Help with simple automation please

Configuration
1

I’m trying to create, what I thought was a simple automation, but when I check my config I get an error.
Here is the .yaml on git hub.
And the error I get:

Testing configuration at /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant
Failed config
  automation: 
    - Invalid config for [automation]: extra keys not allowed @ data['condition'][0]['conditions'][1]['state']. Got None
not a valid value for dictionary value @ data['condition'][0]['conditions'][1]['condition']. Got None. (See /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/configuration.yaml, line 90

I’m certain I’m missing something obvious here.

Thanks

2

at first glance you appear to have an indentation error on your 2nd automation and a missing condition:

  condition: and
  conditions:
    - platform: state
      entitiy_id: light.bedroom_light
      state: on
    - platform: time
      after: 22:00:00

should be:

  condition:
    condition: and
    conditions:
      - platform: state
        entitiy_id: light.bedroom_light
        state: on
      - platform: time
        after: 22:10:00
1 Like
3

Thanks. Good spot

I’ve corrected that but still get the error?
Do I need single quotes around the condition i.e after: '22:00:00'

4

yes I think you will need the single quotes too

5

Yeah, I’ve done that and still get an error:

Testing configuration at /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant
Failed config
  automation: 
    - Invalid config for [automation]: [platform] is an invalid option for [automation]
6

Change platform to condition in your conditions:

  condition:
    condition: and
    conditions:
      - condition: state
        entitiy_id: light.bedroom_light
        state: on
      - condition: time
        after: 22:10:00
7

can you post your config here rather than link to it so it’s displayed correctly (check the blue bar on top of this page).
It might also be a good idea to comment out one of the automations so we know which one fails. At the moment it’s difficult to help you blindly…

8

his problem is his condition is wrong, he posted his config in his original post

9

Missed that, nice one.

10

Yah, took me a few seconds because that error is doesn’t really paint the picture. I had to go look at the docs.

11

OK, so here is the current config:

######################################################################
##  TV Backlights
######################################################################

- alias: Lounge TV Backlighting
  initial_state: 'on'
  hide_entity: False
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: media_player.bravia_tv
      from: 'standby'
      to: 'on'
  condition:
    condition: and
    conditions:
      - condition: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.lounge_light_level
        above: '907'
      - condition: state
        entity_id: switch.tv_backlight_power
        state: 'off'
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      data:
        entity_id:
          - switch.tv_backlight_power
          
######################################################################
## Chromecast Playing at Night
######################################################################

- alias: Bedroom Chromecast Playing PM
  initial_state: 'on'
  hide_entity: False
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: media_player.bedroom_chromecast
      to: 'playing'
      from: 'idle'
  condition:
    condition: and
    conditions:
      - condition: state
        entitiy_id: light.bedroom_light
        state: 'on'
      - condition: time
        after: '22:00:00'
  action:
    - service: light.turn_off
      data:
        entity_id: light.bedroom_light
        transition: 5
    - service: automation.turn_off
      entity_id: automation.motion_lights_bedroom_full

and the error:

testing configuration at /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant 
Failed config automation: - Invalid config for [automation]: extra keys not allowed @ data['condition'][0]['conditions'][0]['entitiy_id']. Got None 
extra keys not allowed @ data['condition'][0]['conditions'][0]['state']. Got None 
not a valid value for dictionary value @ data['condition'][0]['conditions'][0]['condition']. Got None 
required key not provided @ data['condition'][0]['conditions'][0]['entity_id']. Got None
12

You’ve got a typo (misspelled entity_id)

change :

 entitiy_id: light.bedroom_light`

to

entity_id: light.bedroom_light
13

Oh man, what a plonker!

Thanks all for the help!