Set failsafe

Use this action to configure the failsafe mode of a Keba charging station. Failsafe mode protects the charging process if Home Assistant stops sending updates. When enabled, the charging station falls back to a defined current after a timeout, so charging continues safely without supervision.

If you enable failsafe mode, make sure to call Set current regularly within the configured timeout. Otherwise, the charging station applies the fallback current.

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 configure the failsafe mode 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 Keba Charging Station: Set failsafe.
6. Enter the Failsafe timeout, Failsafe fallback, and Failsafe persist values.
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 keba.set_failsafe. A basic example looks like this:

action: keba.set_failsafe
data:
  failsafe_timeout: 30
  failsafe_fallback: 6
  failsafe_persist: 0

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:

• Set current: Sets the maximum charging current on a Keba charging station.