Media Control Card

The Media Control card is used to display Media Player entities on an interface with easy to use controls.

Screenshot of the media player control card Screenshot of the Media Control card.

To add the Media Control card to your user interface, click the menu (three dots at the top right of the screen) and then Edit Dashboard. Click the “Add Card” button in the bottom right corner and select Media Control from the card picker.

Configuration Variables

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type string Required

media-control

entity string Required

Entity ID of media_player domain.

name string (Optional, default: Name of entity)

Overwrites friendly name.

theme string (Optional)

Override the used theme for this card with any loaded theme. For more information about themes, see the frontend documentation.

Example

Alternatively, the card can be configured using YAML:

type: media-control
entity: media_player.lounge_room

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