# \[Merged Topics\] Challenges with Bond in Home Assistant

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**Created:** [April 7, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.bondhome.io/t/merged-topics-challenges-with-bond-in-home-assistant/3853 "2023-04-07T22:35:19Z")\
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I don’t use Home Assistant but I’ve heard a shell\_command, service, or REST API method depending on what I’m reading.

> [@Home Assistant/Local API Integration Questions](https://forum.bondhome.io/t/home-assistant-local-api-integration-questions/3363/3):
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> Then you should be able to use a service in Home Assistant to send that command, and you can set a certain interval with an automation until it sends a Stop command (that’s what I plan to do).

> [@Bond integration with Home Assistant](https://forum.bondhome.io/t/bond-integration-with-home-assistant/2635/11):
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> Once I knew the command, I needed to put it into home assistant as a service. I have 2 ceiling fans, so I needed 6 separate services added to my configuration.yaml.
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> Here is a reddit link where I documented what I did.  
> [Bond integration for functions not readily available (like light dimming) : homeassistant (reddit.com)](https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/outvpq/bond_integration_for_functions_not_readily/)

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