Can home assistant send queries and receive inputs via the same method (other than email, preferably)?

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Inspired by Craig Ward’s full color sunrise alarm clock, I am working on a sunrise “alarm” that is a little more versatile. To determine when the lights start up, I’d like HA to send the wife and I each a message (SMS or push) to which we could respond with the alarm time. I’ve read that email can be used, but feel like that’d be a bit clunky. Are there any alternatives?

Link to Craig’s site: https://midwinter.cc/post/using-home-assistant-and-philips-hue-to-create-a-full-colour-sunrise-alarm-clock_H1waliSbG

2

Telegram.

3

Html5 allows adding buttons that control action(it will send action to HA).

I haven’t tried this but may give a try and let you know. I have a project in need of that actually

4

This works.

I recieve HTML5 notification when Motion at Gate or when someone push doobell at gate.
Within the notification I have Photo from camera at gate and button that allows me to OpenGate if I desire

#################################################
##       NOTIFY DOORBELL RING/MOTIO            ##
#################################################
- alias: 'Notify Gate Motion'
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.ring_entry_gate_ding
      from: 'off'
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.ring_entry_gate_motion
      from: 'off'
      to: 'on'
  action:
    - service: notify.notify
      data:
        title: 'Entry Gate Motion'
        message: '{{ as_timestamp(now()) | timestamp_custom(''%H:%M'', true) }}'
        data:
          tag: alert
          url: 'https://HA/kiosk/group.garage'
          image: "https://HA/api/camera_proxy/camera.south_gate?api_password=password"
          vibrate: "700, 700, 700"
          renotify: 1
          timestamp: 'now()'
          actions:
            - action: Open_Entry_Gate
              #icon: "/static/icons/favicon-192x192.png"
              title: "Open Gate"
            - action: "Dismiss"
              #icon: "/static/icons/favicon-192x192.png"
              title: "Dismiss"


##################################################
#     ACTION HTML5 ACTION OPEN ENTRY GATE       #
##################################################
- alias: 'HTML5 Open Entry Gate Pushed'
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: html5_notification.clicked
    event_data:
      action: Open_Entry_Gate
  action:
    service: switch.turn_on
    entity_id: switch.entry_gate
5

Unfortunately the wife is iOS so I think that’s already out. The gate thing you’ve got going on is awesome though.

I started playing with telegram yesterday and got to where I could interact via in-line. But was having some trouble with interacting via text - the next big step is going to be learning how to work with the variable that we respond with (I also wan’t reminders if we don’t respond within and hour).

6

Since you are using Ios have you looked at the ios app and actionable notifications?

I have a few setup and they work flawlessly.

Edit: a bit limited with only 4 hard coded options. would only work if you have regular schedule.

7

Briefly - I use android though :slight_smile: (gotta have my tasker)