Archive package

The Archive package action archives a package in your 17Track account by its tracking number, so 17Track stops actively following it.

This is handy when you want to tidy up after a delivery, for example by automatically archiving a package once it has been marked as delivered.

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 archive a package 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 17TRACK: Archive package.
  6. Select the 17Track service, then enter the Package tracking number to archive.
  7. Select Save.

This action does not support targets. In the UI, you select the 17Track service through the 17Track service field instead of choosing an area, device, entity, or label.

Options in the UI

17Track service (Required)

The 17Track service the package belongs to.

Package tracking number (Required)

The tracking number of the package to archive.

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 seventeentrack.archive_package. A basic example looks like this:

ActionActions are used in several places in Home Assistant. As part of a script or automation, actions define what is going to happen once a trigger is activated. In scripts, an action is called *sequence*. [Learn more]
action: seventeentrack.archive_package
data:
  config_entry_id: 2b4be47a1fa7c3764f14cf756dc98991
  package_tracking_number: RU0103445624A

This archives the package in 17Track.

Options in YAML

config_entry_id string Required

The ID of the 17Track service config entry the package belongs to.

package_tracking_number string Required

The tracking number of the package to archive.

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.

Tip

You don’t need to edit YAML to use these examples. Copy a YAML snippet from this page, open the automation editor in Home Assistant, and press Ctrl+V (or Cmd+V on Mac). Home Assistant automatically converts the pasted YAML into the visual editor format, whether it’s a full automation, a single trigger, a condition, or an action.

Automation: archive a package when a delivered tracking number is set

When a helper that holds a delivered tracking number changes, archive that package in 17Track.

  • Trigger: A text helper with a delivered tracking number changes
  • Action: 17TRACK: Archive package
YAML example for archiving a delivered package
AutomationAutomations in Home Assistant allow you to automatically respond to things that happen in and around your home. [Learn more]
alias: "Archive delivered package"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: input_text.delivered_tracking_number
actions:
  - action: seventeentrack.archive_package
    data:
      config_entry_id: 2b4be47a1fa7c3764f14cf756dc98991
      package_tracking_number: "{{ states('input_text.delivered_tracking_number') }}"

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.

Tip

AI assistants like ChatGPT or Claude can also explain actions or suggest the right one when you describe what you want in plain language.

Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

  • Get packages: Queries the 17Track API for the latest package data.

  • Add a package: Adds a package to 17Track by tracking number.