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Channels

The Channels platform allows you to control Channels from Home Assistant. Play, pause, seek, or skip commercials on an instance of Channels that is running on your network.

Your favorite channels will appear as sources in the Source List in Home Assistant.

Configuration

To add Channels to your installation, add the following 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] file. After changing the 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, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes. The integration is now shown on the integrations page under Settings > Devices & services. Its entities are listed on the integration card itself and on the Entities tab.

# Example configuration.yaml entry
media_player:
  - platform: channels
    name: Family Room Channels
    host: 192.168.1.50

Configuration Variables

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host string Required

The IP address of the device running Channels, e.g., 192.168.1.50.

port integer (Optional, default: 57000)

The port where Channels is accessible.

name string (Optional, default: Channels)

The name of the Channels instance in Home Assistant, e.g., Family Room Channels.

Action seek_forward

Seek forward by the number of seconds currently set in settings on the instance of Channels.

Data attribute Optional Description
entity_id no String that points at entity_id of Channels app.

Action seek_backward

Seek backward by the number of seconds currently set in settings on the instance of Channels.

Data attribute Optional Description
entity_id no String that points at entity_id of Channels app.

Action seek_by

Seek forward or backward by a provided number of seconds.

Data attribute Optional Description
entity_id no String that points at entity_id of Channels app.
seconds no Number of seconds to seek in the timeline by. Negative seconds seeks backwards.

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