HistoryItem

@HomeExperimentalApi
sealed interface HistoryItem

Known direct subclasses

`DeviceHistoryItem`	A history item generated by a device.
`RoomHistoryItem`	A history item generated by a room.
`StructureHistoryItem`	A history item generated by a structure.

The semantic representation of a history item.

Summary

Public properties
`Id`	`entityId` Id of the entity that generated the history item.
`String`	`entityName` Original name of the entity that generated the event.
`Event`	`event` Event that this history item represents.
`Id`	`eventId` Id of the event this history item represents.
`Id`	`id` The unique identifier of the history item.
`Instant`	`timestamp` The timestamp of the history item.

val entityId: Id

Id of the entity that generated the history item.

val entityName: String

Original name of the entity that generated the event.

val event: Event

Event that this history item represents.

val eventId: Id

Id of the event this history item represents.

val id: Id

The unique identifier of the history item.

val timestamp: Instant

The timestamp of the history item.

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Last updated 2026-03-13 UTC.

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