Binary Sensor

Base Example

binary_sensor:
  - platform: ... # [!code highlight]
    name: 'My Binary Sensor'
    device_class: presence

Platform-specific properties

Each platform requires additional properties not shown above. Check the Platforms documentation and the page for your chosen platform for the full list of required and optional options.

Attributes

Common attributes are documented in Common Component Properties.

Property	Description	Example
device_class	Home Assistant binary sensor class (for example presence, motion, door).	presence
on_press	Trigger block that runs when state changes to true.	then: - switch.turn_on: "screen"
on_release	Trigger block that runs when state changes to false.	then: - switch.turn_off: "screen"

Supported Filters

Filter	Description
invert	Inverts the boolean value (true <-> false).
delayed_on	Delays propagation of true values by the configured duration.
delayed_off	Delays propagation of false values by the configured duration.

Supported Platforms

Platform	Notes
Shell	Reads boolean state from command output.
GPIO	Reads binary state from GPIO pin events.

For platform-specific configuration options, use the linked platform pages.

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