Automation with service entity if/else

Configuration
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I am trying to add an if/else condition to the action block of an automation. The intended function is to perform switch.turn_on service but the target entity_id will change depending on the state of a sensor.

  automations.yaml

- id: '1614154379154'
  alias: 'Switch: Bedroom'
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - device_id: fb42aead6bc46d9a778cfc0079312ada
    domain: hue
    platform: device
    type: remote_button_short_release
    subtype: turn_on
  - device_id: fb42aead6bc46d9a778cfc0079312ada
    domain: hue
    platform: device
    type: remote_button_long_release
    subtype: turn_on
  condition: []
  action:
  - service: switch.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id: >
        {% if is_state('sensor.lighting_mode', 'CT') %} 
          switch.circadian_lighting_bedroom_ct
        {% else %} 
          switch.circadian_lighting_bedroom_xy
        {% endif %}
  mode: single

When using the configuration validator, I get the error

Invalid config for [automation]: not a valid value for dictionary value @ data['action'][0]['target']['entity_id']. Got None.

Does anyone have a clue what I might be doing wrong? My configuration looks like it should be valid based on the “Use Templates to Determine The Attributes” example in the documentation.

Help is appreciated! Thanks!

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Try this as your action.

action:
  - service: switch.turn_on
    data:
      entity_id: >-
        {% if is_state('sensor.lighting_mode', 'CT') %}
        switch.circadian_lighting_bedroom_ct {% else %}
        switch.circadian_lighting_bedroom_xy {% endif %}
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Thank you for the response!

It seems like changing it from

action: 
  - service: switch.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id:

to

action: 
  - service: switch.turn_on
    data:
      entity_id:

fixed the error. Thanks again!

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FYI template support has been added for target: in v2021.3 (currently in beta testing).

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