From 4651e7fe918e8b52034aabfef6fcb7bb272832b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Dietrich Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 19:01:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Extend triggers intro section (#13812) Co-authored-by: Franck Nijhof --- source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown b/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown index 567c34ac4d5..cb960d21c09 100644 --- a/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown @@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ redirect_from: /getting-started/automation-trigger/ --- ### What are triggers + Triggers are what starts the processing of an automation rule. When _any_ of the automation's triggers becomes true (trigger _fires_), Home Assistant will validate the [conditions](/docs/automation/condition/), if any, and call the [action](/docs/automation/action/). +An automation can be triggered by an event, with a certain entity state, at a given time, and more. These can be specified directly or more flexible via templates. It is also possible to specify multiple triggers for one automation. + +The following sections introduce all trigger types and further details to get started. + ### Event trigger Fires when an event is being received. Events are the raw building blocks of Home Assistant. You can match events on just the event name or also require specific event data to be present.