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<p>The <code class="highlighter-rouge">counter</code> component allows one to count occurrences fired by automations.</p>
<p>To add a counter to your installation, add the following to your <code class="highlighter-rouge">configuration.yaml</code> file:</p>
<div class="language-yaml highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="c1"># Example configuration.yaml entry</span>
<span class="s">counter</span><span class="pi">:</span>
<span class="s">my_custom_counter</span><span class="pi">:</span>
<span class="s">initial</span><span class="pi">:</span> <span class="s">30</span>
<span class="s">step</span><span class="pi">:</span> <span class="s">1</span>
</code></pre>
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<p>Configuration variables:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>[alias]</strong> (<em>Required</em>): Alias for the counter. Multiple entries are allowed.
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<li><strong>name</strong> (<em>Optional</em>): Friendly name of the counter.</li>
<li><strong>initial</strong> (<em>Optional</em>): Initial value when Home Assistant starts. Defaults to 0.</li>
<li><strong>step</strong> (<em>Optional</em>): Incremental/step value for the counter. Defaults to 1 (increments by 1).</li>
<li><strong>icon</strong> (<em>Optional</em>): Icon for entry.</li>
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<p>Pick an icon that you can find on <a href="https://materialdesignicons.com/">materialdesignicons.com</a> to use for your input and prefix the name with <code class="highlighter-rouge">mdi:</code>. For example <code class="highlighter-rouge">mdi:car</code>, <code class="highlighter-rouge">mdi:ambulance</code> or <code class="highlighter-rouge">mdi:motorbike</code>.</p>
<h2><a class="title-link" name="services" href="#services"></a> Services</h2>
<p>Available services: <code class="highlighter-rouge">increment</code>, <code class="highlighter-rouge">decrement</code>, and <code class="highlighter-rouge">reset</code>.</p>
<h4><a class="title-link" name="service-counterincrement" href="#service-counterincrement"></a> Service <code class="highlighter-rouge">counter.increment</code></h4>
<p>Increments the counter with 1 or the given value for the steps.</p>
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<th>Service data attribute</th>
<th>Optional</th>
<th>Description</th>
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<td><code class="highlighter-rouge">entity_id</code></td>
<td>no</td>
<td>Name of the entity to take action, e.g., <code class="highlighter-rouge">counter.count0</code>.</td>
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<h4><a class="title-link" name="service-counterdecrement" href="#service-counterdecrement"></a> Service <code class="highlighter-rouge">counter.decrement</code></h4>
<p>Decrements the counter with 1 or the given value for the steps.</p>
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<th>Service data attribute</th>
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<td><code class="highlighter-rouge">entity_id</code></td>
<td>no</td>
<td>Name of the entity to take action, e.g., <code class="highlighter-rouge">counter.count0</code>.</td>
</tr>
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<h4><a class="title-link" name="service-counterreset" href="#service-counterreset"></a> Service <code class="highlighter-rouge">counter.reset</code></h4>
<p>With this service the counter is reset to its initial value.</p>
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<th>Service data attribute</th>
<th>Optional</th>
<th>Description</th>
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<td><code class="highlighter-rouge">entity_id</code></td>
<td>no</td>
<td>Name of the entity to take action, e.g., <code class="highlighter-rouge">counter.count0</code>.</td>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="use-the-service" href="#use-the-service"></a> Use the service</h3>
<p>Select <img src="/images/screenshots/developer-tool-services-icon.png" alt="service developer tool icon" class="no-shadow" height="38" /> <strong>Services</strong> from the <strong>Developer Tools</strong>. Choose <strong>counter</strong> from the list of <strong>Domains</strong>, select the <strong>Service</strong>, enter something like the sample below into the <strong>Service Data</strong> field, and hit <strong>CALL SERVICE</strong>.</p>
<div class="language-json highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="p">{</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="nt">"entity_id"</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">"counter.count0"</span><span class="w">
</span><span class="p">}</span><span class="w">
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