Humidifier is in mode

The Humidifier is in mode condition passes when a humidifier 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] is set to a specific operating mode. Modes are device-specific and typically include options like Normal, Eco, Sleep, Auto, or Baby, though the exact modes available depend on your device. Use Humidifier is in mode to have an automation run only when the humidifier is set to a specific mode. For example, to skip a scene change if the humidifier is already in sleep mode.

When you target more than one humidifier, the condition’s Condition passes if option controls how the check combines results. You can require any targeted humidifier to be in the selected mode, or demand that all of them are.

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 Humidifier is in mode 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. Select what you want to check. Under By target (see Targets), pick the area your humidifier is in (like your bedroom or living room). You can also select a device, a specific entity, or a label.
5. From the conditions shown for that target, select Humidifier is in mode.
6. Under Mode, select one or more modes to check for. Only modes available on the targeted device are shown.
7. Under Condition passes if (see Behavior), pick Any or All to control how the check behaves when multiple humidifiers are targeted.
8. Under For at least, set how long the humidifier must have been in the selected mode before the condition passes. Leave it at zero to pass immediately.
9. 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, Humidifier is in mode is referred to as humidifier.is_mode. A basic example looks like this:

condition: humidifier.is_mode
target:
  entity_id: humidifier.bedroom
options:
  mode: "sleep"

This passes when the bedroom humidifier is currently set to sleep mode.

To check for any one of several modes:

condition: humidifier.is_mode
target:
  entity_id: humidifier.bedroom
options:
  mode:
    - "sleep"
    - "eco"

Options in YAML

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 humidifier entity behind that target.

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

• The available modes depend entirely on the device. Check your humidifier’s documentation or the entity’s attributes in Home Assistant to see which modes are supported.
• This condition checks the mode the humidifier is currently set to, not whether it is actively running in that mode.
• Humidifiers that do not support modes will never pass this condition. To check general on/off state instead, use Humidifier is on.

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: skip the night scene if sleep mode is already active

When you press the bedtime button, activate the night sceneScenes capture the states you want certain entities to be. For example, a scene can specify that light A should be turned on and light B should be bright red. [Learn more]. But if the bedroom humidifier is already in sleep mode, skip the scene because the room is clearly already set up for rest.

• Trigger: State: Bedtime button pressed
• Condition: Humidifier is in mode (negated: not in sleep mode)
• Target: Bedroom humidifier
• Condition passes if: Any
• Action: Scene: Activate night scene

alias: "Activate night scene if not in sleep mode"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: input_button.bedtime
conditions:
  - condition: not
    conditions:
      - condition: humidifier.is_mode
        target:
          entity_id: humidifier.bedroom
        options:
          mode: "sleep"
          behavior: any
actions:
  - action: scene.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id: scene.bedroom_night

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:

• Humidifier is on: Tests if one or more humidifiers are on.

• Humidifier is humidifying: Tests if one or more humidifiers are humidifying.

• Humidifier is drying: Tests if one or more humidifiers are drying.