Delay in automation action not working?

Configuration
1

Hi,
Have a problem with a automation, the code is:

  • alias: Sound the alarm
    hide_entity: True
    trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: ios.notification_action_fired
    event_data:
    actionName: SOUND_ALARM
    action:
    delay: ‘00:01:35’
    service: notify.IPHONES
    data:
    message: “Påminnelse”
    condition:
    condition: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.Pellets
    state: ‘off’

the error i get is:
2017-06-03 19:41:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.config] Invalid config for [automation]: [delay] is an invalid option for [automation]. Check: automation->action->0->delay. (See /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/configuration.yaml, line 121). Please check the docs at https://home-assistant.io/components/automation/

Can anyone help me whats wrong here?

2

It’s probably something to do with the alignment of your code. Double check the spacing you’re using.

When you post code, if you highlight it and then press the < / > button, it will display with the correct format. I’m no expert but that should help someone more competent to answer your query.

3 
- alias: Sound the alarm
  hide_entity: True
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: ios.notification_action_fired
    event_data:
      actionName: SOUND_ALARM
  action:
    delay: '00:01:35'
    service: notify.IPHONES
    data:
      message: "Påminnelse"
  condition:
    condition: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.Pellets
    state: 'off'
4

Don’t know if condition needs to be above action.

But there should be a hyphen before delay and service.

Hope this helps.

5

Forgot to paste the code :smile:

- alias: Sound the alarm
  hide_entity: True
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: ios.notification_action_fired
    event_data:
      actionName: SOUND_ALARM
  condition:
    condition: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.Pellets
    state: 'off'
  action:
    - delay: '00:01:35'
    - service: notify.IPHONES
      data:
        message: "Påminnelse"
6

Hi All,

I am in the same boat, needed something like this, your code helped me, however, I want a small iteration, I want the message notification to work after ever ‘00:01:35’ minutes. So first notification comes at '00:01:35, the second should come again after '00:01:35.

regards
sammy

7

What’s the trigger?

8

HI mf_social.

I changed the code a bit as the above code was sending the msg even if the door was closed. Below the updated one I am now using and its working … however my initial request still stays same, the msg should keep coming in 5 mints duration untill the door is closed. Below is my code …

automation:

  • alias: “front door opened”
    trigger:
    • platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.front_door
      from: ‘off’
      to: ‘on’
      for:
      minutes: 5
      action:
      service: notify.pover
      data:
      message: Front Door Opened since last 5 minutes
9

You can use the Alert component to do this with reoccurring notifications.

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