---
layout: component
title: "Template sensor"
description: "Instructions how to integrate Template sensors into Home Assistant."
date: 2016-01-27 07:00
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ha_category: Sensor
---

The `template` platform supports sensors which breaks out `state_attributes` from other entities.

To enable Template sensors in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  platform: template
  sensors:
    solar_angle:
      value_template: '{{ states.sun.sun.attributes.elevation }}'
      friendly_name: 'Sun angle'
      unit_of_measurement: 'degrees'
    sunrise:
      value_template: '{{ states.sun.sun.attributes.next_rising }}'
```

Configuration variables:

- **sensors** array (*Required*): List of your sensors.
  - **friendly_name** (*Optional*): Name to use in the Frontend.
  - **unit_of_measurement** (*Optional*): Defines the units of measurement of the sensor, if any.
  - **value_template** (*Optional*): Defines a [template](/getting-started/templating/) to extract a value from the payload.


## {% linkable_title Examples %}

In this section you find some real life examples of how to use this sensor.

### {% linkable_title Sun angle %}

This example shows the sun angle in the frontend. 

```yaml
sensor:
  platform: template
  sensors:
      solar_angle:
        value_template: '{{ "%+.1f"|format(states.sun.sun.attributes.elevation) }}'
        friendly_name: 'Sun Angle'
        unit_of_measurement: '°'
```