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Tapo Automation not working as expected With P100
Tapo Automation not working as expected With P100
2025-10-09 14:29:30 - last edited 2025-10-11 09:11:42
Tags: #Smart Actions #Timer #Automation Tricks #Tapo App Related
Model: Tapo P100  
Hardware Version: V20
Firmware Version: 1.25

Hello,

I own a number of Tapo sensors, cameras and plugs. 
I have created the following automation:

(#1) if door or motion sensor triggered —> switch on smart plugs. It works well. 

I also created automation that should limit the smart plug ON time to 5 minutes only. 
(#2) If smart plug is on, delay 5 minutes, then switch the plug off.

The idea is to have smart plug to be turned on by automation #1 and then have smart plugs to be switched OFF in five minutes to limit their run time down to 5 minutes only. 

I found that automation (#2) does work ONLY when plugs were turned on manually. (Button push)
But does not work if plugs were turned on by automation #1.
It seems that automation(#2) ignores plug status being  activated (turn on) as a result of another automation. 

This is inconsistent. What am I doing wrong? Thank you.

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Re:Tapo Automation not working as expected With P100 -Solution
2025-10-09 14:53:38 - last edited 2025-10-11 09:11:42
I found a workaround: Instead of running Automation #2, I set auto off timer for each smart plug to 5 minutes. I confirm that if automation #1 turns the plug on, the auto off timer being initiated and turns the plug off consistently with auto off time settings.
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Re:Tapo Automation not working as expected With P100 -Solution
2025-10-11 09:11:11 - last edited 2025-10-11 09:11:59

  @Alex_MR 

 

Loop automation is not supported: device's status change made by an automation will not be considered as an automation trigger.

 

If you want the smart plug to turn off automatically after a set period, regardless of how it was turned on, you can simply enable its auto-off timer feature.  How to Set up Schedule, Away Mode, and Timer for Smart Plug/Bulb/Switch in Tapo App

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Re:Tapo Automation not working as expected With P100 -Solution
2025-10-09 14:53:38 - last edited 2025-10-11 09:11:42
I found a workaround: Instead of running Automation #2, I set auto off timer for each smart plug to 5 minutes. I confirm that if automation #1 turns the plug on, the auto off timer being initiated and turns the plug off consistently with auto off time settings.
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Re:Tapo Automation not working as expected With P100 -Solution
2025-10-11 09:11:11 - last edited 2025-10-11 09:11:59

  @Alex_MR 

 

Loop automation is not supported: device's status change made by an automation will not be considered as an automation trigger.

 

If you want the smart plug to turn off automatically after a set period, regardless of how it was turned on, you can simply enable its auto-off timer feature.  How to Set up Schedule, Away Mode, and Timer for Smart Plug/Bulb/Switch in Tapo App

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Re:Tapo Automation not working as expected With P100
2025-10-12 11:19:59

Alex_MR wrote

Hello,

I own a number of Tapo sensors, cameras and plugs. 
I have created the following automation:

(#1) if door or motion sensor triggered —> switch on smart plugs. It works well. 

I also created automation that should limit the smart plug ON time to 5 minutes only. 
(#2) If smart plug is on, delay 5 minutes, then switch the plug off.

The idea is to have smart plug to be turned on by automation #1 and then have smart plugs to be switched OFF in five minutes to limit their run time down to 5 minutes only. 

I found that automation (#2) does work ONLY when plugs were turned on manually. (Button push)
But does not work if plugs were turned on by automation #1.
It seems that automation(#2) ignores plug status being  activated (turn on) as a result of another automation. 

This is inconsistent. What am I doing wrong? Thank you.

Alex_MR wrote

Hello,

I own a number of Tapo sensors, cameras and plugs. 
I have created the following automation:

(#1) if door or motion sensor triggered —> switch on smart plugs. It works well. 

I also created automation that should limit the smart plug ON time to 5 minutes only. 
(#2) If smart plug is on, delay 5 minutes, then switch the plug off.

The idea is to have smart plug to be turned on by automation #1 and then have smart plugs to be switched OFF in five minutes to limit their run time down to 5 minutes only. 

I found that automation (#2) does work ONLY when plugs were turned on manually. (Button push)
But does not work if plugs were turned on by automation #1.
It seems that automation(#2) ignores plug status being  activated (turn on) as a result of another automation. 

This is inconsistent. What am I doing wrong? Thank you.

Help  please the notfication noise is doing my head in why is there not a way of turning it off, as and when! @Alex_MR 

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Re:Tapo Automation not working as expected With P100
2025-10-12 14:14:24

  @Wayne-TP 

Thanks. What you suggest is exactly the workaround I use for the last several days. Please see my previous post. 

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