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| Automation Conditions | Automations can test conditions when invoked. |
Conditions are an optional part of an automation rule and can be used to prevent an action from happening when triggered. When a condition does not return true, the automation will stop executing. Conditions look very similar to triggers but are very different. A trigger will look at events happening in the system while a condition only looks at how the system looks right now. A trigger can observe that a switch is being turned on. A condition can only see if a switch is currently on or off.
The available conditions for an automation are the same as for the script syntax so see that page for a full list of available conditions.
Example of using condition:
{% raw %}
automation:
- alias: "Turn on office lights"
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: sensor.office_motion_sensor
to: "on"
condition:
- or:
- condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sun.sun
attribute: elevation
below: 4
- condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.office_lux_sensor
below: 10
action:
- service: scene.turn_on
target:
entity_id: scene.office_lights
{% endraw %}
The condition option of an automation, also accepts a single condition template directly. For example:
{% raw %}
automation:
- alias: "Turn on office lights"
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: sensor.office_motion_sensor
to: "on"
condition: "{{ state_attr('sun.sun', 'elevation') < 4 }}"
action:
- service: scene.turn_on
target:
entity_id: scene.office_lights
{% endraw %}