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Home Assistant can give you an interface to control covers such as rollershutters, blinds, and garage doors.

{% linkable_title Device Class %}

The way these sensors are displayed in the frontend can be modified in the customize section. The following device classes are supported for covers:

• None: Generic cover. This is the default and doesn't need to be set.
• awning: Control of an awning, such as an exterior retractable window, door, or patio cover.
• blind: Control of blinds, which are linked slats that expand or collapse to cover an opening or may be tilted to partially covering an opening, such as window blinds.
• curtain: Control of curtains or drapes, which is often fabric hung above a window or door that can be drawn open.
• damper: Control of a mechanical damper that reduces airflow, sound, or light.
• door: Control of a door or gate that provides access to an area.
• garage: Control of a garage door that provides access to a garage.
• shade: Control of shades, which are a continuous plane of material or connected cells that expanded or collapsed over an opening, such as window shades.
• shutter: Control of shutters, which are linked slats that swing out/in to covering an opening or may be tilted to partially cover an opening, such as indoor or exterior window shutters.
• window: Control of a physical window that opens and closes or may tilt.

{% linkable_title Services %}

{% linkable_title Cover control services %}

Available services: cover.open_cover, cover.close_cover, cover.stop_cover, cover.open_cover_tilt, cover.close_cover_tilt, cover.stop_cover_tilt

Service data attribute	Optional	Description
entity_id	yes	String or list of strings that point at entity_id's of covers. Else targets all.

{% linkable_title Service cover.set_cover_position %}

Set cover position of one or multiple covers.

Service data attribute	Optional	Description
entity_id	yes	String or list of strings that point at entity_id's of covers. Else targets all.
position	no	Integer between 0 and 100.

{% linkable_title Automation example %}

automation:
  trigger:
    platform: time
    at: "07:15:00"
  action:
    - service: cover.set_cover_position
      data:
        entity_id: cover.demo
        position: 50

{% linkable_title Service cover.set_cover_tilt_position %}

Set cover tilt position of one or multiple covers.

Service data attribute	Optional	Description
entity_id	yes	String or list of strings that point at entity_id's of covers. Else targets all.
tilt_position	no	Integer between 0 and 100.

{% linkable_title Automation example %}

automation:
  trigger:
    platform: time
    at: "07:15:00"
  action:
    - service: cover.set_cover_tilt_position
      data:
        entity_id: cover.demo
        tilt_position: 50