Channels
The Channels platform allows you to control Channels
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.yaml
The 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.yaml
The 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
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. |