Help with REST Command & Automation

Configuration
1

Hi all, hoping someone can help with this issue.

I have setup a rest.yaml file and have various commands within this file. All work perfectly and use a number in automations to trigger them. However one new command entered is not working when used with HA automations. The REST entry is below:

ensuite_tv_on:
  url: "http://192.168.1.137/api/command/rs232pass/5/1"
  method: post
  content_type: "application/json"
  payload: '{"rs232data":"A0F055FFAE51"}'
  headers:
    Accept-Charset: "utf-8"

If I use Developer Tools and action this it works perfectly. However when I include this within an automation it does not action despite HA logging it has actioned the automation. Here’s the actual automation which triggers the REST command above:

alias: Ensuite TV On
description: ""
triggers:
  - domain: edinplus
    device_id: 2c654a96d78374f1de7cf4aa29a47c13
    type: Button 5 Short-press
    trigger: device
conditions: []
actions:
  - action: rest_command.ensuite_tv_on
    data: {}
mode: single

If I look at the trace for this automation it shows as triggered and the action performed but unfortunately it doesn’t work when used through the automation.

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Can anyone helps diagnose what’s causing this? Many thanks for any help.

2

Have a look at the full trace: three dots top-right, Download Trace. Paste it here if it doesn’t answer the question for you.

3

Thanks for the reply. Here’s the full trace:

{
  "trace": {
    "last_step": "action/0",
    "run_id": "66eb860d27971e75cf095844c31c8267",
    "state": "stopped",
    "script_execution": "finished",
    "timestamp": {
      "start": "2025-07-10T06:23:11.627997+00:00",
      "finish": "2025-07-10T06:23:11.653914+00:00"
    },
    "domain": "automation",
    "item_id": "1752066511091",
    "trigger": "event 'edinplus_event'",
    "trace": {
      "trigger/0": [
        {
          "path": "trigger/0",
          "timestamp": "2025-07-10T06:23:11.628307+00:00",
          "changed_variables": {
            "this": {
              "entity_id": "automation.ensuite_tv_on",
              "state": "on",
              "attributes": {
                "id": "1752066511091",
                "last_triggered": "2025-07-09T20:09:52.416645+00:00",
                "mode": "single",
                "current": 0,
                "friendly_name": "Ensuite TV On"
              },
              "last_changed": "2025-07-09T13:14:34.988071+00:00",
              "last_reported": "2025-07-09T20:09:52.437696+00:00",
              "last_updated": "2025-07-09T20:09:52.437696+00:00",
              "context": {
                "id": "01JZRCY510XKXEFSYB77AQ3ZZQ",
                "parent_id": "01JZRCY510ZCHGW70QJJ793Y9G",
                "user_id": null
              }
            },
            "trigger": {
              "id": "0",
              "idx": "0",
              "alias": null,
              "platform": "device",
              "event": {
                "event_type": "edinplus_event",
                "data": {
                  "device_id": "2c654a96d78374f1de7cf4aa29a47c13",
                  "type": "Button 5 Short-press"
                },
                "origin": "LOCAL",
                "time_fired": "2025-07-10T06:23:11.627627+00:00",
                "context": {
                  "id": "01JZSG15RBDX84G1CFK21YKRW8",
                  "parent_id": null,
                  "user_id": null
                }
              },
              "description": "event 'edinplus_event'"
            }
          }
        }
      ],
      "action/0": [
        {
          "path": "action/0",
          "timestamp": "2025-07-10T06:23:11.628911+00:00",
          "changed_variables": {
            "context": {
              "id": "01JZSG15RBF9NK16Z32XXBGZ1N",
              "parent_id": "01JZSG15RBDX84G1CFK21YKRW8",
              "user_id": null
            }
          },
          "result": {
            "params": {
              "domain": "rest_command",
              "service": "ensuite_tv_on",
              "service_data": {},
              "target": {}
            },
            "running_script": false
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "config": {
      "id": "1752066511091",
      "alias": "Ensuite TV On",
      "description": "",
      "triggers": [
        {
          "domain": "edinplus",
          "device_id": "2c654a96d78374f1de7cf4aa29a47c13",
          "type": "Button 5 Short-press",
          "trigger": "device"
        }
      ],
      "conditions": [],
      "actions": [
        {
          "action": "rest_command.ensuite_tv_on"
        }
      ],
      "mode": "single"
    },
    "blueprint_inputs": null,
    "context": {
      "id": "01JZSG15RBF9NK16Z32XXBGZ1N",
      "parent_id": "01JZSG15RBDX84G1CFK21YKRW8",
      "user_id": null
    }
  },
  "logbookEntries": [
    {
      "name": "Ensuite TV On",
      "message": "triggered by event 'edinplus_event'",
      "source": "event 'edinplus_event'",
      "entity_id": "automation.ensuite_tv_on",
      "context_id": "01JZSG15RBF9NK16Z32XXBGZ1N",
      "domain": "automation",
      "when": 1752128591.6284816
    }
  ]
}
4

No obvious issues there. Does the API return anything? You could try:

actions:
  - action: rest_command.ensuite_tv_on
    response_variable: my_response
    data: {}
  - action: system_log.write
    data:
      message: "{{ my_response|to_json }}"
      level: info

and see if there’s anything useful in the log. (EDIT: incorrect title removed)

5

Thank you again for the reply.

The log shows the following so something isn’t quite right but odd that it works if executed through Developer Tools, Actions:

Logger: homeassistant.components.automation.ensuite_tv_on
Source: components/automation/init.py:738
integration: Automation (documentation, issues)
First occurred: 12:53:07 (1 occurrence)
Last logged: 12:53:07

Error while executing automation automation.ensuite_tv_on: extra keys not allowed @ data[‘title’]

6

No, that was my fault for not reading the docs carefully enough. system_log.write doesn’t have a title. Sorry.

actions:
  - action: rest_command.ensuite_tv_on
    response_variable: my_response
    data: {}
  - action: system_log.write
    data:
      message: "{{ my_response|to_json }}"
      level: info
7

No problem.

Having changed that element the logs show nothing for this automation when actioned. However weirdly it’s now working :roll_eyes:.

Thanks for your responses and help. Very odd to suddenly start working and without a restart or changing anything material except adding the logging. Have now removed the logging and still working. :thinking:

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It’s the red bit.

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