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title: "Switches"
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description: "Instructions how to setup your switches with Home Assistant."
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date: 2015-01-24 14:39
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Keeps track which switches are in your environment, their state and allows you to control them.
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* Maintains a state per switch and a combined state `all_switches`.
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* Registers services `switch/turn_on`, `switch/turn_off`, and `switch/toggle` to control switches.
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### {% linkable_title Use the services %}
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Go the the **Developer Tools**, then to **Call Service** in the frontend, and choose `switch/turn_on` or `switch/turn_off` from the list of available services (**Available services:** on the left). Enter something like the sample below into the **Service Data** field and hit **CALL SERVICE**.
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```json
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{"entity_id":"livingroom_pin2"}
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```
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| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
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| ---------------------- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `entity_id` | yes | Only act on specific switch. Else targets all.
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