Time since event sensor triggered in automation

[elder ember]

I have to replace ring motion input_boolean with an event. In my automation I check if it has been 5 minutes since last motion. This was easy when it was a input Boolean since I can use for: 5mins on the state trigger or condition, but I cant do this anymore since I can’t set the value it should be for an event as it’s set to the date. Is there something similar I can do without having to rewrite the automation?

I feel like the answer should be on this page: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/event/

[sharp galleon]

Why do you need to replace the input_boolean with an event?

[elder ember]

Ring is deprecating it: This stops working in version 2025.4.0. Please address before upgrading.

[sharp galleon]

You could make an automation change the input_boolean when motion is detected, and have it turn back off after a 5 minute delay. Or even better, create a trigger-based binary template sensor in YAML with auto_off set to 5 minutes.
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/template/#auto_off

In an automation, you can’t check how long ago an event occurred because that information is not available in the hass object.

If there was an event entity available you could check when it last changed (which would be its state)

[elder ember]

@sharp galleon thanks for the quick reply and helpful recommendations. I was hoping to not have to redo my integrations by replacing my conditions and triggers with something simple. Given that the event entity's value itself is a timestamp, I am surprised there isn't a condition or trigger type that lets you check how long it has been since the event triggered.

[sharp galleon]

Yes, if you are looking at an event entity rather than an event, you can just use a state condition with the for option

An event entity and an event are two different things

In other words, simply replace your input Boolean in your condition with your event entity.

[elder ember]

Aah, it almost worked but state is required for condition. I might have to write a template that reads the value and compares it to the current time.

[sharp galleon]

Hmm. That’s unfortunate.

You could use this for the template. This uses the last_changed property instead of the state, but either will work.

{{ states.event.my_motion_event.last_changed | as_datetime < now() - timedelta(minutes=5) }}

[elder ember]

Sorry I missed this reply, but I came up with something similar! {{ (now() - (states.event.garage_motion.state | as_datetime)) < timedelta(minutes=5) }} I think I like using last_changed as you are doing better. Will adopt that!