entity-manager

Home Assistant integration for managing disabled and enabled entities

Installation

Manual Installation

1. Copy the custom_components/entity_manager folder to your Home Assistant custom_components directory.
2. Restart Home Assistant.
3. The integration will be automatically loaded.

HACS Installation (Future)

This integration can be added to HACS for easier installation and updates.

Configuration

This integration can be added through the Home Assistant UI:

1. Go to Settings → Devices & Services
2. Click + Add Integration
3. Search for "Entity Manager"
4. Click to add it

No additional configuration is required.

Features

• Dashboard Card: Manage entities directly from your Lovelace dashboard
• Services: Enable/disable entities programmatically through automations and scripts
• Voice Assistant Support: Control entities through voice commands (requires additional setup)
• WebSocket API: Real-time entity management through WebSocket commands
• Bulk Operations: Enable or disable multiple entities at once

Services

The Entity Manager integration provides two services for managing entities:

entity_manager.enable_entity

Enable a disabled entity.

Service Data:

• entity_id (required): The entity ID to enable.

Example:

service: entity_manager.enable_entity
data:
  entity_id: sensor.my_sensor

entity_manager.disable_entity

Disable an entity.

Service Data:

• entity_id (required): The entity ID to disable. Voice Assistant Integration

Entity Manager provides services that can be used with voice assistants like Alexa and Google Home through automations.

Setup Voice Commands

Create automations to respond to voice commands:

automation:
  - alias: "Voice - Disable Entity"
    trigger:
      - platform: conversation
        command: "disable entity *"
    action:
      - service: entity_manager.disable_entity
        data:
          entity_id: "{{ trigger.sentence | replace('disable entity ', '') }}"
  
  - alias: "Voice - Enable Entity"
    trigger:
      - platform: conversation
        command: "enable entity *"
    action:
      - service: entity_manager.enable_entity
        data:
          entity_id: "{{ trigger.sentence | replace('enable entity ', '') }}"

Using with Alexa/Google Home

1. Set up Home Assistant Cloud or Nabu Casa
2. Expose the automation to your voice assistant
3. Say: "Alexa, turn on voice disable entity" or "Hey Google, activate voice enable entity"

Alternatively, create routines in your Alexa or Google Home app that call the Entity Manager services directly.

Dashboard Card

Entity Manager includes a Lovelace card for managing entities from your dashboard:

type: custom:entity-manager-card

The card provides:

• Search and filter entities by ID, device, or integration
• Multi-select entity management
• Bulk enable/disable operations
• Expandable groups by integration and device

Example:

service: entity_manager.disable_entity
data:
  entity_id: sensor.my_sensor

Use Cases

• Programmatically enable/disable entities based on conditions
• Bulk entity management through automations
• Dynamic entity control in scripts
• Integration with other Home Assistant automations

Example Automation

automation:
  - alias: "Disable sensor when away"
    trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: input_boolean.away_mode
        to: 'on'
    action:
      - service: entity_manager.disable_entity
        data:
          entity_id: sensor.energy_monitor

Notes

• Entities must exist in the entity registry to be managed
• Disabled entities will not be available in the UI or automations until re-enabled
• Changes take effect immediately but may require a page refresh to see in the UI

Support

For issues, questions, or contributions, please visit the GitHub repository.