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Number

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The Home Assistant number icon



The number integration provides numeric inputs to control devices & services. It differs from the input number helper in that the user does not directly create it but rather by other integrations.

Spook adds some new actions to the number integration, which allows you to set the value to the minimum or maximum value, and adds actions to increase and decrease the number value by a given amount.

Screenshot of the developer actions tools, listing the new actions for number.

FigureΒ 1:Spook adds a bunch of new actions to the number helper integrations.

Devices & entitiesΒΆ

Spook does not provide any new devices or entities for this integration.

ActionsΒΆ

Spook adds the following new actions to your Home Assistant instance:

Decrease valueΒΆ

Decrease a number entity value by a certain amount.

Screenshot of the number decrease value action in the developer tools.
Action properties
ActionNumber: Decrease value πŸ‘»
Action namenumber.decrement
Action targetsYes, number entities
Action responseNo response
Spook's influenceNewly added action
Developer toolsTry this action Open your Home Assistant instance and show your actions developer tools with a specific action selected.
Action data parameters
AttributeTypeRequiredDefault / Example
amountintegerNoDefaults to configured step value

If the amount attribute is not provided, the action will use the step value of the number entity. The amount attribute must be a multiple of the step value.

Increase valueΒΆ

Increase a number entity value by a certain amount.

Screenshot of the number increase value action in the developer tools.
Action properties
ActionNumber: Increase value πŸ‘»
Action namenumber.increment
Action targetsYes, number entities
Action responseNo response
Spook's influenceNewly added action
Developer toolsTry this action Open your Home Assistant instance and show your actions developer tools with a specific action selected.
Action data parameters
AttributeTypeRequiredDefault / Example
amountintegerNoDefaults to configured step value

If the amount attribute is not provided, the action will use the step value of the number entity. The amount attribute must be a multiple of the step value.

Set value to maximumΒΆ

Set an number entity to its maximum value.

Screenshot of the number maximum value action in the developer tools.
Action properties
ActionNumber: Set maximum value πŸ‘»
Action namenumber.max
Action targetsYes, number entities
Action responseNo response
Spook's influenceNewly added action
Developer toolsTry this action Open your Home Assistant instance and show your actions developer tools with a specific action selected.

Set value to minimumΒΆ

Set an number entity to its minimum value.

Screenshot of the number minimum value action in the developer tools.
Action properties
ActionNumber: Set minimum value πŸ‘»
Action namenumber.min
Action targetsYes, number entities
Action responseNo response
Spook's influenceNewly added action
Developer toolsTry this action Open your Home Assistant instance and show your actions developer tools with a specific action selected.

RepairsΒΆ

Spook has no repair detections for this integration.

Uses casesΒΆ

Some use cases for the enhancements Spook provides for this integration:

  • Quickly, with a single action, set the value of a number entity to its maximum or minimum value.
  • Add the ability to increase or decrease the value of a number entity with a single action instead of having to call the number.set_value action using a template that does calculations on the current state.

Blueprints & tutorialsΒΆ

There are currently no known blueprints or tutorials for the enhancements Spook provides for this integration. If you created one or stumbled upon one, please let us know in our discussion forums.

Features requests, ideas, and supportΒΆ

If you have an idea on how to further enhance this integration, for example, by adding a new action, entity, or repairs detection; feel free to let us know in our discussion forums.

Are you stuck using these new features? Or maybe you’ve run into a bug? Please check the Support page on where to go for help.