Remove URL

The Remove URL action deletes a filter subscription from AdGuard Home. AdGuard Home stops using the rules from that list and removes the subscription completely.

Use this to clean up a blocklist you no longer need, such as a temporary list you added earlier. If you only want to switch a list off for a while and keep it around, use Disable URL instead.

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 remove 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: Remove URL.
6. Enter the URL of the filter list you want to remove.
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.remove_url. A basic example looks like this:

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

This removes the matching filter subscription from AdGuard Home.

Options in YAML

Good to know

• The URL you provide must match the subscription URL exactly. You can find the exact URL in the AdGuard Home interface under Filters > DNS blocklists.
• To switch a list off temporarily without deleting it, use Disable URL instead.

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: remove the study-time blocklist afterward

When study time ends, remove the extra blocklist you added earlier so normal browsing resumes.

• Trigger: A study-time helper turns off
• Action: AdGuard Home: Remove URL

alias: "Remove study-time blocklist"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.study_time
    to: "off"
actions:
  - action: adguard.remove_url
    data:
      url: "https://www.example.com/study-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:

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

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

• Disable URL: Disables a filter subscription in AdGuard Home.

• Refresh: Refreshes all filter subscriptions in AdGuard Home.