Disable URL

The Disable URL action switches off a filter subscription without removing it. AdGuard Home keeps the list, but stops blocking the domains on it until you switch it back on.

Use this when you want to relax filtering for a while, then return to it later. Because the subscription stays in place, you can turn it back on at any time with Enable URL, which makes the two a natural pair for scheduled blocking.

Using this action from the user interface

If you prefer building automations and scripts visually, Home Assistant walks you through this action step by step. You pick what to target, tweak a few options, and save. No YAML knowledge required.

To disable a filter subscription from an automation or a script:

1. Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
2. Open an existing automation or script, or select Create automation > Create new automation.
3. If you’re setting up a new automation, add a trigger in the When section. Scripts don’t need a trigger. They run when something else calls them.
4. In the Then do section, select Add action.
5. From the search box, search for and select AdGuard Home: Disable URL.
6. Enter the URL of the filter list you want to disable.
7. Select Save.

This action does not support targets. In the UI, you are not prompted to choose an area, device, entity, or label.

Options in the UI

Using this action in YAML

If you work directly in YAML, or you want to know exactly what Home Assistant does under the hood, this section has the technical reference. It lists the field names you use in YAML, their types, and which ones are required.

In YAML, refer to this action as adguard.disable_url. A basic example looks like this:

action: adguard.disable_url
data:
  url: "https://www.example.com/filter/1.txt"

This switches the matching filter subscription off while keeping it in AdGuard Home.

Options in YAML

Good to know

• The subscription stays in AdGuard Home, so you can switch it back on later with Enable URL.
• To remove a list completely instead of just switching it off, use Remove URL.

Try it yourself

Ready to test this? Open Developer tools > Actions, search for this action, fill in the fields, and select Perform action. You see what happens on your actual entitiesAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more] without writing a line of YAML.

More examples

Real scenarios where this action shows up in automations and scripts. Copy any example and adapt it to your setup.

Automation: relax filtering after bedtime hours

Switch the stricter bedtime blocklist back off in the morning so normal browsing resumes.

• Trigger: Time, 07:00
• Action: AdGuard Home: Disable URL

alias: "Disable bedtime blocklist"
triggers:
  - trigger: time
    at: "07:00:00"
actions:
  - action: adguard.disable_url
    data:
      url: "https://www.example.com/bedtime-blocklist.txt"

Still stuck?

The Home Assistant community is quick to help: join Discord for real-time chat, post on the community forum with the action you’re calling and what you expected to happen, or share on our subreddit /r/homeassistant.

Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

• Enable URL: Enables a filter subscription in AdGuard Home.

• Add URL: Adds a new filter subscription to AdGuard Home.

• Remove URL: Removes a filter subscription from AdGuard Home.

• Refresh: Refreshes all filter subscriptions in AdGuard Home.