It’s been a newb journey but i am finally successfully turning lights on and off with buttons i set up on a CYD. But why isn’t this code working to change a bulb’s color? Any help appreciated, hazing authorized. Thanks!
then:
- logger.log: Change to red!
- homeassistant.action:
service: light.toggle
data:
entity_id: light.merkury_bw904_smart_bulb_2
rgb_color: [255, 0, 0]
Here’s the error returned when I try to install:
then:
- logger.log: Change to red!
- homeassistant.action:
service: light.toggle
data:
entity_id: light.merkury_bw904_smart_bulb_2
Must be string, got <class 'esphome.helpers.EList'>. did you forget putting quotes around the value?.
You can’t send structured data, like a list, to home assistant. There’s an example in the esphome docs that cover exactly what you’re trying to do. You’ll need to create a script in HA and call that from your ESPHome device.
https://esphome.io/components/api/#homeassistantaction-action
