Skip update

Use this action to mark a currently available update as skipped, for example to hide an update you do not want to install yet.

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 skip an update 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 update you want to skip.
6. From the actions shown for that target, select Skip update.
7. Select Save.

Options in the UI

This action has no additional options beyond the target.

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 update.skip. A basic example looks like this:

action: update.skip
target:
  entity_id: update.my_light_bulb

This skips the currently available update for update.my_light_bulb.

Options in YAML

This action has no additional YAML options beyond the target.

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 update entity behind that target.

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

• After you skip an update, the entity returns to the off state, which means there is no update available.
• Skipping does not block installation. You can still install the latest version with the Install update action.
• When a newer version becomes available, the entity returns to the on state again.

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: skip an update automatically when it appears

Skip updates for a specific device as soon as they appear, for example for a device you update manually.

• Trigger: State: Update becomes available
• Action: Skip update
  • Target: Office router update

- alias: "Skip office router updates automatically"
  triggers:
    - trigger: state
      entity_id: update.office_router_firmware
      to: "on"
  actions:
    - action: update.skip
      target:
        entity_id: update.office_router_firmware

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.

Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

• Install update: Installs an update for a device or service.

• Clear skipped update: Removes the skipped version marker from an update.