X10 all lights on

The X10 all lights on action sends an X10 All lights on command to every X10 light that uses the given house code.

This is useful when you have X10 lights on your Insteon network and want to switch them all on at once, for example as part of an arriving home automation.

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 send an X10 All lights on command 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 Insteon: X10 all lights on.
6. Choose the Housecode.
7. Select Save.

This action does not support targets. In the UI, you are not prompted to choose 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 insteon.x10_all_lights_on. A basic example looks like this:

action: insteon.x10_all_lights_on
data:
  housecode: a

This sends an X10 All lights on command to house code a.

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.

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Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

• X10 all lights off: Sends an X10 All lights off command for a house code.

• X10 all units off: Sends an X10 All units off command for a house code.