Previous state by an automation rule

[Griesi (M)]

Hello all,

I want change the state back to previous state by an automation. It is possible?

  modus_lueftung_eg:
    name: Lüftung EG
    options:
    - Standard
    - Lüften
    - Kühlen
    - Abwesend


  - alias: "Lüftung back "
    trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: input_select.modus_lueftung_eg
        to: "Lüften"
    action:
      - delay: "00:25:00"
      - service: ????? back to previous state of modus_lueftung_eg ... ???

[ih8gates (Scott Reston)]

Here’s an example of how I remember the brightness of a light so that I can later return it to it’s former state.

Brighten front porch lights, then return to recorded dim level

There have been a couple conversations about remembering the dim level & on-off state of a light so that you can return to it after changing it. Here’s something I cooked up that’s been working for a couple of days. Behavior: I generally keep my front porch lights at about 50% brightness. I set up some code so that when motion is sensed on my front porch, I brighten the lights to 100%, then return them to their previous dim level after 5 minutes. Or turn back off if they were off when the moti…

In this case, I use an input_slider to store the number. You could use any input (text/boolean/select/etc) that’s appropriate.

[Griesi (M)]

thanks