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Counter in Home Assistant

counter part of Home Assistant since 0.53

Quality: Internal

Counter is an official Home Assistant integration for Automation and Helper.

Facts about this integration

Compatible with Home Assistant
yes, official integration
Setup
in configuration.yaml
Kind
Helper
Quality scale
Internal – Part of Home Assistant itself, not rated separately.
Installations
48,765 (6.8 % of the installations that share statistics)
Categories
Automation, Helper
Maintained by
@fabaff

Setup

  1. This integration is set up in configuration.yaml, not in the user interface.
  2. The documentation lists the exact entries; restart Home Assistant after adding them.

Blueprints that use this integration

  • Automation Appliance Notifications & Actions – Tracks appliance status with sensors and sends mobile app notifications, enabling input number and select adjustments. ♥ 488 · Import · Forum
  • Automation 📬 Smart mailbox – Tracks mailbox status, counts deliveries, and sets reminders using sensors and inputs. ♥ 20 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Zigbee2MQTT - Philips Hue Tap Dial Switch by SmartHomeGeeks.io ♥ 19 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Baby Buddy – Tracks baby-related data using sensors, counters, and input buttons, interacting with the Baby Buddy service. ♥ 14 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Song Quiz - Music trivia for Home Assistant - LLM Enhanced – Hosts a music trivia quiz using conversation entities and media player services with voice assistants. ♥ 13 · Import · Forum
  • Automation SirYasko's aquarium & terrarium lighting control v4.1.0 – Controls aquarium/terrarium lighting with input text, timers, and persistent notifications. ♥ 10 · Import · Forum

All blueprints for it

Known issues and fixes

1 open issues and 1 bug fixes in the last twelve months are recorded for Counter in the Home Assistant issue tracker.

Open

  • open Reported problem #97996 since August 7, 2023 · 6 reactions · 94 comments · #97996

Source: the issue tracker of Home Assistant, as of October 26, 2026. The sentences are written by a language model from the titles of the issues; the reports themselves are on GitHub.

Check a specific device for known problems in the product check →

Source of this entry: the official documentation of the integration

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