Can't get the snapshot image visible in a card (dashboard)

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1

Hi,
Can someone help with the following please. I’ve got a strange issue and can’t get the image into view.
image

With an automation I create a snapshot of my camera:

action:
  - service: camera.snapshot
    data:
      filename: /media/snapshot.jpg
    target:
      entity_id: camera.camera1

This works because I see the image on that location:
image

But this code doesn’t seem to work:

type: picture
image: /media/snapshot.jpg

How my configuration looks like:

homeassistant:
  media_dirs:
    media: "/media"
  allowlist_external_dirs:
    - "/media"

Am I missing something?

2

Try this:
image: /local/media/snapshot.jpg

3

doesn’t work either. In the logs it says this:
looks like it’s related to onvif?

Logger: homeassistant.components.onvif
Source: components/onvif/camera.py:155
Integration: ONVIF ([documentation](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/onvif), [issues](https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22integration%3A+onvif%22))
First occurred: 20:30:33 (2 occurrences)
Last logged: 20:30:39

Fetch snapshot image failed from camera, falling back to FFmpeg; Unknown error: All connection attempts failed
4

First make sure the snapshot is being generated correctly, then only can you display it in a card. If it’s not, then the problem is with the entity that is supposed to generate the snapshot.

5

You can try to use the www folder for the snaphot.

/config/www/tmp/my_picture.jpg

My experience is that the media folder is not working for snapshots.

6

the strange thing is, I’ve tried your code and it saves the snapshot.jpg file there:
image
with this code:

action:
  - service: camera.snapshot
    data:
      filename: /config/www/tmp/snapshot.jpg

But when I try to display the image, it breaks:

image
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code:

type: picture
image: /config/www/tmp/snapshot.jpg
7

Ok try these:

type: picture
image: http://yourhassip:8123/local/tmp/auffahrt_snapshot.jpg

You have to add the ip / or webadress of your home assistent.

8

it becomes even more strange. I’ve tried these two, only the second one works (so an image is displayed):

  1. http://myip:8123/local/tmp/snapshot.jpg
  2. /local/tmp/snapshot.jpg

but it’s an older picture, not the most recent one. I guess it has something to do with caching?!

9

Hmm which photo is in the folder? The new one? Then clear the cache of the browser and you will see if this is the problem.