Configure

Use this action to change a setting in deCONZ directly through its REST API. You can target a specific device endpoint, like a light or a sensor, or change the configuration of the deCONZ service itself. This is handy when deCONZ exposes a setting that Home Assistant does not surface on its own.

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 use this action in an automation or script:

1. Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
2. Open an existing automation or script, or select Create to start a new one.
3. If you’re setting up a new automation, add a trigger in the When section. Scripts don’t need a trigger.
4. In the Then do section, select Add action.
5. From the search box, search for and select deCONZ: Configure.
6. Fill in the options you want to use.
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 deconz.configure. A basic example looks like this:

action: deconz.configure
data:
  entity: light.living_room
  data:
    on: true

This turns on the light that the light.living_room entity represents.

Options in YAML

Good to know

• You must provide either an entity or a field. If you provide both, the field is treated as a subpath under the device path of the entity.
• If you do not provide a bridge identifier and you run more than one deCONZ integration, the action uses your main deCONZ gateway.

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.

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:

• Device refresh: Refresh the list of available devices from deCONZ.

• Remove orphaned entries: Clean up device and entity registry entries that deCONZ no longer provides.