Create filter sensors for a whole class of sensor

[Didgeridrew]

If at all possible, figure out whether what you want can be acheived partly or in whole using YAML tools like anchors and merging. Even a slightly reduced config entry will make the following easier…

You cannot use templates to build YAML configuration in situ, but you can use the Template editor to iterate over your entities to “print” something you can paste into your configuration file.

Create generic template

I’m sure there’s some yaml technique like anchors that could be used, but I’d just use templates to build templates. You could paste something like the following into the template editor, then copy the ouput and paste it into your config. #For use in Template Editor ONLY # DO NOT USE DIRECTLY AS CONFIGURATION template: sensors: {%- set clim = states.climate | map(attribute='entity_id') | list %} {% for c in clim %} - name: {{ state_attr(c, 'friendly_name') }} Temp state: > …

You’ll have to decide for yourself, based on the complexity of the sensors you are setting up, whether or not it’s actually worthwhile to take the time to construct the template.