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    Platform

    How an integration provides one type of entity, like the `light` platform of the Hue integration. Also used for integration platforms, files that plug into another integration.

    In code
    Platform.LIGHTlight.py
    Also
    platforms, entity platform, integration platform

    An entity platform is the part of an integration that provides one type of entity. The Hue integration has a light.py for its lights and a sensor.py for its sensors: its light and sensor platforms.

    An integration platform is a file that lets an integration plug into another one, like diagnostics.py for diagnostics or repairs.py for repairs.

    Related terms

    • IntegrationA package of code that connects Home Assistant to a device, service, or protocol, or adds a feature like automations.
    • EntityOne thing Home Assistant can show, measure, or control, like a light, a temperature sensor, or a switch. Every entity has a state.
    • DomainThe short, unique identifier of an integration, like `hue` or `light`. It is also the first part of every entity ID.