Dismiss notification

The Dismiss notification action marks a previously sent message in a ntfy topic as read without deleting it. This is useful when the notification no longer requires attention but should remain available for later review or reference.

To dismiss a notification, you must provide its message ID or sequence ID. The sequence ID can be specified when sending a notification.

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 a notification 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 ntfy: Dismiss notification.
6. Under Targets, select the topic of the notification you want to dismiss (see Targets).
7. Under Sequence ID, enter the sequence ID or message ID of the notification you want to dismiss.
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 ntfy.clear. A basic example looks like this:

action: ntfy.clear
target:
  entity_id: notify.mytopic
data:
  sequence_id: "motion-detected"

Options in YAML

Targets of the action

This action requires a target. The target is the object of the action. You can point the action at a single entityAn 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], a device, an area, a floor, or a label, and Home Assistant will run the action on every matching notify entity behind that target.

• Entity: one specific notify entity, such as notify.living_room.
• Device: every notify entity that belongs to a device.
• Area: every notify entity in a room or area.
• Floor: every notify entity on a floor.
• Label: every notify entity that shares a label.

You can also select different target types in one action. For example, you can add a specific entity and an area as targets in the same action to run the action on both of them at once.

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: dismiss notification when motion is cleared

When motion in the backyard is cleared, a previously sent motion-detected notification is automatically dismissed. The notification remains available for later review.

• Trigger: Motion cleared
  • Target: Backyard area
• Action: ntfy: Dismiss notification
  • Target: ntfy topic mytopic

triggers:
  - trigger: motion.cleared
    target:
      area_id: backyard
actions:
  - action: ntfy.clear
    data:
      sequence_id: "motion-detected"
    target:
      entity_id: notify.mytopic

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:

• Publish notification: Publish a notification to a ntfy topic. Optionally customize message content and appearance with priority, links, attachments, tags, emojis, and more.

• Delete notification: Delete a notification from a ntfy topic.