Save persistent states

Use this action to save the persistent states of entities right away. Some entities restore their last value after a restart, and Home Assistant normally saves those values at startup, every 15 minutes, and at shutdown. A common use is to save them just before planned maintenance, so the most recent values are kept if you restart or power off.

Calling this action does not change the normal saving schedule. It just adds an extra checkpoint at the moment you call it.

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 save persistent states 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. Search for and select Save persistent states.
6. Select Save.

Options in the UI

This action has no options.

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 homeassistant.save_persistent_states. A basic example looks like this:

action: homeassistant.save_persistent_states

Options in YAML

This action has no options.

Good to know

• Persistent states apply to entities that restore their last value after a restart.
• This action does not replace the normal saving schedule. Home Assistant still saves at startup, every 15 minutes, and at shutdown.

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.