# Trying to get this to work in home assistant node red

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-get-this-to-work-in-home-assistant-node-red/32169>\
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**Created:** [29 August 2020 00:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-get-this-to-work-in-home-assistant-node-red/32169 "2020-08-29T00:37:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![bgreet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@bgreet](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bgreet)\
**Post date:** [29 August 2020 00:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-get-this-to-work-in-home-assistant-node-red/32169/1 "2020-08-29T00:37:35Z")

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I'm trying to figure out how to look for an event state in node red from an inovelli switch. It has multiple buttons depending on how many times you hit up or down and/or hit an extra configuration button. When I look in automations this is the example I get in YAML (this would be four button presses down):

device\_id: 651fb79cea0c4254a1006bc95a5fcf62  
domain: hubitat  
platform: device  
type: held  
subtype: ‘4’

How do I tell my event state node to look for the type and subtype of held and 4? I really appreciate the help. Thank you

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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:** [29 August 2020 00:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-get-this-to-work-in-home-assistant-node-red/32169/2 "2020-08-29T00:43:24Z")

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Hi. I have no idea about HA. Have you got anything arriving in node-red for the events of this device? If so, attach a debug node and show us the output.

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**Author:** ![bgreet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@bgreet](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bgreet)\
**Post date:** [29 August 2020 00:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-get-this-to-work-in-home-assistant-node-red/32169/3 "2020-08-29T00:44:26Z")

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Tried to attach a debug node but only get the on/off for some reason. Did complete message and don't get anything when I hit the config button

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**Author:** ![bgreet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@bgreet](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bgreet)\
**Post date:** [29 August 2020 00:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-get-this-to-work-in-home-assistant-node-red/32169/4 "2020-08-29T00:45:00Z")

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8/28/2020, 7:22:10 PM[node: 59d85832.043858](http://192.168.1.250:8123/api/hassio_ingress/WM2Apxgdr5sXT_ixEPN7-eMW5InBOBZL7tijvG4C3P0/#)light.living\_room\_lights : msg : Object

{ topic: "light.living\_room\_lights", payload: "on", data: object, \_msgid: "60d67e7b.3478a" }

8/28/2020, 7:22:13 PM[node: 59d85832.043858](http://192.168.1.250:8123/api/hassio_ingress/WM2Apxgdr5sXT_ixEPN7-eMW5InBOBZL7tijvG4C3P0/#)light.living\_room\_lights : msg : Object

{ topic: "light.living\_room\_lights", payload: "off", data: object, \_msgid: "74221ee4.374fc" }

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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:** [29 August 2020 00:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-get-this-to-work-in-home-assistant-node-red/32169/5 "2020-08-29T00:45:58Z")

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That doesn't give me much to go on sorry. Have you tried over in the HA forum? Perhaps someone with HA experience can help you get moving? I can certainly help you with node-red side not the HA side sorry.

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**Author:** ![bgreet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@bgreet](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bgreet)\
**Post date:** [29 August 2020 01:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-get-this-to-work-in-home-assistant-node-red/32169/6 "2020-08-29T01:03:31Z")

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Appreciate it. Trying over there as well, keeping fingers crossed I can get some guidance

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**Author:** ![michaelblight](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/michaelblight/32/445_2.png) [@michaelblight](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/michaelblight)\
**Post date:** [30 August 2020 07:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-get-this-to-work-in-home-assistant-node-red/32169/7 "2020-08-30T07:29:41Z")

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Normally HA puts the state in `payload` (as you're getting) and the attributes in `data`. Since this shows as an object, expand it in the debug tab and see what you get.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 07:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-get-this-to-work-in-home-assistant-node-red/32169/8 "2020-10-29T07:29:48Z")

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