The data to send to script as parameter is not getting evaluated

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I am trying to send the state of the sensor, instead, it is sending the whole thing. However, it just seems to send the whole command instead of evaluating the state

type: custom:mushroom-chips-card
chips:
  - type: template
    entity: button.tp_link_controller_command_execute
    icon: mdi:block-helper
    icon_color: red
    content: null
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: script.omada_command_execute
      service_data:
        data: states("sensor.tp_link_router_clients")
      target: {}

I checked, the data is passed as states(“sensor.tp_link_router_clients”) instead of the count

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Most cards do not accept templates, even those that do rarely accept them in actions. This is the case with Mushroom chips Card. Even if it did, that’s not a template, it’s just a string. You can pass the entity ID string, then process it in the script.