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Expand Up @@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ template:
description: Defines a template to get the name of the entity.
required: false
type: template
object_id:
description: Use `object_id` instead of name for automatic generation of the entity id. When used without a `unique_id`, the entity id will update during restart or reload if the entity id is available. If the entity id already exists, the entity id will be created with a number at the end. When used with a `unique_id`, the `object_id` is only used when the entity is added for the first time. When set, this overrides a user-customized Entity ID in case the entity was deleted and added again.
unique_id:
description: An ID that uniquely identifies this entity. Will be combined with the unique ID of the configuration block if available. This allows changing the `name`, `icon` and `entity_id` from the web interface.
required: false
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