How to add a delay to automation

Configuration
#1

hi all,
i am trying to add a delay to my automation. currently it is triggered by a switch and all three lights turn on.
I want to add a delay of 2 seconds beteen each light.
how would i go about it.

  - alias: "all living room lights max"   
    initial_state: 'on'
    trigger:
      platform: event
      event_type: deconz_event
      event_data:
        id: switch_2
        event: 2004
    action:
      service: scene.turn_on
      entity_id: 
       - scene.living_right_max
       - scene.living_left_max
       - scene.living_paper_lamp_max

thank you in advance …

#2

You can see an example of how its implemented here:

https://github.com/SilvrrGIT/HomeAssistant/blob/master/automation/snapshot.yaml#L17

#3

thank you, but i am unable to figure out still on how to add the 2 second delay between my 3 light scenes.

  • delay: ‘00:00:02’

I added service and entity id for each scene and delay in between but didn’t work…

#4

Any errors in the log?

Did you restart or reload your automations after making the change?

#5

Make sure you reload the automations. You can define hours, minutes, or seconds as well.

    action:
      service: scene.turn_on
      entity_id: 
       - scene.living_right_max
       - delay:
           seconds: 2
       - scene.living_left_max
       - delay:
           seconds: 2
       - scene.living_paper_lamp_max
#6

appreciate the help, but after adjusting the automation like the following

  - alias: "all living room lights max"   
    initial_state: 'on'
    trigger:
      platform: event
      event_type: deconz_event
      event_data:
        id: switch_2
        event: 2004
    action:
      service: scene.turn_on
      entity_id: 
       - scene.living_right_max
       - delay:
           seconds: 2
       - scene.living_left_max
       - delay:
           seconds: 2
       - scene.living_paper_lamp_max

the check config gave following error

Invalid config for [automation]: not a valid value for dictionary value @ data[‘action’][0][‘entity_id’]. Got None. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 180). Please check the docs at https://home-assistant.io/components/automation/

but when i delete the delay, the automation and all three lights works as in the scene…

any thoughts ?

#7

I got it like this

- service: light.turn_on
  entity_id: group.kitchen
- delay: 00:03:00
- service: light.turn_off
  entity_id: light.domitech
#8

you can’t put delays in the entity_id section. Each entity id needs to have it’s own service with delays between each

  - alias: "all living room lights max"   
    initial_state: 'on'
    trigger:
      platform: event
      event_type: deconz_event
      event_data:
        id: switch_2
        event: 2004
    action:
      - service: scene.turn_on
        entity_id: scene.living_right_max
      - delay:
          seconds: 2
      - service: scene.turn_on
        entity_id: scene.living_left_max
      - delay:
          seconds: 2
      - service: scene.turn_on
        entity_id: scene.living_paper_lamp_max
``
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#9

Thanks so much … working with no errors …