Charge

Use this action to start charging one or more Indevolt batteries with a set maximum power until the target state of charge is reached. Each device switches to real-time control mode if needed.

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 start charging 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 Indevolt: Charge.
6. Select the Indevolt devices in the Device(s) field, then set the Target SOC and Max. power.
7. Select Save.

This action does not support targets. In the UI, you select the Indevolt devices through the Device(s) field instead of choosing an area, device, entity, or label.

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 indevolt.charge. A basic example looks like this:

action: indevolt.charge
data:
  device_id: a1b2c3d4e5f6
  target_soc: 100
  power: 1000

This charges the battery at up to 1000 watts until it reaches 100%.

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.

More examples

Real scenarios where this action shows up in automations and scripts. Copy any example and adapt it to your setup.

Automation: charge the battery every morning before the household wakes up

This automation starts charging the battery at 06:00 so it is ready to cover morning consumption from stored energy rather than the grid.

• Trigger: Time: 06:00
• Action: Indevolt: Charge

alias: "Charge battery every morning"
triggers:
  - trigger: time
    at: "06:00:00"
actions:
  - action: indevolt.charge
    data:
      device_id: your_device_id
      power: 1000
      target_soc: 80

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:

• Discharge: Starts discharging an Indevolt battery until the target state of charge is reached.