Load URL
This action tells Fully Kiosk Browser to open a specific web address on your device.
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 load a URL from an automation or a script:
- Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
- Open an existing automation or script, or select Create to start a new one.
- If you’re setting up a new automation, add a trigger in the When section. Scripts don’t need a trigger.
- In the Then do section, select Add action.
- From the search box, search for and select Fully Kiosk Browser: Load URL.
- Select the Device ID to load the URL on.
- Enter the URL to load.
- 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 fully_kiosk.load_url:
action: fully_kiosk.load_url
data:
device_id: a674c90eca95eca91f6020415de07713
url: "https://www.home-assistant.io"
This opens the Home Assistant website on the selected device.
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?
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.
AI assistants like ChatGPT or Claude can also explain actions or suggest the right one when you describe what you want in plain language.
Related actions
These actions work well alongside this one:
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Set configuration: Sets a configuration parameter on Fully Kiosk Browser.
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Start application: Starts an application on the device running Fully Kiosk Browser.