How to use template sensor blueprints

Configuration Blueprints
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I’ve created a template sensor blueprint (domain: template) and stuck it in the blueprints/template/local/ directory, but I can’t figure out how to actually create a new template sensor using that blueprint from the UI. Every blueprint tutorial I have found is for automation blueprints, not template blueprints, and the documentation doesn’t seem to say anything about where you find the blueprint in the UI.

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There isn’t a UI for template blueprints at this time. There’s work going on to get it into the UI, but for now they must be configured in YAML as described in the docs: Integrations - Template - Using Blueprints

If you want more examples, I have included configuration examples in the second post of each of my Template Blueprints in the Blueprints Exchange category of this forum. And, if your blueprint is something you think might be helpful for other users, please consider adding it to the Exchange with the label template-entity so we can get more examples out there for people to use.

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Thanks for this! I just had this same question today! I had an idea for a template blueprint to get cycle time remaining for Samsung washers and dryers via SmartThings. I’ll read up on the link above and post a blueprint.

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Thanks for the reply - I’ve now got this working with yaml code. I think the documentation needs to explicitly say when something can’t be done through the UI!

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That’s currently in major flux.
Be patient.
Add an issue if you see one, the maintainer is very responsive.