How to use a mqtt switch in automation

Configuration
, ,
1

I created a mqtt switch in the yaml file

mqtt:
switch:      
   - command_topic: "garten/channel/cmnd/power1" 
   - state_topic: "garten/channel/stat/POWER1"
     payload_on: "ON"
     payload_off: "OFF"
     name: "Pumpe"

if i now want to make an automation for it i can not find a device ‘Pumpe’
How can i create/define a device regarding to the entity ‘Pumpe’??

2 
    action:
      - service: switch.turn_on
        target:
          entity_id: switch.pumpe
3

in this way? i got an error

mqtt:
  switch:      
   - command_topic: "garten/channel/cmnd/power1" 
     payload_on: "ON"
     payload_off: "OFF"
     name: "Pumpe" 
   - action:
      - service: switch.turn_on
        target:
          entity_id: switch.pumpe
4

No. Use the action in an automation. Like you asked for. Not in the switch configuration.

5

You’ll need to reload the configuration. Either restart HA or go to Developer Tools / YAML and click this one:
image

You should then have switch.pumpe available, assuming you have fixed the indentation (switch: should be a level below mqtt:, not on the same level).

6

hmmmm…is there no way integrate the device Pumpe in the Frontend except with yaml entry?

Bildschirm­foto 2023-01-03 um 14.27.34
Bildschirm­foto 2023-01-03 um 14.27.34960×714 18.2 KB

7

Yes: choose Call Service instead of Device, then select switch.turn_on or switch.turn_off and choose your switch.pumpe.

8

thx, that is what i looked for:)

9

That is what I told you in the first reply to your question.

10

I think the automation UI is a bit unhelpful in this regard. Logical first step for a beginner is to select Device, and then you’re stuck.