Send remote command

Use this action to send remote control commands to an LG Netcast TV, such as opening the home menu, changing volume, or moving through TV menus.

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 LG Netcast remote.
6. From the actions shown for that target, select Send remote command.
7. Enter the Command to send.
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 remote.send_command. A basic example looks like this:

action: remote.send_command
target:
  entity_id: remote.lg_tv
data:
  command: HOME_MENU

Options in YAML

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 remote entity behind that target.

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

Good to know

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.

More examples

Real scenarios where this action shows up in automations and scripts. Copy any example and adapt it to your setup.

Automation: turn up the volume

Send the volume up command five times.

• Trigger: State, media player turns on
• Action: Send remote command
  • Target: LG TV remote
  • Command: VOLUME_UP
  • Repeats: 5

alias: "Turn up LG TV volume when it turns on"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: media_player.lg_tv
    to: "on"
actions:
  - action: remote.send_command
    target:
      entity_id: remote.lg_tv
    data:
      command: VOLUME_UP
      num_repeats: 5

Still stuck?

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