Turn a switch off after a defined set of time (simple switch automation)

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Open your Home Assistant instance and show the blueprint import dialog with a specific blueprint pre-filled.

This is my first blueprint(!) and, having tested it, I created a blueprint of the code on this post: Turn light off after X minutes, no matter how it was turned on

blueprint:
  name: Turn off Switch after Time has elapsed
  description: Given a switch entity, watch for it turning on, and then turn it off after a certain period of time.
  domain: automation
  input:
    switch:
      name: Switch
      description: Select the switch to monitor and control
      selector:
        entity:
          domain: switch
    time:
      name: Duration
      description: The duration to leave the switch on for
      selector:
        duration:

trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: !input switch
    to: 'on'
    for: !input time
condition: []
action:
  - service: switch.turn_off
    data: {}
    entity_id: !input switch
mode: single

Source: Turn off Switch after Time has elapsed.yaml · GitHub

If you have any improvements, please let me know, either in this thread, or as a comment on the github gist :slight_smile:

All credit to john2014 for the initial post and sheminasalam for fixing their issues!

Edits:
2022-10-07 Updated link to new gist due to the wrong selector being used (time instead of Duration). Added link to the gist.

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The same, but this time for Lights.

Open your Home Assistant instance and show the blueprint import dialog with a specific blueprint pre-filled.

blueprint:
  name: Turn off Light after Time has elapsed
  description: Given a light entity, watch for it turning on, and then turn it off after a certain period of time.
  domain: automation
  input:
    light:
      name: Light
      description: Select the light to monitor and control
      selector:
        entity:
          domain: light
    time:
      name: Duration
      description: The duration to leave the light on for
      selector:
        duration:

trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: !input light
    to: 'on'
    for: !input time
condition: []
action:
  - service: light.turn_off
    data: {}
    entity_id: !input light
mode: single

Source: Turn Off Light After Time.yaml · GitHub

Edits:
2022-10-07 Updated link to new gist due to the wrong selector being used (time instead of Duration). Added link to the gist.

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domain can accept a list of domains. If you specify both light and switch, a single blueprint will be able to handle both. Just remember to change light.turn_off to homeassistant.turn_off (because it’s able to turn off lights and switches).

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Thanks, I’ll get that sorted out later!

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thanks for this. can i ask what happens if i turn off in between the duration period and turn on again? does the timer reset?

for example i have a switch for a duration of 1hr. say i turn it off at 30th min and turn on again at 45th min. does the 1hr clock reset?