Media Player Entity Attributes

The media player provides a main status, plus a range of attributes. The main attributes are common with other HA media players and provide detail on the currently playing item:

  • source_list: BBC One South, BBC Two HD, ITV
  • media_content_type: tvshow
  • media_title: BBC Two HD
  • media_series_title: Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
  • media_season: 2
  • media_episode: 7
  • media_channel: BBC Two HD
  • source: BBC Two HD
  • entity_picture_local: /api/media_player_proxy/media_player.sky_q_mini?token=6418e8bac0e0065a5276f3407e80d3f10157dbd6d7be93fc3d96582cbd6be80c&cache=450f5a402a3ce01c
  • device_class: tv
  • entity_picture: https://imageservice.sky.com/pd-image/1c54548b-4afa-4d8a-aab4-19e7201c26bb/16-9/456?territory=GB&provider=SKY&proposition=SKYQ
  • icon: mdi:satellite-variant
  • friendly_name: Sky Q Mini
  • supported_features: 154547

The following items are specific to the SkyQ media player and are items requested by users of the integration:

  • skyq_media_type - shows current media type being played
    • app - an application such as Netflix is being played
    • live - a live programme is being played (unknown if it has been paused previously or not)
    • liverecord - a live programme is being played as well as being recorded
    • pvr - a recording is being played
  • skyq_transport_status
    • OK - standard status when all is OK, even in standby.
    • ERROR_PIN_REQUIRED - when the box is awaiting PIN entry. This can be used as a means of triggering automatic PIN entry.
    • Not present - if box is in lower power mode (overnight) or for an unsupported box (e.g. Sky Glass)
  • skyq_channelno - the Sky Q channel being played. Not present if no channel has been identified (e.g. YouTube is being viewed)