What is the platform for a number in configuration.yanl configuration?

Configuration
1

Clueless YAML newbie and beginner at Home Assistant here. I’m getting this error from “CHECK CONFIGURATION”:

Invalid config for [number]: required key not provided @ data['platform']. Got None. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 389).

Line 389 is this section of configuration.yaml:

  front_window_heat:
    unit_of_measurement: "W"
    min: -1000.0
    max: 1000.0
    initial: 0.0

I am attempting to calculate a value by using an automation with 2 sensors providing data and store the result in the number.front_window_heat entity

2

The documentation for the ‘Number’ integration explains it’s a “building block” for use by other integrations to create a number entity. Typically, these other integrations create number entities automatically for a discovered device.

Currently, the integrations that allows a user to define a number entity are MQTT Number and Template.

I suggest you use the Template integration to create a number entity.

3

Thank you for the clue. I cannot say I completely understand it, but this configuration in configuration.yaml is working now.

template:
  - trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.mqtt_node3_temperature
    number:
      - name: "windowheat"
        unique_id: id00000039
        state: "{{ states('sensor.mqtt_node3_temperature') | float(1) - states('sensor.mqtt_node2_hotbox_temperature
') | float(1) * 2.8 * 5.0 }}"
        step: '{{ 1 }}'
        set_value:
          service: number.set_value
          target:
            entity_id: number.windowheat
          data:
            power: "{{ state }}"
4

You’re welcome!

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