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title: "Automation example using time interval and input boolean"
description: "Automation example using time interval and input boolean."
date: 2016-02-07 22:35
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#### {% linkable_title Change Hue light on interval to random color based on state of a input boolean %}

_Note, Philips Hue is currently the only light platform that support the random effect._

```yaml
input_boolean:
loop_livingcolors:
name: Loop LivingColors
initial: off
icon: mdi:spotlight

automation:
# Changes Hue light every two minutes to random color if input boolean is set to on
- alias: 'Set LivingColors to random color'
trigger:
- platform: time
minutes: '/2'
seconds: 0
condition:
- platform: input_boolean
entity_id: input_boolean.loop_livingcolors
state: on
action:
service: light.turn_on
entity_id:
- light.woonkamer_livingcolors
data:
effect: random
transition: 5
brightness: 255
```