esphome-docs/esphomeyaml/components/text_sensor/homeassistant.rst
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Homeassistant Text Sensor
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:description: Instructions for setting up homeassistant text sensors with esphomelib that import states from your homeassistant instance.
:image: home-assistant.png
The ``homeassistant`` text sensor platform allows you to create a sensors that import
states from your Home Assistant instance using the :doc:`native API </esphomeyaml/components/api>`.
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# Example configuration entry
text_sensor:
- platform: homeassistant
name: "Weather Forecast From Home Assistant"
entity_id: sensor.weather_forecast
Configuration variables:
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- **name** (**Required**, string): The name of the text sensor.
- **entity_id** (**Required**, string): The entity ID to import from Home Assistant.
- **id** (*Optional*,:ref:`config-id`): Manually specify the ID used for code generation.
- All other options from :ref:`Text Sensor <config-text_sensor>` and :ref:`MQTT Component <config-mqtt-component>`.
See Also
--------
- :ref:`sensor-filters`
- :ref:`automation`
- :doc:`API Reference </api/core/native-api>`
- `Edit this page on GitHub <https://github.com/OttoWinter/esphomedocs/blob/current/esphomeyaml/components/text_sensor/homeassistant.rst>`__
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