Work with variable_response in automation

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1

Hi,

I’m want to check if a certain day is true as working day.
The workday.check_date gives me a response but i don’t know how to handle it :frowning:

{“binary_sensor.workday_sensor”:{“workday”:true}}

I hoped is was a simple as this

  - action: workday.check_date
    data:
      check_date: "2025-03-18"
    target:
      entity_id: binary_sensor.workday_sensor
    response_variable: check_date
  - if:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{ check_date }} "
    then:
      - action: notify.mobile_app_sm_f731b
        metadata: {}
        data:
          message: "It worked"

But just notifying the check_date variable gives me the output from above and there i’m lost on what to do with it.

Thanks!

2

Do you really need that?
Isn’t the binary sensor on/off depending on the day?

But I believe your template needs to be

{{ check_date.binary_sensor.workday_sensor.workday }}
3

Template should be something like

check_date["binary_sensor.workday_sensor"]["workday"]

The way to test this is go into developer tools template. Set a variable to the action response and then test the template.

4

Thanks for the quick response! I googled some array examples but did not manage to understand it needed to be formatted like that

5

Hello hastaboera,

Unless this is easier for you.

6

That is what he is using

7

oops… A bit over helpful I guess.