Alert Integration with Time Trigger?

Configuration
1

Hi guys,

I have this Alert integratiom yaml below to check if the windows are still open, which is working fine. However I want to do this check only at 7:30 PM. I can’t figure out how to do that part.

Is there anyone that can help? Many thanks.

alert:
  baby_window_open:
    name: Baby Window is Open
    message: "The baby windows are still open"
    done_message: "Baby Window closed"
    entity_id: binary_sensor.window_sensor_br_left_contact, binary_sensor.window_sensor_br_right_contact
    state: "on"
    repeat: 30
    can_acknowledge: true
    skip_first: true
    notifiers:
      - mobile_app_rey_s_phone
      - mobile_app_christina
    data:
      tag: baby-window
2

What you do for this use case is create a binary template with a trigger at 7:30 PM. The template expression evaluates the state of those two contacts and returns True if either are on. Then connect that new template to trigger the alert.

3

Hi Pete, thanks for the reply. Would you be able to write some YAML for the binary template? I haven’t used that in my system and not really sure the syntax.

4

These docs should help you get started.