Light set delayed turn off

The Light set delayed turn off action schedules a Xiaomi Philips light to turn off automatically after a set amount of time.

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 schedule a delayed turn off 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 Xiaomi Home: Light set delayed turn off.
6. Enter the Time period after which the light turns off.
7. Select Save.

This action does not support targets. In the UI, use the Entity ID field to choose which Xiaomi Philips light to act on. If you leave it empty, the action applies to all of them.

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 xiaomi_miio.light_set_delayed_turn_off. A basic example looks like this:

action: xiaomi_miio.light_set_delayed_turn_off
data:
  entity_id: light.philips_light
  time_period: "00:05:00"

This turns off light.philips_light after five minutes.

Options in YAML

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.

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Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

• Light set scene: Sets a fixed scene on a Xiaomi Philips light.