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Stop torrent

Use this action to stop a torrent downloading or seeding in Transmission.

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 stop a torrent 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 Transmission: Stop torrent.
  6. Select your Transmission entry and enter the ID of the torrent.
  7. Select Save.

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

Options in the UI

Transmission entry (Required)

The Transmission integration entry the torrent belongs to.
ID (Required)

The ID of the torrent. You can find it with the Get torrents action or in the torrent_info attribute of the *_torrents sensors.

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 transmission.stop_torrent. 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: transmission.stop_torrent
data:
  entry_id: YOUR_TRANSMISSION_ENTRY_ID
  id: 123

Options in YAML

entry_id string Required

The Transmission integration entry the torrent belongs to.

id integer Required

The ID of the torrent. You can find it with the Get torrents action or in the torrent_info attribute of the *_torrents sensors.

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.

Still stuck?

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Tip

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