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

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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
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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# 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

[![Add integrations](https://my.home-assistant.io/badges/config_flow_start.svg)](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.