Set light power tracked state

Use this action to tell Home Assistant whether a Bond light is actually on or off, without sending any signal to the light. Bond controls many devices over one-way radio, so it cannot always sense their real state. If the tracked power state drifts out of sync with the light, this action corrects it.

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 set the tracked light power state 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. Select what you want to control. Under By target (see Targets), select the area, floor, device, label, or entity you want to control.
6. From the actions shown for that target, select Set light power tracked state.
7. Turn Power state on or off to match the light’s actual state.
8. Select Save.

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 bond.set_light_power_tracked_state. A basic example looks like this:

action: bond.set_light_power_tracked_state
target:
  entity_id: light.living_room_lights
data:
  power_state: true

This tells Home Assistant that light.living_room_lights is on.

Options in YAML

Targets of the action

This action requires a target. The target is the object of the action. You can point the action at a single entityAn 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], a device, an area, a floor, or a label, and Home Assistant will run the action on every matching light entity behind that target.

• Entity: one specific light entity, such as light.living_room.
• Device: every light entity that belongs to a device.
• Area: every light entity in a room or area.
• Floor: every light entity on a floor.
• Label: every light entity that shares a label.

You can also select different target types in one action. For example, you can add a specific entity and an area as targets in the same action to run the action on both of them at once.

Good to know

• This action only updates the tracked state. It does not send a signal to the light, so the light stays exactly as it is.
• To also correct the tracked brightness, use Set light brightness tracked state.

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: resync the light state after using the remote

Use this automation when a physical remote tells Home Assistant the light was turned on, so the tracked state matches reality.

• Trigger: Remote “on” button pressed
• Action: Set light power tracked state
  • Target: Living room lights
  • Power state: On

- alias: "Resync the living room light state"
  triggers:
    - trigger: state
      entity_id: sensor.light_remote_button
      to: "on"
  actions:
    - action: bond.set_light_power_tracked_state
      target:
        entity_id: light.living_room_lights
      data:
        power_state: true

Still stuck?

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Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

• Set light brightness tracked state: Updates the brightness Home Assistant believes a Bond light is set to.

• Set fan speed tracked state: Updates the speed Home Assistant believes a Bond fan is running at.

• Set switch power tracked state: Updates the power state Home Assistant believes a Bond switch is in.