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Light in Home Assistant

light part of Home Assistant since pre 0.7

Quality: Internal

Light is an official Home Assistant integration for Light.

Facts about this integration

Compatible with Home Assistant
yes, official integration
Setup
in configuration.yaml
Kind
Entity type
Quality scale
Internal – Part of Home Assistant itself, not rated separately.
Installations
20,801 (2.9 % of the installations that share statistics)
Categories
Light
Maintained by
@home-assistant/core

Setup

  1. Nothing to install: this is part of Home Assistant and available as soon as it is running.

Blueprints that use this integration

  • Automation Sensor Light – Switches lights based on sensor inputs, schedules, and user-defined switches. Requires binary sensors, lights, and input booleans. ♥ 1,709 · Import · Forum
  • Automation NSPanel Configuration – Configures NSPanel devices with ESPhome, using weather and sensor data to trigger light notifications and controls. ♥ 626 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Bathroom Humidity Exhaust Fan – Activates bathroom exhaust fan based on humidity sensor readings and user-defined switches. ♥ 391 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Wake-up light alarm with sunrise effect – Simulates sunrise with lights using a gradual brightness increase over time. ♥ 279 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Smart Light – Automates lights using sensors, switches, and scenes, with input booleans for manual control. ♥ 215 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Ikea_bilresa_scroll_wheel – Controls lights, media players, and input selects via an Ikea Bilresa scroll wheel using Matter integration. ♥ 126 · Import · Forum

All blueprints for it

Known issues and fixes

2 open issues and 6 bug fixes in the last twelve months are recorded for Light in the Home Assistant issue tracker. If something does not work, update first: the most recent fix shipped with Home Assistant 2026.1.1.

Open

  • open Reported problem #188338 since October 24, 2026 · 0 reactions · 1 comment · #188338
  • open Reported problem #181753 since September 9, 2026 · 0 reactions · 1 comment · #181753

Fixed

Source: the issue tracker of Home Assistant, as of October 27, 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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