Resume program

The Resume program action resumes the programmed schedule of presets on an ecobee thermostat. This cancels any manual temperature settings or selected preset.

This is handy at the end of an automation that sets a temporary temperature, so the thermostat returns to its normal schedule afterward. To cancel a vacation, use the Delete vacation action 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 resume the program 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 ecobee: Resume program.
6. Optionally, select the Entity to resume and turn on Resume all.
7. 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 ecobee.resume_program. A basic example looks like this:

action: ecobee.resume_program
data:
  entity_id: climate.living_room
  resume_all: true

This resumes the scheduled program on climate.living_room.

Options in YAML

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?

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Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

• Create vacation: Creates a vacation on the selected ecobee thermostat.

• Delete vacation: Deletes a vacation on the selected ecobee thermostat.