Channels
The Channels platform allows you to control Channels from Home Assistant. Play, pause, seek, or skip commercials on an instance of Channels that is running on your network.
Your favorite channels will appear as sources in the Source List in Home Assistant.
Configuration
To add Channels to your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml
The configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI.[Learn more] file.
After changing the configuration.yaml
The configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI.[Learn more] file, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes. To view the changes, go to Settings > Devices & services > Entities.
# Example configuration.yaml entry
media_player:
- platform: channels
name: Family Room Channels
host: 192.168.1.50
Service seek_forward
Seek forward by the number of seconds currently set in settings on the instance of Channels.
Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
---|---|---|
entity_id |
no | String that points at entity_id of Channels app. |
Service seek_backward
Seek backward by the number of seconds currently set in settings on the instance of Channels.
Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
---|---|---|
entity_id |
no | String that points at entity_id of Channels app. |
Service seek_by
Seek forward or backward by a provided number of seconds.
Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
---|---|---|
entity_id |
no | String that points at entity_id of Channels app. |
seconds |
no | Number of seconds to seek in the timeline by. Negative seconds seeks backwards. |