# ENTITY\_ID in a text string

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/entity-id-in-a-text-string/92482>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** home-assistant\
**Created:** [18 October 2024 07:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/entity-id-in-a-text-string/92482 "2024-10-18T07:31:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![fracrm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc79bd/32.png) [@fracrm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fracrm)\
**Post date:** [18 October 2024 07:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/entity-id-in-a-text-string/92482/1 "2024-10-18T07:31:09Z")

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Hi, I'm using node red for the first time. I am using the home assistant "current\_state" node and I would need to also include the entity\_id of the object that the node is processing in the msg\_payload. In particular I would like the msg.payload of the node to be:

{  
"data": {  
"deviceId": "vmalertdev",  
"text": "attention $entity\_id"  
}  
}

So I need to include in text the value of entity\_id processed by node "current state".  
Example: "text": "attention door\_sensor"

Thanks  
Franco

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [18 October 2024 07:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/entity-id-in-a-text-string/92482/2 "2024-10-18T07:54:20Z")

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Your question is simple enough and the answer probably is too however, I have no idea what `$entity_id` is, where it comes from, or how you access it. I also have no idea what a "current\_state" node is or what it looks like. Unfortunately, not a lot of folk here use HA.

If you could show us what things look like and where/what this `$entity_id` is, I will probably be able to help - otherwise, you might get better luck on the HA forums.

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**Post date:** [16 January 2025 07:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/entity-id-in-a-text-string/92482/3 "2025-01-16T07:54:25Z")

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