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Push alarm state

Use this action to tell Home Assistant the current state of an alarm system you control through IFTTT. It updates the state of an IFTTT alarm control panel, without sending anything to the alarm system itself.

This action is only available when you set up an IFTTT alarm control panel in your configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file.

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 push an alarm state 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 Push alarm state.
  6. In Entity ID, select the IFTTT alarm control panel.
  7. In State, enter the new state, such as armed_away.
  8. Select Save.

This action does not support targets. You choose the alarm control panel with the Entity ID option instead.

Options in the UI

Entity ID (Required)

The IFTTT alarm control panel to update.
State (Required)

The new state of the alarm: disarmed, armed_home, armed_away, or armed_night.

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 ifttt.push_alarm_state. A basic example looks like this:

ActionActions are used in several places in Home Assistant. As part of a script or automation, actions define what is going to happen once a trigger is activated. In scripts, an action is called *sequence*. [Learn more] 
action: ifttt.push_alarm_state
data:
  entity_id: alarm_control_panel.home
  state: armed_away

This sets the state of alarm_control_panel.home to armed away.

Options in YAML

entity_id string | list Required

The IFTTT alarm control panel or panels to update.

state string Required

The new state of the alarm: disarmed, armed_home, armed_away, or armed_night.

Good to know

  • Most of the time, IFTTT calls this action for you. An IFTTT applet sends a web request to Home Assistant when your alarm system changes state. See Required IFTTT applets.
  • Other alarm states, like triggered or pending, are ignored.
  • This action only changes what Home Assistant shows. To arm or disarm the alarm system, use the regular alarm control panel actions, which send an event to IFTTT.

Try it yourself

Ready to test this? Open Settings > 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.

Tip

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

Explore related actions:

  • Trigger: Sends an event to IFTTT, to start your IFTTT applets.