Set continuous mode

Use this action to turn continuous mode on or off for a Nuki Opener. Continuous mode is similar to the Ring-to-Open feature, but without a time limit. While it is enabled, the door opens whenever the buzzer button is pressed, like at a doctor’s office or a business during opening hours. On other Nuki products, this action does nothing.

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 set continuous 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. Select what you want to control. Under By target (see Targets), select the area, floor, device, label, or entity you want to control.
6. From the actions shown for that target, select Set continuous mode.
7. Turn Enable on to enable continuous mode, or leave it off to disable it.
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 nuki.set_continuous_mode. A basic example looks like this:

action: nuki.set_continuous_mode
target:
  entity_id: lock.front_door_opener
data:
  enable: true

This enables continuous mode on lock.front_door_opener.

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 lock entity behind that target.

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

Good to know

• Continuous mode only applies to the Nuki Opener. Running this action on other Nuki devices has no effect.
• Unlike Ring-to-Open, continuous mode stays active until you disable it, so remember to turn it off when you no longer want the door to open on the buzzer.

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: enable continuous mode during office hours

Use this automation to enable continuous mode every morning and disable it again in the evening, so visitors can come in while you’re open.

• Trigger: Time: 09:00
• Action: Set continuous mode
  • Target: Front door opener
  • Enable: On

- alias: "Enable continuous mode during office hours"
  triggers:
    - trigger: time
      at: "09:00:00"
  actions:
    - action: nuki.set_continuous_mode
      target:
        entity_id: lock.front_door_opener
      data:
        enable: true

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:

• Lock ‘n’ Go: Unlocks a Nuki lock, waits a few seconds, then locks it again.