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Document more building block entities (#29185)
add info that integration is a building block for other integrations
2023-10-05 13:41:00 +02:00

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---
title: Text
description: Instructions on how to set up text entities within Home Assistant.
ha_category:
- Text
ha_release: '2022.12'
ha_domain: text
ha_quality_scale: internal
ha_codeowners:
- '@home-assistant/core'
ha_integration_type: entity
---
The Text integration is built for the controlling and monitoring of text values on devices.
{% include integrations/building_block_integration.md %}
If you are looking for a way to create a text entity, please take a look at the [Text helper](/integrations/input_text).
## Services
### text services
Available services: `text.set_value`
### Service `text.set_value`
Set the textual value of the text entity.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
| ---------------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `entity_id` | no | String or list of strings that point at `entity_id`'s of texts to control.
| `value` | no | The new text value to set.