Noob can not get simple automation to work

Configuration
1

Been at this for a couple of hours now, but I can’t figure out why it is not working.
I’m trying to get a door sensor to turn on a light.
It looks like this:

  • id: ‘1560367756411’
    alias: Test 1
    trigger:
    • entity_id: binary_sensor.openclose_29
      from: closed
      platform: state
      to: open
      action:
    • data:
      entity_id: switch.uttag_vardagsrum
      service: switch.turn_on
  • id: ‘1560369856809’
    alias: Test 2
    trigger:
    • entity_id: binary_sensor.openclose_29
      from: open
      platform: state
      to: closed
      condition: []
      action:
    • data:
      entity_id: switch.uttag_vardagsrum
      service: switch.turn_off

I can see the state of the sensor changes when I move the pieces apart or closer.
It works when I call the service manually.

I have restarted hass.io and reloaded automations.

What am I missing

2

The actual state of a binary sensor is on or off. Try that in place of open or closed (on being open, off being closed)

3

A binary_sensor can have one of two valid states: on or off.

Change your automations to use 'on' and 'off' instead of open and closed.

Ninja’d by apmillen

4

For future reference, please format your code to make it easier for others to read. For example:

- id: '1560367756411'
  alias: Test 1
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.openclose_29
    from: 'off'
    to: 'on'
  action:
    service: switch.turn_on
    data:
      entity_id: switch.uttag_vardagsrum

Use the formatting icon </> in the tool bar or enter three consecutive back-quotes ``` on a separate line before your code and then another three on a separate line after your code.

5

I had already tried on/off state several times, but I had missed I had to put the state between ’ ’
I actually used the automation-tool provided in hass.io, but I guess I messed it up somehow…

Thank you all, and I’ll keep the formatting tool in mind for further pastes of code.