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The input_text component allows the user to define values that can be controlled via the frontend and can be used within conditions of automation. Changes to the value stored in the text box generate state events. These state events can be utilized as automation triggers as well.

# Example configuration.yaml entries
input_text:
  text1:
    name: Text 1
    initial: Some Text
  text2:
    name: Text 2
    min: 8
    max: 40
  text3:
    name: Text 3
    pattern: '[a-fA-F0-9]*'

{% configuration %} input_text: description: Alias for the input. Multiple entries are allowed. required: true type: map keys: name: description: Friendly name of the text input. required: false type: String min: description: Minimum length for the text value. required: false type: int default: 0 max: description: Maximum length for the text value. required: false type: int default: 100 initial: description: Initial value when Home Assistant starts. required: false type: String default: empty pattern: description: Regex pattern for client side validation. required: false type: String default: empty {% endconfiguration %}

{% linkable_title Restore State %}

This component supports the restore_state function which restores the state after Home Assistant has started to the value it has been before Home Assistant stopped. To use this feature please make sure that the recorder component is enabled and your entity does not have a value set for initial. Additional information can be found in the Restore state section of the recorder component documentation.