Turn off fan

The Turn off fan action is useful when you want to stop airflow at a specific time or after another event happens. Use it to save energy, reduce noise, or end a cooling routine.

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 automation > Create new automation.
3. If you’re creating an automation, add a trigger in the When section.
4. In the Then do section, select Add action.
5. Select what you want to control. Under By target (see Targets), pick the fan you want to control. You can also select an area, a floor, a device, or a label.
6. From the actions shown for that target, select Turn off fan.
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 fan.turn_off. A basic example looks like this:

action: fan.turn_off
target:
  entity_id: fan.kitchen

This turns off fan.kitchen.

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 fan entity behind that target.

• Entity: one specific fan entity, such as fan.living_room.
• Device: every fan entity that belongs to a device.
• Area: every fan entity in a room or area.
• Floor: every fan entity on a floor.
• Label: every fan 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 is available only for fans that support turning off.
• If the fan is already off, the action does nothing.
• To switch between on and off with one action, use Toggle fan.

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: turn off the bedroom fan in the morning

If you use a fan overnight, this automation turns it off when the day starts.

• Trigger: Time: 07:00
• Action: Turn off fan
• Target: Bedroom fan

alias: "Turn off bedroom fan in the morning"
triggers:
  - trigger: time
    at: "07:00:00"
actions:
  - action: fan.turn_off
    target:
      entity_id: fan.bedroom

Automation: turn off the living room fan when everyone leaves

This avoids running the fan when no one is home.

• Trigger: Zone: Person leaves home zone
• Condition: Group family is away
• Action: Turn off fan
• Target: Living room fan

alias: "Turn off living room fan when home is empty"
triggers:
  - trigger: zone
    entity_id: person.alex
    zone: zone.home
    event: leave
conditions:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: group.family
    state: not_home
actions:
  - action: fan.turn_off
    target:
      entity_id: fan.living_room

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:

• Turn on fan: Turn on a fan. Optionally set the speed or preset mode at the same time.

• Toggle fan: Toggle a fan on or off.