Shutter is closed

The Shutter is closed condition passes when one or more targeted shutters are currently closed. Use it when an automation should continue only if a shutter is still closed at the moment the automation runs.

This condition is useful for reminders, lighting checks, and routines that depend on whether a shutter is closed.

Using this condition from the user interface

If you prefer building automations visually, Home Assistant walks you through this condition step by step. You pick what to check, tweak a few options, and save. No YAML knowledge required.

To use this condition in an automation:

1. Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
2. Open an existing automation, or select Create automation > Create new automation.
3. In the And if section, select Add condition.
4. From the search box, search for and select Shutter is closed.
5. Select what you want to check. Under By target (see Targets), pick the area your shutter is in, like your living room or bedroom. You can also select a floor, a device, a specific entity, or a label.
6. Under Condition passes if (see Behavior), pick Any or All.
7. Under For at least, enter how long the shutter must have stayed closed before the condition passes.
8. Select Save.

Options in the UI

Using this condition 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 condition as cover.shutter_is_closed. A basic example looks like this:

condition: cover.shutter_is_closed
target:
  entity_id: cover.kitchen_shutter

This passes when cover.kitchen_shutter is currently closed.

Options in YAML

YAML sometimes provides additional options for more complex use cases that are not available through the UI.

Targets of the condition

This condition requires a target. The target is the object that Home Assistant will check. You can point the condition 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 evaluate every matching cover entity behind that target.

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

You can also select different target types in one condition. For example, you can add a specific entity and an area as targets in the same condition to check both of them at once.

Behavior with multiple targets

When you target more than one entity (or select an area, floor, or label that contains several), the Condition passes if option controls how the results combine:

• Any (default): the condition passes if at least one of the targeted entities matches. For example, if you check three smoke sensors and only one of them detects smoke, the condition still passes. This is useful for questions like “is there smoke anywhere in the house?”
• All: the condition passes only when every targeted entity matches. For example, if you check the same three smoke sensors, the condition passes only once all three report cleared. This is useful for “is the entire house safe now?” checks, so your automation does not send an all-clear while one room still has a reading.

Good to know

• This condition works only with cover entities that use the shutter device class.
• Entities in the unavailable or unknown state are ignored when Home Assistant evaluates the condition.
• With Any, the condition passes if at least one available targeted shutter is closed.
• With All, the condition passes only if every available targeted shutter is closed. If every targeted shutter is unavailable or unknown, All passes and Any fails.

Try it yourself

Ready to test this? Go to Settings > Automations & scenes, open an automation, and add this condition. Trigger the automation with and without the condition met, and watch whether it continues or stops.

More examples

Real scenarios where this condition gates an automation. Copy any example and adapt it to your setup.

Automation: open the shutter at sunrise if it is still closed

At sunrise, this automation checks whether the shutter is still closed. If it is, Home Assistant opens it to let in daylight.

• Trigger: Sun: Sunrise
• Condition: Shutter is closed
  • Target: Kitchen shutter
• Action: Open cover

alias: "Open the shutter at sunrise"
triggers:
  - trigger: sun
    event: sunrise
conditions:
  - condition: cover.shutter_is_closed
    target:
      entity_id: cover.kitchen_shutter
actions:
  - action: cover.open_cover
    target:
      entity_id: cover.kitchen_shutter

Automation: turn on the nearby light if the shutter is still closed when motion is detected

If the shutter is still closed when motion is detected, this automation turns on a nearby light so the area is easier to see.

• Trigger: Motion detected
• Condition: Shutter is closed
  • Target: Kitchen shutter
• Action: Turn on light
  • Target: Kitchen ceiling light

alias: "Turn on a nearby light when the shutter is closed"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.hallway_motion
    to: "on"
conditions:
  - condition: cover.shutter_is_closed
    target:
      entity_id: cover.kitchen_shutter
actions:
  - action: light.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id: light.kitchen_ceiling

Still stuck?

The Home Assistant community is quick to help: join Discord for real-time chat, post on the community forum with the condition you’re using and what you expected to happen, or share on our subreddit /r/homeassistant.

Related conditions

These conditions work well alongside this one:

• Shutter is open: Tests if one or more shutters are open.