Remove from the Sonos queue

Use this action to remove an item from a Sonos speaker’s queue by its position. This is handy for clearing tracks you no longer want to hear, for example removing a song right after it finishes playing.

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 remove an item from the Sonos queue 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 Sonos speaker you want to remove an item from. You can also select an area, a device, or a label.
6. From the actions shown for that target, select Remove from queue.
7. Set the Queue position to remove.
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 sonos.remove_from_queue. A basic example looks like this:

action: sonos.remove_from_queue
target:
  entity_id: media_player.living_room
data:
  queue_position: 3

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 media_player entity behind that target.

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

• When targeting a group, use the coordinator speaker.

More examples

Real scenarios where this action shows up in automations and scripts. Copy any example and adapt it to your setup.

Automation: remove a song from the queue once it finishes playing

This automation removes each song from the queue right after it has played, so the queue empties out as you listen:

alias: "Remove last played song from queue"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: media_player.kitchen
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: media_player.bathroom
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: media_player.move
conditions:
  # Only act on the coordinator speaker
  - "{{ state_attr(trigger.entity_id, 'group_members')[0] == trigger.entity_id }}"
  # Only when moving from one queue position to another
  - >-
    {{
      'queue_position' in trigger.from_state.attributes
      and 'queue_position' in trigger.to_state.attributes
    }}
  # Only when moving forward in the queue
  - >-
    {{
      trigger.from_state.attributes.queue_position
      < trigger.to_state.attributes.queue_position
    }}
actions:
  - action: sonos.remove_from_queue
    target:
      entity_id: "{{ trigger.entity_id }}"
    data:
      queue_position: "{{ trigger.from_state.attributes.queue_position }}"

Still stuck?

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Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

• Get the Sonos queue: Returns the contents of a Sonos speaker’s queue.

• Play the Sonos queue: Starts playing the Sonos queue, optionally from a specific position.