# Interact with a media player — Home Assistant

Botize method — `home_assistant.call_media_player` (action).

Interacts with media players on your network.

This is an action: it runs as a step of a task. Several can be chained.

## Fields you set

The field's internal name, its type and the values it accepts. These fields accept `{{...}}` tags from earlier steps.

- `mb_switch` *(boolean)* — Rules
- `entity_id` *(string)* — Device
- `service` *(string, one of: "play_media" = Play Media)* — Action
- `media_content_id` *(string)* — Media File URL
- `media_content_type` *(string, one of: "music" = Music; "tvshow" = TV Show; "video" = Video; "channel" = Channel; "playlist" = Playlist)* — Media Content Type

It also accepts repeatable field groups, with these prefixes: `mb_filters_*`. These are composite components (buttons, filters, keyboards); the trailing number is set by the user as they are added.

## Output variables

Data this step makes available. Reference them in later steps with the double-brace tag.

- `{{data}}` *(text)* — Data

## Account

Needs a connected Home Assistant account in Botize: https://botize.com/en/app/home_assistant/authenticate

## This app

Every trigger and action for Home Assistant: https://botize.com/en/app/home_assistant.md

## How to build this

An AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor…) can create and edit these tasks in the user's account through the Botize MCP connector, included in every plan:

    https://webhook.botize.es/mcp

- Connection guide: https://botize.com/en/mcp
- Agent map: https://botize.com/llms.txt
- New account: https://botize.com/en/join (500 free operations, no card)

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Machine-readable summary for AI assistants. Human version: https://botize.com/en/method/home_assistant/call_media_player