https://github.com/gjohansson-st/attribute_as_sensor
Home Assistant use an entity's attribute as a new sensor helper
https://github.com/gjohansson-st/attribute_as_sensor
attribute helper home-assistant sensor
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Home Assistant use an entity's attribute as a new sensor helper
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/gjohansson-st/attribute_as_sensor
- Owner: gjohansson-ST
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-11-19T14:24:19.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-01-07T16:51:18.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-19T00:53:08.792Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: attribute, helper, home-assistant, sensor
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 67.4 KB
- Stars: 67
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
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[](https://discord.gg/EG7cWFQMGW)# Home Assistant create an entities attribute as it's own sensor
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**Title:** "Attribute as Sensor"**Description:** "Create an entity from another entities attribute."
**Version:** 1.6
**Date created:** 2023-11-19
**Last update:** 2025-01-05
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## Configuration Options
### Set once
- Name: Name of the new entity
- Entity: From which entity you want to get the attribute### Options that you can change at any time
- Attribute: Which attribute you want as it's own sensor
- Value template: Use a template to manipulate the retrieved attribute from the source entity
- Icon: Icon to use in frontend
- Device class: Device class (select from list)
- State class: State class (select from list)
- Unit of measurement: UoM to use in frontend (select from list, only temperature, or write your own)## Installation
### Option 1 (preferred)
Use [HACS](https://hacs.xyz/) to install
Add as [custom repository](https://hacs.xyz/docs/faq/custom_repositories) to HACS### Option 2
1. Below config-folder create a new folder called`custom_components` if not already exist.
2. Below new `custom_components` folder create a new folder called `attribute_as_sensor`
3. Upload the files/folders in `custom_components/attribute_as_sensor` directory to the newly created folder.
4. Restart before proceeding## Activate integration in HA
[](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/config_flow_start?domain=attribute_as_sensor)
After installation go to "Devices & services" and then "helper" page in HA, press "+ Create helper" and find "Attribute as Sensor"
Follow onscreen information for the required information
No restart needed## Contributions are more than welcome
If not for code, maybe add a language file for your language.
Use `string.json` provided by the integration as a template for adding another language.