Reload Command Line

The Reload Command Line action reloads all Command Line entities from your YAML configuration. Use it after you change your Command Line setup in configuration.yaml and want Home Assistant to apply those changes without a restart.

Only users with administrator rights can run this action.

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 Reload Command Line.
6. Select Save.

This action does not support targets. In the UI, you are not prompted to choose an area, device, entity, or label.

Options in the UI

This action has no additional 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 command_line.reload:

action: command_line.reload

This reloads all Command Line entities defined in your YAML configuration.

Options in YAML

This action has no additional options in YAML.

Good to know

• This action reloads every Command Line sensor, binary sensor, cover, switch, and notify entity defined in your YAML configuration.
• Because all Command Line entities are configured in YAML, there are no UI-managed entities to worry about.
• If you have not changed your YAML, running this action does not make any visible changes.

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: reload after editing your YAML

If you edit your Command Line configuration and toggle a helper to apply the change, you can reload without restarting Home Assistant.

• Trigger: A user-created helper turns on
• Action: Reload Command Line

alias: "Reload Command Line from a helper"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.reload_command_line
    to: "on"
actions:
  - action: command_line.reload
  - action: input_boolean.turn_off
    target:
      entity_id: input_boolean.reload_command_line

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.