Navigate to URL

The Navigate to URL action opens a specific web page on your Kiosker device. Use it in automations to display a page based on time, presence, sensor readings, or any other trigger.

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 navigate a Kiosker device to a URL 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.
4. In the Then do section, select Add action.
5. From the search box, search for and select Kiosker: Navigate to URL.
6. Under Device, select your Kiosker device.
7. Enter the URL to navigate to.
8. Select Save.

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 kiosker.navigate_url. A basic example looks like this:

action: kiosker.navigate_url
data:
  device_id: YOUR_DEVICE_ID
  url: "https://www.home-assistant.io"

Options in YAML

Good to know

• If the screensaver is active when this action fires, navigating to a URL does not dismiss it automatically.
• You can navigate to any valid URL, including local pages on your Home Assistant instance.

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: show a welcome screen when someone arrives home

When a household member arrives, navigate the hallway display to a personalized welcome page.

• Trigger: Person: Arrives home
• Action: Kiosker: Navigate to URL
• Device: Hallway display
• URL: https://homeassistant.local/lovelace/welcome

alias: "Show welcome screen on arrival"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: person.jane
    to: "home"
actions:
  - action: kiosker.navigate_url
    data:
      device_id: YOUR_DEVICE_ID
      url: "https://homeassistant.local/lovelace/welcome"

Automation: return to home dashboard at night

After 10 PM, navigate your kiosk back to the home dashboard so it always shows the right page in the morning.

• Trigger: Time: 22:00
• Action: Kiosker: Navigate to URL
• Device: Living room kiosk
• URL: https://homeassistant.local/lovelace/home

alias: "Return kiosk to home dashboard at night"
triggers:
  - trigger: time
    at: "22:00:00"
actions:
  - action: kiosker.navigate_url
    data:
      device_id: YOUR_DEVICE_ID
      url: "https://homeassistant.local/lovelace/home"

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:

• Set blackout: Show or hide a blackout overlay on the Kiosker device, optionally with a message, icon, and dismiss button.