Home Assistant Automation

Automate smart home devices and create intelligent automation workflows.

Core Capabilities

Device Control

device_commands

:

lights

:

-

turn_on

:

entity_id

:

light.living_room

brightness_pct

:

80

color_temp

:

350

-

turn_off

:

entity_id

:

light.all_lights

climate

:

-

set_temperature

:

entity_id

:

climate.main_thermostat

temperature

:

72

hvac_mode

:

heat

media

:

-

media_play_pause

:

entity_id

:

media_player.living_room_tv

-

volume_set

:

entity_id

:

media_player.sonos

volume_level

:

0.5

Automation Templates

automations

:

morning_routine

:

trigger

:

-

platform

:

time

at

:

"06:30:00"

-

platform

:

state

entity_id

:

binary_sensor.alarm

to

:

"off"

condition

:

-

condition

:

state

entity_id

:

person.owner

state

:

"home"

action

:

-

service

:

light.turn_on

target

:

entity_id

:

light.bedroom

data

:

brightness_pct

:

30

transition

:

300

-

service

:

climate.set_temperature

data

:

temperature

:

72

-

delay

:

"00:05:00"

-

service

:

media_player.play_media

data

:

media_content_type

:

music

media_content_id

:

"news_briefing"

away_mode

:

trigger

:

platform

:

state

entity_id

:

group.family

to

:

"not_home"

for

:

"00:10:00"

action

:

-

service

:

climate.set_preset_mode

data

:

preset_mode

:

away

-

service

:

light.turn_off

target

:

entity_id

:

all

-

service

:

lock.lock

target

:

entity_id

:

lock.front_door

Scenes

scenes

:

movie_night

:

entities

:

light.living_room

:

state

:

on

brightness

:

20

color_temp

:

500

light.tv_backlight

:

state

:

on

rgb_color

:

[

0

,

0

,

255

]

media_player.soundbar

:

state

:

on

source

:

"TV"

cover.blinds

:

state

:

closed

good_night

:

entities

:

light.all_lights

:

state

:

off

lock.all_locks

:

state

:

locked

alarm_control_panel.home

:

state

:

armed_night

climate.thermostat

:

temperature

:

68

Voice Commands

voice_intents

:

-

intent

:

"Turn on the lights"

action

:

light.turn_on

entity

:

light.all_lights

-

intent

:

"Set temperature to {temp}"

action

:

climate.set_temperature

entity

:

climate.thermostat

data

:

temperature

:

"{{ temp }}"

-

intent

:

"I'm leaving"

action

:

script.away_mode

Integration Examples

Energy Monitoring

energy_dashboard

:

sensors

:

-

sensor.electricity_usage

-

sensor.solar_production

-

sensor.battery_level

automations

:

-

name

:

"Off-peak charging"

trigger

:

platform

:

time

at

:

"00:00:00"

action

:

service

:

switch.turn_on

entity_id

:

switch.ev_charger

Security System

security

:

motion_detection

:

trigger

:

platform

:

state

entity_id

:

binary_sensor.motion_front

to

:

"on"

condition

:

-

condition

:

state

entity_id

:

alarm_control_panel.home

state

:

armed_away

action

:

-

service

:

camera.snapshot

entity_id

:

camera.front_door

-

service

:

notify.mobile_app

data

:

message

:

"Motion detected at front door"

data

:

image

:

"/local/snapshots/front_door.jpg"

Best Practices

Entity Naming

Use consistent naming conventions

Groups

Organize devices logically

Conditions

Always add appropriate conditions

Notifications

Don't over-notify

Testing

Test automations thoroughly

Backup

Regular configuration backups