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Remove

Use this action to remove a device from your Zigbee network by its IEEE address. You can find the IEEE address on the device’s page in Home Assistant. This is useful when you want to remove a device from an automation or a script, rather than through the UI.

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 remove a device 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: Remove.
  6. Set IEEE to the IEEE address of the device you want to remove.
  7. Select Save.

Options in the UI

IEEE

The IEEE address of the device to remove.

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.remove. A basic example looks like this:

ActionAn action makes Home Assistant do something, for example, turn on a light, send a notification, or activate a scene. Automations and scripts run a list of actions. [Learn more] 
action: zha.remove
data:
  ieee: "00:0d:6f:00:05:7d:2d:34"

Options in YAML

ieee string Required

The IEEE address of the device to remove.

Good to know

  • Removing a device is not reversible. To use the device again, you need to pair it back to the network.

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.

Tip

AI assistants like ChatGPT or Claude can also explain actions or suggest the right one when you describe what you want in plain language.

Related actions

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  • Permit: Opens the ZHA Zigbee network so new devices can join.