Remotes
Keeps track which remotes are in your environment, their state and allows you to control them.
- Maintains a state per remote and a combined state
all_remotes. - Registers services
remote/turn_on,remote/turn_off,remote/toggle, andremote/send_commandto control remotes.
Use the services
Go to the Developer Tools, then to Call Service in the frontend, and choose remote/turn_on, remote/turn_off, or remote/toggle 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.
{"entity_id":"remote.family_room"}
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
entity_id |
yes | Only act on a specific remote, else target all. |
See the platform documentation for each type of remote for more detailed examples.