I recently integrated my Google Calendar into Home Assistant, and it’s been a fantastic addition to my smart home setup!
I wanted to share my experience and a question I have about optimizing the integration further. After setting up the integration, I noticed that the calendar entity only shows one event from the current day. While this is useful, I’d love to see all events from the current day and upcoming days in a single view. I’ve been experimenting with some code snippets to fetch more events, but I’m not quite there yet. If anyone has successfully done this or has tips, I’d greatly appreciate the help!
Here’s a quick overview of my setup and what I’ve tried so far: - Integration Setup: I followed the standard Home Assistant integration for Google Calendar. - Entity Identification: I identified the entity calendar.important_dates and used a basic function to fetch data. - Current Output: The function returns only one event from the current day, which is functional but not as comprehensive as I’d like. My goal is to create a dashboard view that displays all upcoming events for the day and the next few days. This would be incredibly helpful for scheduling automations based on my calendar, such as adjusting lighting or thermostat settings before an event starts. I’ve also been exploring how to trigger automations based on calendar events. For example, dimming the lights and lowering the thermostat when a ‘Movie Night’ event is detected. If anyone has implemented something similar or has advice on the best way to structure this, I’d be thrilled to hear about it! In the meantime, I’ll keep tinkering with the code and see if I can find a solution. It’s been a great learning experience, and I’m excited to see how this integration can enhance my smart home further.
Thanks in advance for any insights or suggestions! Let’s keep the conversation going and share our experiences with integrating calendars into smart home setups. ![]()