Input_datetime how to

Configuration
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this is my configuration.yaml entry

input_datetime:
  time1:
    name: time1
    has_date: true
    has_time: true

but the entity input_datetime.time1 doesn’t show up in HA

can someone explain how to do this properly please? Thank you

2

Can you please format your code properly by marking the code and pressing the </> button on top. Otherwise we will not be able to know if there’s an indentation error for example.

3

Edited my post. Sorry I didn’t know how to do it properly

4

The config looks fine. Did you restart HA after adding the input_datetime? If you go to Developer Tool -> States, do you see your entitiy? Do you see any errors under Developer Tools -> Logs?

5

i restarted several times until it showed up (weird)
so i tried using this:

entity_id: input_datetime.gatestairs
  time: '{{ now().strftime("%H:%M:%S") }}'
service: input_datetime.set_datetime

but an error message shows up saying it’s an invalid datetime specified for dictionary value time
i changed time to datetime but get the same error

6

The datetime you created was called time1
Where did you create gatestairs ?

7

oh i copy pasted the sample.
so this is my config yaml entry

input_datetime:
  gatestairs:
    name: gatestairs
    has_date: true
    has_time: true

and i tried this which doesnt work:

entity_id: input_datetime.gatestairs
  time: '{{ now().strftime("%H:%M:%S") }}'
service: input_datetime.set_datetime
8

What is the second block meant to be ? It’s incomplete.
But the main thing is that it doesn’t have date, your datetime does

Edit: Why the hell do people post code A when they want help with code B ?

9

I copied this config

# Example configuration.yaml entry
input_datetime:
  both_date_and_time:
    name: Input with both date and time
    has_date: true
    has_time: true
  only_date:
    name: Input with only date
    has_date: true
    has_time: false
  only_time:
    name: Input with only time
    has_date: false
    has_time: true

From here

10

I even added date value but still won’t accept the values.
I want to get the current date and time and set to
Input_datetime.gatestairs as it’s value

11

So you want to create an automation that when an event occurs (say your gate opens) it store the time and date of that event ?
Manually fill in the input_datetime: with a fictious date
Go to the dev tools template page and type in “{{ states(‘input_datetime.gatestairs’) }}”
That will give you the format you need to enter.
Replicate that format with the time and date formatting parameters you used for H M S

12

Bullseye! Yes that’s what I want.
Thanks I’ll try it

13

I would guess (I’m not at a workstation) that it’ll be something like ‘%YYYY-%m-%d %H:%mm:%ss’

14

I can input a specific date or time using dev tools but I still am stumped about the current time syntax.

15

I even tried examples from here


to no avail
16

Can you please post the full automation that doesn’t work? I’m pretty sure that you are missing a “data_template” somewhere in there.

17

It’s always the “data_template” :rofl:

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18

I got the below code out of the examples in the input_datetime docs and it works fine on my test system:

- id: '1578278123313'
  alias: 'Set datetime on change of input_boolean'
  description: ''
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.test_boolean
  action:
  - service: input_datetime.set_datetime
    entity_id: input_datetime.gatestairs
    data_template:
      datetime: "{{ now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') }}"

This sets the input_datetime to the current time, any time input_boolean.test_boolean changes.

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19

Can you please help with the automation?
I need to save the time and date when the gate is last opened (I’m using a Reed sensor connected to a wemos mini) and have it shown on Lovelace

20

I’ll try this when I get home. Thank you