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    State class

    How the value of a sensor behaves, like `measurement` or `total_increasing`, so Home Assistant can keep long-term statistics for it.

    In code
    state_classSensorStateClass
    Also
    state classes

    Sensors without a state class get no long-term statistics. The energy dashboard only works with sensors that have one.

    Related terms

    • Long-term statisticsHourly summaries of sensor values, like the mean, minimum, and maximum, or a running total, that the recorder keeps for good, for graphs over long periods and the energy dashboard.
    • Device classWhat an entity measures or is, like `temperature` or `door`. It sets the icon, the units, and how the frontend shows the entity.
    • EntityOne thing Home Assistant can show, measure, or control, like a light, a temperature sensor, or a switch. Every entity has a state.