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layout: component
title: "Vera switch"
description: "Instructions how to integrate Vera switches into Home Assistant."
date: 2015-10-20 21:00
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logo: vera.png
ha_category: Switch
---


This vera switch platform allows you to control your [Vera](http://getvera.com/) switches.

To use your Vera switches in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
light:
  platform: vera
  vera_controller_url: http://YOUR_VERA_IP:3480/
  device_data:
    12:
      name: My awesome sensor
      exclude: true
    13:
      name: Another sensor
```

Configuration variables:

- **vera_controller_url** (*Required*): This is the base URL of your vera controller including the port number if not running on 80, eg. http://192.168.1.21:3480/
- **device_data** array (*Optional*):This contains an array additional device information for your Vera devices. It is not required and if not specified all sensors configured in your Vera controller will be added with default values. You should use the id of your Vera device as the key for the device within `device_data`.
  - **name** (*Optional*):This parameter allows you to override the name of your Vera device in the frontend, if not specified the value configured for the device in your Vera will be used.
  - **exclude** (*Optional*): This parameter allows you to exclude the specified device, it should be set to "True" if you want this device excluded.
