Error in describing trigger: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'entity_id')

Error in describing trigger: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘entity_id’)

Could anyone explain what this automation error is caused by please?
It seems to me that everything is ok.

For context, this is the use case if that’s relevant. LINK

1- The error in question:

2 - The automation yaml:

3 - The state of the entities are all recorded correctly:

4 - The entity I am writing to with the automation shows the correct last triggered state.

How did you supply the entity ids?

Did you write that manually?

Entity id lists should look like this:

      entity_id: 
        - sensor.bathroom_window_battery
        - sensor.cinema_window_battery
        - sensor.dining_door_battery
        - sensor.dining_window_e_battery
        - sensor.dining_window_w_battery
        - sensor.kitchen_window_e_battery
        - sensor.kitchen_window_w_battery
        - sensor.lane_gate_battery
        - sensor.lounge_chair_reclined_battery
        - sensor.lounge_door_battery
        - sensor.lounge_window_e_battery
        - sensor.lounge_window_s_battery
        - sensor.mailbox_door_battery
        - sensor.master_bedroom_window_battery
        - sensor.workshop_sliding_door_battery
        - sensor.shed_door_battery
        - sensor.spare_bedroom_window_battery
        - sensor.study_window_s_battery
        - sensor.toilet_window_battery
        - sensor.workshop_window_battery

However I’m not that familiar with the UI editor so that may be the way it deals with lists. :man_shrugging:

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Hi again :slight_smile:

I honestly don’t remember. I think I typed it manually, being relatively new to HA and googling sometimes I seem to find outdated information.

I changed it to your suggested format and it seems to like it better! So I will give that a try again - thank you!

Using the editor you should be able to choose more than one entity for the trigger and it will order it like that for you.

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