Issue Zigbee group command

Use this action to send a command to a Zigbee cluster on a whole Zigbee group at once. This is a low-level tool that lets you control all members of a group with a single command, instead of addressing each device individually. You need to know the group’s address, the cluster, and the command you want to send.

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 issue a group command 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. Search for and select Zigbee Home Automation: Issue Zigbee group command.
6. Fill in the group, cluster, command, and any arguments.
7. Select Save.

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. For how an automation or a script is built in YAML, refer to Automations in YAML and Scripts.

In YAML, refer to this action as zha.issue_zigbee_group_command. A basic example looks like this:

action: zha.issue_zigbee_group_command
data:
  group: "0x0222"
  cluster_id: 6
  command: 1

This sends the on command of the on/off cluster to every device in the group.

Options in YAML

Good to know

• The group must already exist. You can create Zigbee groups on the ZHA configuration page.
• Cluster and command IDs are specific to the device type behind the group.

Still stuck?

To test the action on its own, run it in the automation editor with Run action, and check the message that it shows. To see what the action did when the automation ran, open the trace of that run. For details, refer to Testing automations. For common problems and their solutions, refer to Troubleshooting automations.

If that doesn’t help, 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

Explore related actions:

• Issue Zigbee cluster command: Sends a command to a Zigbee cluster on a device.

• Set Zigbee cluster attribute: Writes a value to a Zigbee cluster attribute on a device.