Knocki account.
3. From the app’s home screen, select a Knocki or add a Knocki.
4. On the app’s device screen, select a gesture or add a gesture.
5. Next, select the add a task option.
6. Scroll down the task menu and select Home Assistant.
7. Follow the in-app instructions to add the Home Assistant task.

{% include integrations/config_flow.md %}

Automation example

1. Go to {% my automations title="Settings > Automations & scenes" %} and in the lower right corner, select Create Automation.
2. Select Create new automation.
3. Select Add Trigger, select Entity as the trigger type.
   • Search for the name of the task (as you named it in the Knocki app). Select the entity with that name appended to it.
   • Select State as the type of entity change.
4. Select Add action and choose whatever action(s) you’d like the automation to trigger.
5. Finally, test the action by tapping the associated gesture pattern.