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Slide Local

The Slide Local integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] allows you to integrate your Slide devices in Home Assistant using the local API.

Supported devices

The integration should work with all Slide covers (API version 1 and 2).

Prerequisites

Before you can use the integration, you have to make sure the slide is configured for the local API. By default, the Slide connects to the cloud API, but it is possible to use the local API, too (only one of them can be active). To switch between the cloud and local API, do the following:

Press the reset button 2x

LED flashes 5x fast: cloud API disabled, local API enabled LED flashes 2x slow: local API disabled, cloud API enabled

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Configuration

To add the Slide Local device to your Home Assistant instance, use this My button:

Slide Local can be auto-discovered by Home Assistant. If an instance was found, it will be shown as Discovered. You can then set it up right away.

Manual configuration steps

If it wasn’t discovered automatically, don’t worry! You can set up a manual integration entry:

  • Browse to your Home Assistant instance.

  • Go to Settings > Devices & Services.

  • In the bottom right corner, select the Add Integration button.

  • From the list, select Slide Local.

  • Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup.

To setup the integration you need the following information:

hostname

Hostname or IP of the slide device.

password

The device code of your Slide (inside of your Slide or in the box, 8 characters). Only required for API 1, with API 2 you can fill in anything here.

Options

Options for Slide Local can be set via the user interface, by taking the following steps:

  • Browse to your Home Assistant instance.
  • Go to Settings > Devices & Services.
  • If multiple instances of Slide Local are configured, choose the instance you want to configure.
  • Select the integration, then select Configure.
Invert position

Check the box, if your cover uses inverted positions for open and closed.

Supported functionality

Cover

Your slide device will appear as cover.

Button

You can start the calibration sequence for your slide by pushing on the Calibration button.

Switch

You can enable/disable the Touch&Go functionality (open/close cover by a short pull on the cover) by using the TouchGo switch.

Data updates

The integration fetches data from the device every 15 seconds.

Known limitations

The integration only provides connection with Slide devices via the local API. For connecting via the cloud API, please use the Slide integration.

Remove integration

This integration can be removed by following these steps:

To remove an integration instance from Home Assistant

  1. Go to Settings > Devices & services and select the integration card.
  2. From the list of devices, select the integration instance you want to remove.
  3. Next to the entry, select the three-dot menu. Then, select Delete.