Automation keeps running again and again

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Hi all,

In automation below, I have the issue that my trigger entity jumps from off to on, multiple times (because the person walking to the front-door needs to walk 5s :-))
How can I make sure that my automation runs only once after entity trigger ?

- id: '1742217033737'
  alias: popup.webcamvoordeur
  description: ''
  triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
    - binary_sensor.g4_pro_person_detected
  conditions: []
  actions:
  - action: media_player.play_media
    metadata:
      title: dingdong.mp3
      thumbnail:
      media_class: music
      children_media_class:
      navigateIds:
      - {}
      - media_content_type: app
        media_content_id: media-source://media_source
    data:
      media_content_id: media-source://media_source/local/dingdong.mp3
      media_content_type: audio/mpeg
    target:
      entity_id: media_player.lenovo_tab_m11
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 2
      milliseconds: 0
  - action: tts.speak
    metadata: {}
    data:
      cache: true
      media_player_entity_id: media_player.lenovo_tab_m11
      message: Er is iemand aan de voordeur
      language: nl_BE
    target:
      entity_id: tts.piper
  - action: browser_mod.popup
    metadata: {}
    data:
      dismissable: true
      autoclose: false
      browser_id:
      - 186985c47d5865c097004f6ea5179a01
      content:
        type: picture-entity
        camera_view: live
        entity: camera.g4_pro_high
#        camera_image: camera.g4_pro_high
        show_state: false
        show_name: true
      timeout: 15000
      size: wide
  mode: single

Thanks a lot !

Kr,

Bart

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3

Hi Sir_Goodenough,

Looked into my previous posts, and I’m not seeing the same type of post. Or are you refering to another post that is similar to mine ?

Kind regards,

Bart

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4

My bad.
It showed up 2x in my list somehow
You are all good.

5

There are various ways to throttle an automation. For short throttle durations in automations that use single mode, you can usually just add a delay to the end of the automation’s action sequence. For longer throttle durations, you can use a condition that checks how long it has been since the automation last executed its actions:

  - alias: Prevent automation from running more than once per hour
    condition: template
    value_template: |
      {{ this.attributes.last_triggered | default(as_datetime(0), 1) < now() - timedelta(hours=1) }}
6

In addition to Didgeridrew’s advice, you may also wish to consider specifying the exact state-change that should trigger the automation. Currently, your State Trigger is configured to trigger for any state-change (and for changes in the binary_sensor’s attributes, if any).

  triggers:
    - trigger: state
      entity_id:
        - binary_sensor.g4_pro_person_detected
      from: 'off'
      to: 'on'
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Hi Didgeridrew,

Thanks a lot for your answer. Where exactly should I put this ?

Kr,
Bart

8

Hi 123,

Thanks a lot for your feedback, will adapt immediately

Kr,

Bart

9

In the conditions block…

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Automation Config 
- id: '1742217033737'
  alias: popup.webcamvoordeur
  description: ''
  triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
    - binary_sensor.g4_pro_person_detected
  conditions: 
    - alias: Prevent automation from running more than once per hour
      condition: template
      value_template: |
        {{ this.attributes.last_triggered | default(as_datetime(0), 1) < now() - timedelta(hours=1) }}
  actions:
  - action: media_player.play_media
    metadata:
      title: dingdong.mp3
      thumbnail:
      media_class: music
      children_media_class:
      navigateIds:
      - {}
      - media_content_type: app
        media_content_id: media-source://media_source
    data:
      media_content_id: media-source://media_source/local/dingdong.mp3
      media_content_type: audio/mpeg
    target:
      entity_id: media_player.lenovo_tab_m11
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 2
      milliseconds: 0
  - action: tts.speak
    metadata: {}
    data:
      cache: true
      media_player_entity_id: media_player.lenovo_tab_m11
      message: Er is iemand aan de voordeur
      language: nl_BE
    target:
      entity_id: tts.piper
  - action: browser_mod.popup
    metadata: {}
    data:
      dismissable: true
      autoclose: false
      browser_id:
      - 186985c47d5865c097004f6ea5179a01
      content:
        type: picture-entity
        camera_view: live
        entity: camera.g4_pro_high
#        camera_image: camera.g4_pro_high
        show_state: false
        show_name: true
      timeout: 15000
      size: wide
  mode: single