Zigbee2Mqtt buttons doesn't reports first press on automations as action

[kofii123435 (kofii12345)]

I have TS0042 button added from Zigbee2Mqtt.
When I restart my NAS where is the HA with Zigbee2Mqtt and use the button first time I see in the entity that HA have got the action. I see it here (it changes action to 1_single):

But in my automation “1_single” actions is not triggered. It is triggered when I press it again. Why?

I have made workaround that monitor state change and it worked but for next times I get 2 triggers invoked and it won’t work if the state of the button was “1_single” already. It look like this:

First press - “When Event type of Przyciski łazienka Action changes to 1_single” is triggered
Next presses - both are triggered

Logs from first button press:

2025-04-04 13:01:16.439 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Bus:Handling <Event state_changed[L]: entity_id=sensor.przyciski_lazienka_battery, old_state=<state sensor.przyciski_lazienka_battery=unknown; state_class=measurement, unit_of_measurement=%, device_class=battery, friendly_name=Przyciski łazienka Bateria @ 2025-04-04T13:01:02.927690+02:00>, new_state=<state sensor.przyciski_lazienka_battery=98; state_class=measurement, unit_of_measurement=%, device_class=battery, friendly_name=Przyciski łazienka Bateria @ 2025-04-04T13:01:16.439508+02:00>>
2025-04-04 13:01:16.444 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Bus:Handling <Event state_changed[L]: entity_id=event.przyciski_lazienka_action, old_state=<state event.przyciski_lazienka_action=2025-04-04T10:33:19.081+00:00; event_types=['1_single', '1_double', 'hold', '2_single', '2_double'], event_type=2_single, icon=mdi:gesture-double-tap, friendly_name=Przyciski łazienka Action @ 2025-04-04T13:01:02.925220+02:00>, new_state=<state event.przyciski_lazienka_action=2025-04-04T11:01:16.439+00:00; event_types=['1_single', '1_double', 'hold', '2_single', '2_double'], event_type=1_single, icon=mdi:gesture-double-tap, friendly_name=Przyciski łazienka Action @ 2025-04-04T13:01:16.443382+02:00>>
2025-04-04 13:01:16.489 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Found new component: device_automation 0x187a3efffe3bafb7 action_1_single from external application Zigbee2MQTT, version: 2.2.0, support URL: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io

Second press:

2025-04-04 13:08:08.956 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Bus:Handling <Event state_changed[L]: entity_id=event.przyciski_lazienka_action, old_state=<state event.przyciski_lazienka_action=2025-04-04T11:01:16.439+00:00; event_types=['1_single', '1_double', 'hold', '2_single', '2_double'], event_type=1_single, icon=mdi:gesture-double-tap, friendly_name=Przyciski łazienka Action @ 2025-04-04T13:01:16.443382+02:00>, new_state=<state event.przyciski_lazienka_action=2025-04-04T11:08:08.955+00:00; event_types=['1_single', '1_double', 'hold', '2_single', '2_double'], event_type=1_single, icon=mdi:gesture-double-tap, friendly_name=Przyciski łazienka Action @ 2025-04-04T13:08:08.955922+02:00>>
2025-04-04 13:08:08.956 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.wlacz_radio_w_lazience] Automation trigger 'None' triggered by mqtt topic zigbee2mqtt/Przyciski łazienka/action

Zigbee2Mqtt version: 2.2.0

[123 (Taras)]

Post your automation (as formatted YAML).

[kofii123435 (kofii12345)]

alias: Włącz radio w łazience
description: ""
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - event.przyciski_lazienka_action
    id: RADIO_NS
    to: 1_double
    attribute: event_type
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - event.przyciski_lazienka_action
    to: 2_double
    id: LOCAL_RANDOM
    attribute: event_type
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - event.przyciski_lazienka_action
    to: hold
    id: 1_HOLD
    attribute: event_type
  - domain: mqtt
    device_id: fdc205a748e340201822f6c1ecee2b23
    type: action
    subtype: 1_single
    trigger: device
    id: RADIO_ON
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - event.przyciski_lazienka_action
    to: 1_single
    attribute: event_type
    id: RADIO_ON
    enabled: true
  - domain: mqtt
    device_id: fdc205a748e340201822f6c1ecee2b23
    type: action
    subtype: 2_single
    trigger: device
    id: RADIO_OFF
conditions: []
actions:
  - if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - RADIO_NS
    then:
      - action: media_player.play_media
        target:
          entity_id: media_player.lazienka
        data:
          media_content_id: library://radio/8
          media_content_type: music
        metadata:
          title: Móje Radio Nowy Swiat
          thumbnail: null
          media_class: music
          children_media_class: null
          navigateIds:
            - {}
            - media_content_type: music_assistant
              media_content_id: radio
  - if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - RADIO_OFF
    then:
      - metadata: {}
        data: {}
        action: media_player.media_stop
        target:
          entity_id: media_player.lazienka_2
  - if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - RADIO_ON
    then:
      - action: media_player.play_media
        target:
          entity_id: media_player.lazienka
        data:
          media_content_id: library://radio/7
          media_content_type: music
        metadata:
          title: Moje 357
          thumbnail: null
          media_class: music
          children_media_class: null
          navigateIds:
            - {}
            - media_content_type: music_assistant
              media_content_id: radio
  - if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - LOCAL_RANDOM
    then:
      - action: music_assistant.play_media
        metadata: {}
        data:
          enqueue: play
          media_id: 4
          media_type: playlist
        target:
          device_id: ac157e69a4f1edfe8e286d25175daaaa
  - if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - 1_HOLD
    then:
      - action: media_player.play_media
        target:
          entity_id: media_player.lazienka
        data:
          media_content_id: library://radio/9
          media_content_type: music
        metadata:
          title: Moje nme1
          thumbnail: null
          media_class: music
          children_media_class: null
          navigateIds:
            - {}
            - media_content_type: music_assistant
              media_content_id: radio
mode: single

[123 (Taras)]

When using an event entity, if you want to detect two consecutive identical button events you have to make the State Trigger detect all button events and then use a choose to determine which button event occurred.

In other words, instead of doing this:

  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - event.przyciski_lazienka_action
    id: RADIO_NS
    to: 1_double
    attribute: event_type

You must do this:

  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - event.przyciski_lazienka_action
    not_from: unavailable 

Then use a choose in the automation’s actions to determine which button event occurred.

actions:
  - variables:
      event: "{{ trigger.to_state.attributes.event_type }}"
  - choose:
      - conditions: "{{ event == 'on' }}"
        sequence:
           ... etc ...
      - conditions: "{{ event == 'off' }}"
        sequence:
           ... etc ...
      - conditions: "{{ event == '1_double' }}"
        sequence:
           ... etc ...

I posted an example here and you find a detailed explanation with more examples here.

If you’re interested, I posted my observations on the process of converting one of my automations to detect consecutive identical button events in this post:

Using the new action events in Zigbee2MQTT 2.0

Just finished converting one of my automations, that controls an IKEA E1743 device, from using the now deprecated sensor entity to an event entity. Here a few of my thoughts. It’s not a significant difference unless you employ wait_for_trigger in which case it becomes a bit more verbose. For example, here’s a snippet of the original automation that detects single and double presses of the device’s On button. A single press sets the light’s brightness to 128 whereas a double press sets it to 25…

[kofii123435 (kofii12345)]

Thank you. My problem actually is with event “type: action”. Will your solution work when I press button second time (the state will not change)?

Edit: It works. I still wonder why “type: action” is not triggered first time still.

[123 (Taras)]

@kofii123435

It works

Glad to hear it worked for you.

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[kofii123435 (kofii12345)]

I have created blueprint with your solution: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/zigbee-button/883162