Camera - Creates a camera snapshot if motion is detected and sends a notification to your device with the picture when certain conditions are met.

send_snapshot_conditional.yaml

blueprint:
  name: Camera - Send & Save Camera snapshot when if a binary sensor's state turns
    'off' to 'on', with Conditions
  description: This automation blueprint creates a camera snapshot if motion is detected,
    or if a binary sensor's state turns 'off' to 'on', and sends a notification to
    your phone with the picture. Clicking the notification will navigate to dashboard
    URL. [More Info](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/camera-send-save-snapshot-to-mobile-device-when-motion-is-detected-with-conditions/604156)
    (v2.3) [Automation]
  author: TheFalseReality
  homeassistant:
    min_version: 2024.10.0
  domain: automation
  source_url: https://gist.github.com/TheRealFalseReality/eab315e84f2711783fb7454ac0b42187
  input:
    sensor:
      name: Motion or Binary Sensor
      description: The sensor wich triggers the snapshot creation
      selector:
        entity:
          domain:
          - binary_sensor
          multiple: false
    trigger_additional:
      name: Trigger(s)
      description: Add Additional Trigger(s)
      default: []
      selector:
        trigger: {}
    camera:
      name: Camera
      description: The camera which creates the snapshot
      selector:
        entity:
          domain:
          - camera
          multiple: false
    delay:
      name: Snapshot Delay
      description: Wait before creating camera snapshot.
      default:
        seconds: 1
      selector:
        duration: {}
    condition_auto:
      name: Add Condition(s) to run this Automation
      description: Add conditions if needed to run this automation at all. Note, if conditions return `false`, no actions will fire.
      default: []
      selector:
        condition: {}
    condition:
      name: Add Condition(s) to send Snapshot
      description: Add conditions if needed to send snapshot to device
      default: []
      selector:
        condition: {}
    notify_device:
      name: Device to notify
      description: 'Select a device to send notifications to. Device needs to run
        the official Home Assistant app to receive notifications.


        For Google TV devices, try [Notifications for Android TV](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.cyberdream.androidtv.notifications.google&pcampaignid=web_share).
        To notify multiple devices, create a [Notification Group](https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/notifications-basic/#sending-notifications-to-multiple-devices),
        and see **Notify a Group or Android TV** below.'
      selector:
        device:
          integration: mobile_app
          multiple: false
    notification_title:
      name: Notification title
      description: 'Default: "Motion detected!"'
      default: Motion detected!
    notification_message:
      name: Notification message
      description: 'Default: "{{ sensor_name }} detected movement! Snapshot from {{
        camera_name }} at {{ time }}."'
      default: '{{ sensor_name }} detected movement! Snapshot from {{ camera_name
        }} at {{ time }}.'
    android_section:
      name: Android Specific Options
      description: These are Android specific options
      icon: mdi:android
      collapsed: true
      input:
        notification_channel:
          name: Notification Channel - Android Only
          description: Create a new channel for notifications to allow custom notification
            sounds, vibration patterns, and override Do Not Disturb mode. Configured
            directly on the Android device -> Home Assistant App Setting -> Notifications.
            (default = {{ camera_name }} Snapshot)
          default: '{{ camera_name }} Snapshot'
        notification_sticky:
          name: Sticky - Android Only
          description: 'When enabled, the notification will stay active on the device
            after tapping it and remain unless swiped.

            '
          default: true
          selector:
            boolean: {}
        notification_color:
          name: Notification Color - Android Only
          description: 'Set the color of the notification on your Android device,
            in HEX. (default = Steelblue - #03a9f4)'
          default: '#03a9f4'
          selector:
            select:
              options:
              - label: 'Steelblue - #03a9f4'
                value: '#03a9f4'
              - label: 'Red - #f44336'
                value: '#f44336'
              - label: 'Pink - #e91e63'
                value: '#e91e63'
              - label: 'Purple - #926bc7'
                value: '#926bc7'
              - label: 'Deep Purple - #6e41ab'
                value: '#6e41ab'
              - label: 'Indigo - #3f51b5'
                value: '#3f51b5'
              - label: 'Blue - #2196f3'
                value: '#2196f3'
              - label: 'Light Blue - #03a9f4'
                value: '#03a9f4'
              - label: 'Cyan - #00bcd4'
                value: '#00bcd4'
              - label: 'Teal - #009688'
                value: '#009688'
              - label: 'Green - #4caf50'
                value: '#4caf50'
              - label: 'Light Green - #8bc34a'
                value: '#8bc34a'
              - label: 'Lime - #cddc39'
                value: '#cddc39'
              - label: 'Yellow - #ffeb3b'
                value: '#ffeb3b'
              - label: 'Amber - #ffc107'
                value: '#ffc107'
              - label: 'Orange - #ff9800'
                value: '#ff9800'
              - label: 'Deep Orange - #ff5722'
                value: '#ff5722'
              - label: 'Brown - #795548'
                value: '#795548'
              - label: 'Light Grey - #bdbdbd'
                value: '#bdbdbd'
              - label: 'Grey - #9e9e9e'
                value: '#9e9e9e'
              - label: 'Dark Grey - #606060'
                value: '#606060'
              - label: 'Blue Grey - #607d8b'
                value: '#607d8b'
              - label: 'Black - #000000'
                value: '#000000'
              - label: White -#ffffff
                value: '#ffffff'
              custom_value: true
              sort: false
              multiple: false
        notification_icon:
          name: Notification Status Bar Icon - Android Only
          description: Change the icon that displays in the notification.
          default: mdi:cctv
          selector:
            icon:
              placeholder: mdi:cctv
    tv_section:
      name: Android TV Options
      description: These are Android TV options
      icon: mdi:youtube-tv
      collapsed: true
      input:
        android_tv:
          name: Android TV - LEGACY (EXPERIMENTAL)
          description: Check if sending notifications to an Android TV type device.
          default: false
          selector:
            boolean: {}
        tv_position:
          name: TV Notification Position (EXPERIMENTAL)
          description: Set the position of the notification on your TV
          default: center
          selector:
            select:
              mode: dropdown
              options:
              - bottom-right
              - bottom-left
              - top-right
              - top-left
              - center
              sort: false
              custom_value: false
              multiple: false
        tv_size:
          name: TV Notification Size (EXPERIMENTAL)
          description: Set the size of the notification on your TV.
          default: large
          selector:
            select:
              mode: dropdown
              options:
              - small
              - medium
              - large
              - max
              sort: false
              custom_value: false
              multiple: false
        tv_duration:
          name: TV Notification Duration (EXPERIMENTAL)
          description: The duration (in seconds) that the notification will display
            on your TV.
          default: 10
          selector:
            number:
              max: 300.0
              min: 0.0
              unit_of_measurement: seconds
              step: 1.0
              mode: slider
        tv_transparency:
          name: TV notification Transparency (EXPERIMENTAL)
          description: Set the transparency of the notification on your TV.
          default: 0%
          selector:
            select:
              mode: dropdown
              options:
              - 0%
              - 25%
              - 50%
              - 75%
              - 100%
              sort: false
              custom_value: false
              multiple: false
        tv_interrupt:
          name: TV Notification Interrupt (EXPERIMENTAL)
          description: If set to true the notification is interactive and can be dismissed
            or selected to display more details. Depending on the running app (e.g.,
            Netflix), this may stop playback.
          default: false
          selector:
            boolean: {}
    ios_section:
      name: iOS Specific Options
      description: These are iOS specific options
      icon: mdi:apple-ios
      collapsed: true
      input:
        notification_sound:
          name: Notification Sound - iOS Only
          description: 'You can specify a sound file on your device that will play
            for the notifications. You can import the sound file into Home Assistant
            or enter the filename of the [pre-installed notification sound](https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/notification-sounds/#pre-installed-notification-sounds)
            (example: US-EN-Alexa-Motion-Detected-Generic.wav).'
          default: default
          selector:
            select:
              options:
              - label: Default
                value: default
              - label: None
                value: none
              - label: Alexa Motion Detected
                value: US-EN-Alexa-Motion-Detected-Generic.wav
              - label: Morgan Freeman Motion Detected
                value: US-EN-Morgan-Freeman-Motion-Detected.wav
              custom_value: true
              sort: false
              multiple: false
        notification_volume:
          name: Volume Sound - iOS Only
          description: Specify a sound level %
          default: 1
          selector:
            number:
              max: 1.0
              min: 0.0
              unit_of_measurement: '%'
              step: 1.0
              mode: slider
        notification_critical:
          name: Critical Notification - iOS Only
          description: Send as a critical notification to the mobile device. This
            will ignore silent/vibrate modes.
          default: false
          selector:
            boolean: {}
    optional_section:
      name: Optional or Experimental Options
      description: These are Optional or Experimental options
      icon: mdi:apple-keyboard-option
      collapsed: true
      input:
        notify:
          name: Notify Device
          description: Notify a device?
          default: true
          selector:
            boolean: {}
        delay_send:
          name: Send Snapshot Delay
          description: Wait before sending a notification, in seconds.
          default: 0
          selector:
            duration:
        delay_notification:
          name: Notification Delay
          description: Wait before sending another notification, in seconds. (ex.
            5 minutes = 300 seconds)
          default: 60
          selector:
            number:
              min: 0.0
              max: 86400.0
              unit_of_measurement: seconds
              mode: box
              step: 1.0
        notification_alert_once:
          name: Alert Once
          description: Only the first notification for each event will play a sound.
            Updates will be silent. iOS devices with Critical Notifications enabled
            above will still hear default critical sounds for updates.
          default: false
          selector:
            boolean: {}
        # notification_video:
        #   name: Video
        #   description: You can optionally attach the clip to the notification which
        #     will replace the thumbnail/snapshot above, if available. (local url, [Documentaion](https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/notification-attachments))
        #   default: ''
        notification_group:
          name: Group
          description: The group name that will determine if notifications are grouped
            on your mobile device. (default = {{ camera_name }} Snapshot)
          default: '{{ camera_name }} Snapshot'
        data_clickaction_url:
          name: URL to Navigate
          description: The URL to navigate to when clicking on the notification. (default
            = /lovelace)
          default: /lovelace
        notify_group:
          name: Notify a Group or Android TV
          description: "Enter the name of the group or individual TV for notifications.
            (example: all_devices) This will override individual device settings above.
            Device needs to run the official Home Assistant app to receive notifications.
            To notify multiple devices, create a [Notification Group](https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/notifications-basic/#sending-notifications-to-multiple-devices).\n
            \n\nImportant: Groups containing both mobile devices and TVs won't display
            snapshots on the TV unless 'Android TV' is enabled. However, this setting
            prevents Android phones from receiving snapshots"
          default: ''
        file_path:
          name: File Path
          description: "The file path to store the most current snapshot. \n\nDO NOT ADD `/local`, the blueprint with do that automaticaly with `/media` -> `/media/local`. \n\nDefaults
            to **/media/snapshots/<camera_name>** `/media/snapshots/{{ states[camera].object_id
            }}/last_motion.jpg`\n\n Try `/config/www/snapshots/{{ states[camera].object_id
            }}/last_motion.jpg` if you are having issues"
          default: /media/snapshots/{{ states[camera].object_id }}/last_motion.jpg
        save_archive_file:
          name: Save Archive Files?
          description: Choose to activate saving of old snapshots or not (default
            = off).
          default: false
          selector:
            boolean: {}
        conditionSave:
          name: Add Condition(s) to Archive Snapshot
          description: Add conditions if needed to save snapshot history files in
            a directory.
          default: []
          selector:
            condition: {}
        archive_file_path:
          name: Archive File Path
          description: The file path to store the snapshot in an archive folder. 
          
          
            DO NOT ADD `/local`, the blueprint with do that automaticaly with `/media` -> `/media/local`.
          
          
            Defaults
            to **/media/snapshots/<camera_name>** - `/media/snapshots/{{ states[camera].object_id
            }}/archive/motion_{{ now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")`.
          default: /media/snapshots/{{ states[camera].object_id }}/archive/motion_{{
            now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S") }}.jpg
        additional_actions_before:
          name: Additional Actions Before
          description: Add additional actions to the script. Will execute before everything
            else. Useful to turn on a light before the snapshot!
          default: []
          selector:
            action: {}
        additional_actions:
          name: Additional Actions After
          description: Add additional actions to the script. Will execute after everything
            else.
          default: []
          selector:
            action: {}
        mode_select:
          name: Mode Select
          description: Select mode for automation. (default = Parallel)
          default: parallel
          selector:
            select:
              options:
              - label: 'Single'
                value: 'single'
              - label: 'Restart'
                value: 'restart'
              - label: 'Queued'
                value: 'queued'
              - label: 'Parallel'
                value: 'parallel'
        action_type:
          name: Action Type (EXPERIMENTAL)
          description: 'Set action type, see [Actionable Notifications](https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/actionable-notifications/).
            default: URI'
          default: URI
        action_title:
          name: Action Title (EXPERIMENTAL)
          description: Title of action that will appear with the notification
          default: Open Dashboard
        action_uri:
          name: Action URI (EXPERIMENTAL)
          description: 'URI to naviagte to. default: /lovelace'
          default: '{{ clickActionURL }}'
triggers:
- platform: state
  entity_id: !input sensor
  from: 'off'
  to: 'on'
- triggers: !input trigger_additional
variables:
  sensor: !input sensor
  sensor_name: '{{ states[sensor].name }}'
  trigger_additional: !input trigger_additional
  camera: !input camera
  camera_name: '{{ states[camera].name }}'
  notify_device: !input notify_device
  time: '{{ now().strftime("%H:%M") }}'
  date: '{{ now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d") }}'
  notification_title: !input notification_title
  notification_message: !input notification_message
  file_path: !input file_path
  archive_file_path: !input archive_file_path
  delay: !input delay
  delay_notification: !input delay_notification
  snapshot_create_file_path: !input file_path
  snapshot_access_file_path: '{{ snapshot_create_file_path | replace(''/config/www'',
    ''/local'') | replace(''/media'', ''/media/local'') }}'
  condition: !input condition
  conditionSave: !input conditionSave
  condition_auto: !input condition_auto
  clickActionURL: !input data_clickaction_url
  save_archive_file: !input save_archive_file
  additional_actions: !input additional_actions
  additional_actions_before: !input additional_actions_before
  notify: !input notify
  notify_group: !input notify_group
  notify_group_target: "{{ notify_group | lower | regex_replace('^notify\\.', '') | replace(' ','_') }}"
  # notify_group_target: '{{ notify_group | lower | regex_replace(''^notify\.'', '''')
  #   | replace('' '',''_'') }}'
  # notification_video: !input notification_video
  notification_channel: !input notification_channel
  notification_group: !input notification_group
  notification_sticky: !input notification_sticky
  notification_color: !input notification_color
  notification_critical: !input notification_critical
  notification_alert_once: !input notification_alert_once
  notification_icon: !input notification_icon
  notification_sound: !input notification_sound
  notification_volume: !input notification_volume
  android_tv: !input android_tv
  action_type: !input action_type
  action_title: !input action_title
  action_uri: !input action_uri
  tv_position: !input tv_position
  tv_size: !input tv_size
  tv_duration: !input tv_duration
  tv_transparency: !input tv_transparency
  tv_interrupt: !input tv_interrupt
  mode_select: !input mode_select
  delay_send: !input delay_send
actions:
- if:
  - condition: !input condition_auto
  then:
  - choose: []
    default: !input additional_actions_before
  - delay: !input delay
  - service: camera.snapshot
    entity_id: !input camera
    data:
      filename: !input file_path
  - delay: !input delay_send
  - if:
    - condition: template
      value_template: !input notify
    then:
    - if:
      - condition: !input condition
      then:
      - if:
        - condition: template
          value_template: '{{ not this.attributes.last_triggered or (now() - this.attributes.last_triggered).seconds
            > delay_notification }}'
        then:
        - choose:
          - conditions: '{{ android_tv }}'
            sequence:
            - service: notify.{{ notify_group_target }}
              data:
                title: !input notification_title
                message: !input notification_message
                data:
                  channel: !input notification_channel
                  group: !input notification_group
                  color: !input notification_color
                  clickAction: !input data_clickaction_url
                  # video: !input notification_video
                  sticky: !input notification_sticky
                  notification_icon: !input notification_icon
                  ttl: 0
                  priority: high
                  image:
                    path: '{{ snapshot_access_file_path }}'
                  fontsize: '{{tv_size}}'
                  position: '{{tv_position}}'
                  duration: '{{tv_duration}}'
                  transparency: '{{tv_transparency}}'
                  interrupt: '{{tv_interrupt}}'
                  timeout: 30
          - conditions: '{{ not notify_group_target }}'
            sequence:
            - device_id: !input notify_device
              domain: mobile_app
              type: notify
              title: !input notification_title
              message: !input notification_message
              data:
                channel: !input notification_channel
                group: !input notification_group
                color: !input notification_color
                image: '{{ snapshot_access_file_path }}'
                clickAction: !input data_clickaction_url
                # video: !input notification_video
                sticky: !input notification_sticky
                alert_once: !input notification_alert_once
                notification_icon: !input notification_icon
                ttl: 0
                priority: high
                attachment:
                  url: '{{ snapshot_access_file_path }}'
                  content_type: JPEG
                url: !input data_clickaction_url
                push:
                  sound:
                    name: !input notification_sound
                    volume: !input notification_volume
                    critical: '{{ notification_critical }}'
                actions:
                - action: '{{ action_type }}'
                  title: '{{ action_title }}'
                  uri: '{{ action_uri }}'
          default:
          - service: notify.{{ notify_group_target }}
            data:
              title: !input notification_title
              message: !input notification_message
              data:
                channel: !input notification_channel
                group: !input notification_group
                color: !input notification_color
                image: '{{ snapshot_access_file_path }}'
                clickAction: !input data_clickaction_url
                # video: !input notification_video
                sticky: !input notification_sticky
                alert_once: !input notification_alert_once
                notification_icon: !input notification_icon
                ttl: 0
                priority: high
                attachment:
                  url: '{{ snapshot_access_file_path }}'
                  content_type: JPEG
                url: !input data_clickaction_url
                push:
                  sound:
                    name: !input notification_sound
                    volume: !input notification_volume
                    critical: '{{ iif(notification_critical, 1, 0) }}'
                actions:
                - action: '{{ action_type }}'
                  title: '{{ action_title }}'
                  uri: '{{ action_uri }}'
  - if:
    - condition: template
      value_template: !input save_archive_file
    then:
    - if:
      - condition: !input conditionSave
      then:
      - service: camera.snapshot
        entity_id: !input camera
        data:
          filename: !input archive_file_path
  - choose: []
    default: !input additional_actions
mode: !input mode_select

Time error format issue?

any idea what could be happening?

Time error format issue?

any idea what could be happening?

hmmm, not sure. Working for me, just tested it

Hi,

Great work with this blueprint!!! Its amaizng tool :)
-Is it possible to add more devices to send a same notification in one automation?
-Could you upgrade your blueprint to add several motion sensors and connect them with camera?

In that case I want to send a notification to 3 devices. I have 8 camera's and 14 motion detection. I had to created 24 automations with your blueprint and I only solved 8 motion detection....
It would be great to have one blueprint for many devices, many motion detections and many cameras.

Something like:
-Choose how many cameras do you have?
-Put a list of sensors for each camera
-Put a list of devices for notification for each camera
-Put title and text for notification for each camera
-Put a conditional (if alarm set or time is between sunrise/sunset) for each camera

Thank you in advance for respond.

Hi,

Great work with this blueprint!!! Its amaizng tool :) -Is it possible to add more devices to send a same notification in one automation? -Could you upgrade your blueprint to add several motion sensors and connect them with camera?

In that case I want to send a notification to 3 devices. I have 8 camera's and 14 motion detection. I had to created 24 automations with your blueprint and I only solved 8 motion detection.... It would be great to have one blueprint for many devices, many motion detections and many cameras.

Something like: -Choose how many cameras do you have? -Put a list of sensors for each camera -Put a list of devices for notification for each camera -Put title and text for notification for each camera -Put a conditional (if alarm set or time is between sunrise/sunset) for each camera

Thank you in advance for respond.

Unfortunately I'm not all that skilled at programming to do all that yet! For now, I just recreate the sensor for each camera

Hi,

Great work with this blueprint!!! Its amaizng tool :) -Is it possible to add more devices to send a same notification in one automation? -Could you upgrade your blueprint to add several motion sensors and connect them with camera?

In that case I want to send a notification to 3 devices. I have 8 camera's and 14 motion detection. I had to created 24 automations with your blueprint and I only solved 8 motion detection.... It would be great to have one blueprint for many devices, many motion detections and many cameras.

Something like: -Choose how many cameras do you have? -Put a list of sensors for each camera -Put a list of devices for notification for each camera -Put title and text for notification for each camera -Put a conditional (if alarm set or time is between sunrise/sunset) for each camera

Thank you in advance for respond.

I don't know much of the advance stuff, but I think I added the ability to notify multiple devices by adding the option to add more actions. See the example in the blueprint to notify another device. You may be able to do many more things with this option as well! Lemme know if it works.

Found the blueprint useful, and wanted to know if it could be possible to add the possibility of switching on the LED light before taking the snapshot, so t9 have some light in evening and night times. Maybe adding a condition after sunset and before sunrise. Thank you.

Found the blueprint useful, and wanted to know if it could be possible to add the possibility of switching on the LED light before taking the snapshot, so t9 have some light in evening and night times. Maybe adding a condition after sunset and before sunrise. Thank you.

I added an addition action option to execute BEFORE everything else, useful if you wanted to turn on the light before the snapshot delay. Otherwise, create another automation to turn on the light when the motion sensor is triggered on.
You can try using the condition option for sunset/sunrise conditions or create another automation for that functionality.

I added an addition action option to execute BEFORE everything else, useful if you wanted to turn on the light before the snapshot delay. Otherwise, create another automation to turn on the light when the motion sensor is triggered on. You can try using the condition option for sunset/sunrise conditions or create another automation for that functionality.

Did not pay attention to that option, thank you, will try as you suggested.

If I set Notify Device to false, then I cannot save an automation, because a notify_device is missing.
I just wish to save to save the image and process it differently.

Also, adding conditions to the binary trigger would be nice. (e.g. A motion shall only trigger the script, if the alarm state is also active.)

This is mainly meant to notify devices, but I added the option to not notify if wanted, but the blueprint still needs a Device to Notify regardless. You could probably edit the blueprint and remove anything that involves a notification.

I understand, but since there is an option to turn the notification part off, why not support to omit a notify_device in that case. By the way, my motivation is that I am using a different notification backend that supports notifications without having to open ports for my home network.

I understand, but since there is an option to turn the notification part off, why not support to omit a notify_device in that case. By the way, my motivation is that I am using a different notification backend that supports notifications without having to open ports for my home network.

it's an option because I recently added it to the blueprint. I have 5 cameras but don't always want to get notified, but just save the snap shot. I merged my blueprint with this to have 1 blueprint for my needs, still keeping the notification functionality. You may want to check the link for JUST saving it, no device needed.

Is it possible to add different actions to the notifications? I would like to have three (e.g. snooze 30 minutes, snooze 120 minutes, open camera)

For snoozing I have the scripts, though it is not clear to me how to add multiple actions via the blueprint. HA has the options (https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/actionable-notifications#building-notification-action-scripts)