Remove privacy zone

With this action, you can remove a privacy zone from a UniFi Protect camera. Privacy zones block out parts of the camera view, and this action deletes one by name.

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 UniFi Protect: Remove privacy zone.
6. In the Camera field, select the camera you want to change.
7. In the Privacy zone field, enter the name of the zone 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 unifiprotect.remove_privacy_zone. A basic example looks like this:

action: unifiprotect.remove_privacy_zone
data:
  device_id: 1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef
  name: "Neighbor window"

This removes the privacy zone named “Neighbor window” from the selected camera.

Options in YAML

Good to know

• The zone name must match exactly. If no zone with that name exists on the camera, the action reports an error.

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: clear a privacy zone when you leave home

Remove a privacy zone so a camera can see your driveway while you are away.

• Trigger: A person’s location changes to away
• Action: UniFi Protect: Remove privacy zone

alias: "Clear driveway privacy zone when away"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: person.alex
    to: "not_home"
actions:
  - action: unifiprotect.remove_privacy_zone
    data:
      device_id: 1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef
      name: "Driveway"

Still stuck?

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