Attaching images to email notifications

Configuration
1

I am trying to send images from my security camera using email and I can’t get them to attach. Emails without attachments are working, so the issue is not the gmail notifier.
If I do the same basic thing but send the image via ios notification the images work.
Can anyone see something I am missing?

data_template:
  data:
    images: 'file:///192.168.0.104/snap.jpeg'
  message: 'Front Porch {{ now().strftime(''%H:%M:%S'')}}'
  title: Motion Detected
service: notify.gmail_notifier

For reference when I attach an image in the ios notification it works by using:
url: 'http://192.168.0.104/snap.jpeg'

For the email I have tried using:
images: 'file:///192.168.0.104/snap.jpeg'
images: 'http://192.168.0.104/snap.jpeg'
images: '192.168.0.104/snap.jpeg'
But without success.

An example error from my log:

2020-08-09 07:45:48 WARNING (SyncWorker_1) [homeassistant.components.smtp.notify] Attachment i not found. Skipping
2020-08-09 07:45:48 WARNING (SyncWorker_1) [homeassistant.components.smtp.notify] Attachment l not found. Skipping
2020-08-09 07:45:48 WARNING (SyncWorker_1) [homeassistant.components.smtp.notify] Attachment e not found. Skipping
2020-08-09 07:45:48 WARNING (SyncWorker_1) [homeassistant.components.smtp.notify] Attachment : not found. Skipping

So it’s trying to attach each character as an image? (see that its starting to spell "FILE)?

I tried using “image” as opposed to “images” in he syntax - which results in the email going through but no attachment as I suspect its simply ignoring that unknown syntax.

Any suggestions?

2

Try

data:
  html: >
    <img src="http://192.168.0.104/snap.jpeg">

It won’t work though if you aren’t connected to local wifi, you should probably download the image yourself in host it in /local/ or get the entity_picture.

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3

Assuming you are using the SMTP integration.

Try adding the images as a list as per the example in the docs. Try with or without quotes around the filename.

data_template:
  data:
    images: 
      - 'file:///192.168.0.104/snap.jpeg'
  message: 'Front Porch {{ now().strftime(''%H:%M:%S'')}}'
  title: Motion Detected
service: notify.gmail_notifier
4

Yes I am using the SMTP integration. I tried the above and it results in:

[homeassistant.components.smtp.notify] Attachment file:///192.168.0.104/snap.jpeg not found. Skipping```

I tried this with 3x slashes, 2x slashes, quotes and no quotes. Same result.
5

This is the closest I have got (thanks!). I can see an image was attached, but it’s broken.
I would have thought as I am on my local network when sending the image it would work and when testing I am also on the same network. As well as the fact that the ios notification works.

Do you have any links/info for me to investigate downloading the image myself? and/or using the entity_picture?
This is my first week using HomeAssistant, so I am definitely still a noob, but am progressing :slight_smile:

6

Ah, ok, I see the camera.snapshot service … that looks promising. (thanks for the idea @KTibow ).

7

I finally got it working. Writing it here in case other people have the same issue.

data:
  entity_id: camera.front
  filename: /config/tmp/snapshot.jpeg
service: camera.snapshot

data_template:
  data:
    images:
      - '/config/tmp/snapshot.jpeg'
  message: 'Front Porch {{ now().strftime(''%H:%M:%S'')}}'
  title: Motion Detected
service: notify.gmail_notifier

Also, I had to add this to my config:

homeassistant:
  allowlist_external_dirs:
    - '/config/tmp'

Thanks to @KTibow and @metbril for their assistance.

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8

Hi

My SMTP notification works when sending only text.
This works:
{
“title”: “Beweging voordeur”,
“message”: “Beweging voordeur”
}

But now I want to attach an image. I tried several examples.
What am I doing wrong?
What should I add tothe JSON editor to send for example this image:
/config/tmp/snapshot_camera_voordeur.jpg

9

Everything you need has been previously stated. You add

data:
  images:
    - "/config/tmp/snapshot_camera_voordeur.jpg"

to your service call.

10

Sorry, I’m too new and still a dummy zero.

I tried already to add this in my Node-red automation. But it is giving an error.
As you can see in the image, the Service cannot be called anymore
Notify SMTP

By adding these lines I receive a “YAML parsing error”
{
“title”: “Beweging voordeur”,
“message”: “Beweging voordeur”,
“data”:
“images”:
- “/config/tmp/snapshot_camera_voordeur.jpg”
}

11

You should use YAML, not JSON. It’s standard in Home Assistant.

12

Sorry, I don’t understand this.
My screenshot (see higher) shows Service Data (YAML, optional)

My Nodered shows only JSON as a possibility.
Nodered

My Nodered service call is working with these lines
JSON

13

Well then turn

data:
  images:
    - "/config/tmp/snapshot_camera_voordeur.jpg"

into

"data": {
  "images": ["/config/tmp/snapshot_camera_voordeur.jpg"]
}
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14

Thank you very much. It’s working now.
I have still to learn a lot

16

Hi
You have helped me in the past by giving the correct syntax for sending an image in an email notification.

Now I’m trying to send the contents of a payload. The payload is a concatenation of several measured values that I prepared in a function.

image

And the function is giving me a correct output
image

But the next syntax gives always a call-service error: expected dict for dictionary value @ data[‘data’]"

{
“title”: “Temperaturen”,
“message”: “Temperaturen”,
“data”: [
“msg.payload”
]
}

17

The data field is supposed to be a dictionary, a structure where there are keys and values denoted by { and }.

18

just popping in to say thank you!! This was exactly the post I was looking for!! Legends the lot of you! :slight_smile:

19

Hi all,

I have the same problem and it still not works for me with all the solutions tried.

This is the YAML. I send a mail to my Gmail account on an IOS device. The mail is received, but without attachment. I checked, and the file is saved in the correct location. What I’m doing wrong?

alias: Nieuwe automatisering
description: “”
trigger:

  • platform: state
    entity_id:
    • binary_sensor.ip_camera_field_detection
      from: null
      to: “on”
      condition:
      action:
  • service: camera.snapshot
    data:
    filename: /config/www/voordeur.jpg
    enabled: true
    target:
    entity_id: camera.192_168_0_12
  • delay:
    hours: 0
    minutes: 0
    seconds: 2
    milliseconds: 0
    enabled: true
  • service: notify.xxxxxx_gmail_com
    metadata: {}
    data:
    message: test
    title: test
    target: [email protected]
    data:
    images:
    - /config/local/voordeur.jpg
    mode: single