topic Re: Home automation repeats multiple times, but should run only once in Home Automation

Home automation repeats multiple times, but should run only once

Apolymoxic — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:24:27 GMT

I have an automation that, when movement is detected via a camera, it broadcasts a message - "Movement in the front yard detected". But it repeats over and over again until the movement has stopped.

Is it possible to have it broadcast only once and then stop? Perhaps don't broadcast again for the next 10 minutes?

Here is what I have:

metadata: name: Front Exterior Motion description: Announce when someone is here automations: starters: - type: device.event.MovingVehicleDetection # A moving vehicle has been detected by the camera. device: Front Exterior camera - Front Exterior - type: device.event.PersonDetection # A person has been detected by the camera. device: Front Exterior camera - Front Exterior condition: type: home.state.HomePresence state: homePresenceMode is: HOME actions: - type: assistant.command.Broadcast message: "Movement in the front yard detected" devices: - Location 1 - Location 2 - Location 3 - Location 4 - type: time.delay # Adjust duration as needed. Supported units: sec, min, hour for: 10min

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Re: Home automation repeats multiple times, but should run only once

_shahparth — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 03:28:07 GMT

Have you found the solution to this problem? I'm trying to do exactly what you're doing here and I'm facing the same issue.

The time delay hasn't helped me either.

Re: Home automation repeats multiple times, but should run only once

Apolymoxic — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 13:42:27 GMT

No. I never found it. The delay never worked.

If you get it to work, please let me know and I'll try again.

Re: Home automation repeats multiple times, but should run only once

Bubz376 — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:58:40 GMT

Looking for a solution to this same issue - would be great to have a standard "perform once" action.