Use input_datetime helper to set ecobee.create_vacation

Configuration
1

Im trying to set up an automation or script that Calls the ecobee.create_vacation that pulls the end date and end time from two input helpers ive created. image

no matter how try to use templates, it wont work… please help

2

We need to see the automation

3

alias: Set Vacation
description: “”
trigger: []
condition: []
action:

  • service: ecobee.create_vacation
    data:
    fan_mode: auto
    fan_min_on_time: 0
    entity_id: climate.downstairs
    vacation_name: Vacation
    start_date: ‘{{ (now().timestamp() | timestamp_custom("%Y-%m-%d")) }}’
    start_time: ‘{{ (now().timestamp() | timestamp_custom("%H:%M:%S")) }}’
    end_date: ‘{{states(“input_datetime.vacation_end_date”)| string}}’
    end_time: ‘{{states(“input_datetime.vacation_end_time”)| string}}’
    cool_temp: 80
    heat_temp: 55
    mode: single
4

Automations must have triggers… if you don’t have a trigger, or you plan to execute the action sequence via the dashboard, you need to set this up as a script.

5

I was planning on setting up the trigger later… right now im just using the run function to test it… but i cant seem to get it to work… it works fine if i use the UI editor with static date/time values… but i want to be able to control the time with an input helper

6

Post any error messages in Logs after executing the Run command.

7

Have you tested the service call with the templates in the Dev. Tools > Service tool?

FWIW, you can simplify it a little by using strftime() instead of converting to a timestamp then converting the timestamp to a string:

service: ecobee.create_vacation
data:
  fan_mode: auto
  fan_min_on_time: 0
  entity_id: climate.downstairs
  vacation_name: Vacation
  start_date: '{{ now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d") }}'
  start_time: '{{ now().strftime("%H:%M:%S") }}'
  end_date: '{{ states(“input_datetime.vacation_end_date”) }}'
  end_time: '{{ states(“input_datetime.vacation_end_time”) }}'
  cool_temp: 80
  heat_temp: 55
8

Is probably from the automation yaml

1 Like
9

I figured it out… I think it was the double quotes screwing me up… i fixed those by using the /"

service: ecobee.create_vacation data: fan_mode: auto fan_min_on_time: 0 entity_id: climate.upstairs vacation_name: Vacation start_date: "{{ (now().timestamp() | timestamp_custom(\"%Y-%m-%d\")) }}" start_time: "{{ (now().timestamp() | timestamp_custom(\"%H:%M:%S\")) }}" end_date: "{{(states(\"input_datetime.vacation_end_date\")| string)}}" end_time: "{{(states(\"input_datetime.vacation_end_time\")| string)}}" cool_temp: 80 heat_temp: 55