This custom integration allows you to monitor Baby Buddy data for your child within Home Assistant. It also allows you to start timers and add data entries from within Home Assistant.
- Navigate to integrations section.
- Click "Explore & Add Repositories" in the bottom right corner.
- Search for "Baby Buddy".
- Click "INSTALL THIS REPOSITORY IN HACS".
- Click "Install".
Adding BabyBuddy to your Home Assistant instance can be done via the user interface. The below parameters are required.
| Name | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| address | no | Host URL for your instance of Baby Buddy, without sub path |
| port | no | Host port (default = 8000) |
| path | no | Sub path of your Baby Buddy instance (default = "") |
| api_key | no | The API key from the user settings page on your instance of Baby Buddy |
The following options are available:
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Temperature unit (Celsius or Fahrenheit)
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Weight unit (kilogram, pound, or ounce)
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Feeding amount volume unit (mL or fl. oz.)
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Update interval in seconds (default = 60)
This integration provides the following entities.
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A sensor for each child, with date of birth returned as state.
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A sensor for each last data entry, including
diaper_change,feeding,notes,sleep,temperature,tummy_time,temperature, andweight.
- A switch is created for each child to handle its
timer. Turning on the switch starts a new timer for the linked child. Turning off the switch deletes the timer. (check below for usage of timer.)
Feeding, Sleep, and Tummy time can be linked to a timer. If a timer is active you can add any of these entries and link it to the timer to automatically specify child, start time, and end time. It is important that the timer is active when the service is called.
This service adds a new child. At least one child should be added to start seeing the different sensors and switches.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| first_name | no | Baby's first name |
| last_name | no | Baby's last name |
| birth_date | no | Child's birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format |
This service adds a BMI entry for your child.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity_id | no | entity_id for the child sensor |
| BMI | no | Specify BMI value (float) |
| date | yes | Specify BMI recording date (YYYY-MM-DD format, else today() will be used) |
| notes | yes | Add notes text to entry |
This service adds a diaper change entry for your child.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity_id | no | entity_id for the child sensor |
| type | yes | Specify type of diaper. This can be Wet, Solid, or Wet and Solid. |
| time | yes | Specify diaper change time (must be in the past, else now() will be used) |
| color | yes | Specify diaper color. This can be Black, Brown , Green, or Yellow. |
| amount | yes | Add number of diapers |
| notes | yes | Add notes text to entry |
This service adds a feeding entry for your child. Feeding start/end/child fields can be linked to an active timer.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity_id | no | entity_id for the timer switch linked to the child. |
| type | no | Specify type of feeding. Can be one of Breast milk, Formula, Fortified breast milk, or Solid food. |
| method | no | Specify method of feeding. Can be one of Bottle, Left breast, Right breast, Both breasts, Self fed, or Parent fed. |
| timer | yes | Set to True to use the currently active timer |
| start | yes | Specify start time (must be in the past, else now() will be used). This can be ignored if timer is used. |
| end | yes | Specify end time (must be in the past, else now() will be used). This can be ignored if timer is used. |
| amount | yes | Specify amount of feeding as an integer |
| notes | yes | Add notes text to entry |
This service adds a head circumference entry for your child.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity_id | no | entity_id for the child sensor |
| head_circumference | no | Specify head circumference value (float) |
| date | yes | Specify head circumference recording date (YYYY-MM-DD format, else today() will be used) |
| notes | yes | Add notes text to entry |
This service adds a height entry for your child.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity_id | no | entity_id for the child sensor |
| height | no | Specify height value (float) |
| date | yes | Specify height recording date (YYYY-MM-DD format, else today() will be used) |
| notes | yes | Add notes text to entry |
This service adds a note entry for your child.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity_id | no | entity_id for the child sensor |
| notes | yes | Add notes text to entry |
| time | yes | Specify notes recording time (must be in the past, else now() will be used) |
This service adds a pumping entry for your child.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity_id | no | entity_id for the child sensor |
| amount | no | Specify amount of pumping as an integer |
| time | yes | Specify pumping recording time (must be in the past, else now() will be used) |
| notes | yes | Add notes text to entry |
This service adds a sleep entry for your child. Sleep start/end/child fields can be linked to an active timer.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity_id | no | entity_id for the timer switch linked to the child |
| timer | yes | Set to True to use the currently active timer |
| start | yes | Specify start time (must be in the past, else now() will be used). This can be ignored if timer is used. |
| end | yes | Specify end time (must be in the past, else now() will be used). This can be ignored if timer is used. |
| notes | yes | Add notes text to entry |
This service adds a temperature entry for your child.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity_id | no | entity_id for the child sensor |
| temperature | no | Specify temperature value (float) |
| time | yes | Specify temperature recording time (must be in the past, else now() will be used) |
| notes | yes | Add notes text to entry |
This service adds a tummy time entry for your child. Tummy time start/end/child fields can be linked to an active timer.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity_id | no | entity_id for the timer switch linked to the child |
| timer | yes | Set to True to use the currently active timer |
| start | yes | Specify start time (must be in the past, else now() will be used). This can be ignored if timer is used. |
| end | yes | Specify end time (must be in the past, else now() will be used). This can be ignored if timer is used. |
| milestone | yes | Add milestone text to entry |
This service adds a weight entry for your child.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity_id | no | entity_id for the child sensor |
| weight | no | Specify weight value (float) |
| date | yes | Specify weight recording date (YYYY-MM-DD format, else today() will be used) |
| notes | yes | Add notes text to entry |
This service will delete the last entry for specified child.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity_id | no | entity_id for the child who's last entry will be deleted |
This service starts a new timer for specified child with optional starting time.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity_id | no | entity_id for the switch linked to the child |
| start | yes | Specify start time (must be in the past, else now() will be used) |
| name | yes | Optional name for new timer |