Input boolean

The Input boolean helper integration allows you to define boolean values that can be controlled via the user interface and can be used within conditions of an automationAutomations in Home Assistant allow you to automatically respond to things that happen in and around your home. [Learn more]. This can for example be used to disable or enable certain automations by using them in their conditionsConditions are an optional part of an automation that will prevent an action from firing if they are not met. [Learn more].

Configuration

The preferred way to configure input boolean helpers is via the user interface, in which they are known as Toggle Helpers. To add one, go to Settings > Devices & services > Helpers and click the add button; next choose the Toggle option.

To be able to add Helpers via the user interface you should have default_config: in your configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more], it should already be there by default unless you removed it. If you removed default_config: from your configuration, you must add input_boolean: to your configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] first, then you can use the UI.

Input booleans can also be configured via configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
input_boolean:
  notify_home:
    name: Notify when someone arrives home
    icon: mdi:car

Actions

This integration provides the following actionsActions are used in several places in Home Assistant. As part of a script or automation, actions define what is going to happen once a trigger is activated. In scripts, an action is called sequence. [Learn more] to modify the state of the input_boolean and an action to reload the configuration without restarting Home Assistant itself.

Restore state

If you set a valid value for initial this integration will start with the state set to that value. Otherwise, it will restore the state it had prior to Home Assistant stopping; if there is no state to restore - an off value is set.

Automation examples

Here’s an example of an automation using the above input_boolean. This action will only occur if the input_boolean is on.

automation:
  alias: "Arriving home"
  triggers:
    - trigger: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.motion_garage
      to: "on"
  conditions:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: input_boolean.notify_home
      state: "on"
  actions:
    - action: notify.pushbullet
      data:
        title: ""
        message: "Honey, I'm home!"

You can also set or change the status of an input_boolean by using input_boolean.turn_on, input_boolean.turn_off or input_boolean.toggle in your automation action.

action: input_boolean.turn_on
target:
  entity_id: input_boolean.notify_home