Entity on front end

Configuration
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Hi,
I am trying to create a push button on my lovelace front end to trigger an automation so I want the push button to publish / act as / be an entity.

Am I missing something obvious here?

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tap_action:
  action: call-service
  service: automation.trigger
  service_data:
    entity_id: automation.your_automation

Alternatively if you put your actions in a script instead of an automation:

tap_action:
  action: call-service
  service: script.your_script

If you’re only going to have a list of actions that are called manually from the button press the script is a better fit.

3

I want the push button to be an Entity, is this possible?

4

Why?

5

I want it to act like a binary_sensor input?

6

Use an input boolean.

Automation:

- id: your_automation
  alias: 'Your Automation'
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.your_input_boolean
    to: on
  action:
  - your actions here then...
  - service: input_boolean.turn_off  # make this the last action to make the switch momentary
    entity_id: input_boolean.your_input_boolean

Alternatively this is available in HACS

7

Does that go in the configuration.YAML?

8

Does what go in the yaml?

The input_boolean and automation I wrote: yes
The custom integration: no, and yes.

The custom integration has to be installed. Check out HACS for the easiest way to do this. Then you write a bit of configuration in yaml to configure it. Read the hass-momentary page. It tells you all this.