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Send a camera snapshot when motion event type is detected
blueprint:
name: Send a camera snapshot when motion event type is detected
description: 'This automation blueprint creates a camera snapshot if general motion or a specific motion event object is detected and sends a notification to your phone with the picture.'
domain: automation
input:
motion_sensor:
name: Motion sensor
description: The sensor which triggers the snapshot creation
selector:
entity:
domain: binary_sensor
device_class: motion
event_object:
name: Event detection type
description: Type of object to detect from a motion event
default: None Identified
selector:
select:
options:
- None Identified
- person
- car
override_sensor:
name: Override sensor
description: Binary sensor to override detection
selector:
entity:
domain: binary_sensor
camera:
name: Camera
description: The camera which creates the snapshot
selector:
entity:
domain: camera
notify_device:
name: Device to notify
description: Device needs to run the official Home Assistant app to receive
notifications
selector:
device:
integration: mobile_app
is_ios:
name: Is it an iOS device?
description: Toggle if your selected device runs iOS, default is Android
selector:
boolean:
default: false
notification_title:
name: Notification title (Optional)
description: 'Default: "Motion detected!"'
default: Motion detected!
notification_message:
name: Notification message (Optional)
description: 'Default: "{{ motion_sensor_name }} detected movement!"'
default: '{{ motion_sensor_name }} detected movement!'
delay:
name: Delay (Optional)
description: Wait before creating camera snapshot
default: ''
selector:
number:
min: 0.0
max: 60.0
unit_of_measurement: seconds
mode: slider
step: 1.0
source_url: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/send-camera-snapshot-notification-on-motion/254565
trigger:
platform: state
entity_id: !input 'motion_sensor'
from: 'off'
to: 'on'
condition:
- condition: and
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: !input 'override_sensor'
state: 'off'
- condition: state
entity_id: !input 'motion_sensor'
attribute: event_object
state: !input event_object
variables:
motion_sensor: !input 'motion_sensor'
motion_sensor_name: '{{ states[motion_sensor].name }}'
camera: !input 'camera'
notify_device: !input 'notify_device'
is_ios: !input 'is_ios'
notification_title: !input 'notification_title'
notification_message: !input 'notification_message'
delay: !input 'delay'
snapshot_create_file_path: /config/www/tmp/snapshot_{{ states[camera].object_id
}}.jpg
snapshot_access_file_path: '{{ snapshot_create_file_path | replace(''/config/www'',''/local'')
}}'
action:
- delay: '{{ delay }}'
- service: camera.snapshot
entity_id: !input 'camera'
data:
filename: '{{ snapshot_create_file_path }}'
- device_id: !input 'notify_device'
domain: mobile_app
type: notify
title: '{{ notification_title }}'
message: '{{ notification_message }}'
data: '{% set android_data = {"image": "%s"} | format(snapshot_access_file_path)
%} {% set ios_data = {"attachment": {"url": "%s", "content_type": "JPEG"}} | format(snapshot_access_file_path)
%} {{ ios_data if is_ios else android_data }}'
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