Close cover tilt

Use this action to tilt a cover closed, for example to angle the slats of a venetian blind to block light.

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 close a cover tilt 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 cover you want to tilt closed.
6. From the actions shown for that target, select Close cover tilt.
7. Select Save.

Options in the UI

This action has no additional options beyond the target.

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 cover.close_cover_tilt. A basic example looks like this:

action: cover.close_cover_tilt
target:
  entity_id: cover.living_room_blind

This tilts cover.living_room_blind closed.

Options in YAML

This action has no additional YAML options beyond the target.

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 cover entity behind that target.

• Entity: one specific cover entity, such as cover.living_room.
• Device: every cover entity that belongs to a device.
• Area: every cover entity in a room or area.
• Floor: every cover entity on a floor.
• Label: every cover 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 works with cover entities that support tilting.

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: tilt a blind closed at sunset

Tilt a cover closed at sunset, for example to block the low evening sun.

• Trigger: Sun: Sunset
• Action: Close cover tilt
  • Target: Living room blind

- alias: "Tilt the living room blind closed at sunset"
  triggers:
    - trigger: sun
      event: sunset
  actions:
    - action: cover.close_cover_tilt
      target:
        entity_id: cover.living_room_blind

Still stuck?

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Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

• Open cover tilt: Tilts a cover open.

• Stop cover tilt: Stops the tilting of a cover.

• Toggle cover tilt: Toggles a cover tilt open or closed.

• Set cover tilt position: Tilts a cover to a specific position.