My first automation (problem)

Configuration
1

Hello, I’m trying to do my first automation: if it’s not yet the sun, I want that with the gate opening HA will switch on a light.

I wrote this:

automation:

  • name: Automatic gate lights
    trigger:
    service: switch.turn_on
    entity_id: switch.gate
    condition:
    platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sun.sun
    value_template: “{{ state.attributes.elevation }}”
    below: -4.0
    action:
    • service: light.turn_on
      entity_id: light.gate
    • delay: 00:05:00
    • service: light.turn_off
      entity_id: light.gate

After a lot of error I arrived to this, but always with errors (ERROR:homeassistant.config:Invalid config for [automation]: [platform] is an invalid option for [automation]. Check: automation->condition->0->platform. (See /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/configuration.yaml, line 306).) - alias: Notte esterno

trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: switch.gate
    to: 'ON'
condition:
  - platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sun.sun
    value_template: "{{ state.attributes.elevation }}"
    below: -4.0
action:
  - entity_id: light.gate
    to: 'ON'
  - delay: 00:05:00
  - entity_id: light.gate
    to: 'OFF'

I hope anyone could help me. Thank you very much!

2

I don’t know about your condition but your actions should be how they were originally.

3

In addtion to what bobby_nobble provided for condition it should be condition: numeric state not platform: numeric state.

See the above, ensure you follow the indentation and syntax exactly.

4

Solved, thank you!