Update records

The Update records action immediately updates your AWS Route53 DNS records with your current public IP address. The integration already updates the records once an hour on its own, so use this action when you want to apply a change right away instead of waiting for the next scheduled run.

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 use this action in an automation or script:

1. Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
2. Open an existing automation or script, or select Create to start a new one.
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 Update records.
6. 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

This action has no additional 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 route53.update_records:

action: route53.update_records

This updates your Route53 DNS records with your current public IP address.

Options in YAML

This action has no additional options in YAML.

Good to know

• The integration updates your records automatically once an hour. This action lets you trigger an update on demand.
• The action updates the records you configured for the integration.

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: update records when your public IP changes

If you track your public IP address with a sensor, you can update your Route53 records as soon as that address changes.

• Trigger: Your public IP sensor changes
• Action: Update records

alias: "Update Route53 records on IP change"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: sensor.public_ip
actions:
  - action: route53.update_records

Still stuck?

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