Get command

Use this action to send a generic HTTP command to your Denon AVR receiver. Denon AVR receivers support a simple text-based network interface, so you can reach features that do not have their own control in Home Assistant. You can also send IR remote codes through this same interface.

A list of network commands supported by the various Denon AVR receivers can be found here. A list of IR codes can be found here.

Using this action from the user interface

If you prefer building automations and scripts visually, Home Assistant walks you through this action step by step. You pick what to target, tweak a few options, and save. No YAML knowledge required.

To send a command from an automation or a script:

1. Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
2. Open an existing automation or script, or select Create automation > Create new automation.
3. If you’re setting up a new automation, add a trigger in the When section. Scripts don’t need a trigger. They run when something else calls them.
4. In the Then do section, select Add action.
5. Select what you want to control. Under By target (see Targets), select the Denon AVR media players you want to send the command to.
6. From the actions shown for that target, select Get command.
7. Fill in the options you want to use.
8. Select Save.

Options in the UI

Using this action in YAML

If you work directly in YAML, or you want to know exactly what Home Assistant does under the hood, this section has the technical reference. It lists the field names you use in YAML, their types, and which ones are required.

In YAML, refer to this action as denonavr.get_command. A basic example looks like this:

action: denonavr.get_command
target:
  entity_id: media_player.marantz
data:
  command: "/goform/formiPhoneAppDirect.xml?VSMONI2"

This switches the HDMI output to output 2 (if your receiver supports it). To send an IR code instead, use a command such as /goform/formiPhoneAppDirect.xml?RCKSK0410370, which toggles muting.

Options in YAML

Good to know

• Append the specific command to the path /goform/formiPhoneAppDirect.xml?. For example, /goform/formiPhoneAppDirect.xml?VSMONI2.
• The Denon AVR receiver also supports the standard media player controls, such as turn_on and volume_up. Calling the media_player.turn_on action is equivalent to calling Get command with the command /goform/formiPhoneAppDirect.xml?PWON.

Targets of the action

This action requires a target. The target is the object of the action. You can point the action at a single entityAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more], a device, an area, a floor, or a label, and Home Assistant will run the action on every matching media_player entity behind that target.

• Entity: one specific media_player entity, such as media_player.living_room.
• Device: every media_player entity that belongs to a device.
• Area: every media_player entity in a room or area.
• Floor: every media_player entity on a floor.
• Label: every media_player entity that shares a label.

You can also select different target types in one action. For example, you can add a specific entity and an area as targets in the same action to run the action on both of them at once.

Try it yourself

Ready to test this? Open Developer tools > Actions, search for this action, fill in the fields, and select Perform action. You see what happens on your actual entitiesAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more] without writing a line of YAML.

Still stuck?

The Home Assistant community is quick to help: join Discord for real-time chat, post on the community forum with the action you’re calling and what you expected to happen, or share on our subreddit /r/homeassistant.

Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

• Set dynamic equalizer: Enable or disable the DynamicEQ setting on a Denon AVR receiver.

• Update Audyssey: Update the Audyssey settings on a Denon AVR receiver.