How to assign helper (input_number) to an area?

ACKAPOB · July 9, 2026, 4:15pm

I created a helper (input_number) for controlling temperature in my “Office”. But I can’t assign it to the “Office” area. The “Area” field is missing in the helper settings.

Version: Core 2026.5.3, Supervisor 2026.06.2, OS 17.3, Frontend 20260429.4
Installation: Home Assistant OS

petro · July 9, 2026, 4:21pm

The helper has to be created in the ui

HappyCadaver · July 9, 2026, 5:55pm

Err… not so much. I have 2 created in YAML within Packages and have assigned an area to them.

input_number:
  washing_machine_kwh_start:
    name: Washing Machine kWh Start
    icon: mdi:chart-timeline-variant-shimmer
    min: 0.001
    max: 10000000

petro · July 9, 2026, 6:08pm

This must be somewhat new, not sure how that’s done without an entity registry

HappyCadaver · July 9, 2026, 6:18pm

Works with template entities too if they have a unique id.

@ACKAPOB It works on HAOS 2026.7.1, I’ve only recently started making sure my set up is appropriately tagged with areas on everything and labels where appropriate so I have no idea when this would have started to work. I notice you’re running OS 2026.5.3 still.

petro · July 9, 2026, 6:37pm

Yes, the unique_id is what gives HA the entity registry which allows the eidting from the UI. But you’ll notice on your yaml helper that editing from the UI is locked.