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    Automation

    A rule that performs actions when a trigger happens and its conditions are met, like turning on the lights at sunset when someone is home.

    In code
    automationautomations.yaml
    Also
    automations

    Users build automations in the UI or write them in YAML. Under the hood, an automation is an entity too: it can be turned off, and it remembers when it last ran.

    Related terms

    • TriggerWhat starts an automation, like a state change, a time, or an event.
    • ConditionA check an automation or script does before it continues, like whether someone is home.
    • ActionSomething Home Assistant can do, like turning on a light or sending a notification. Automations, scripts, and dashboards perform actions.
    • ScriptA named sequence of actions that can run from an automation, a dashboard, or by voice.
    • BlueprintAn automation, script, or template entity with blanks to fill in, so others can reuse it, like a motion light that only needs the motion sensor and the lamp.