Can't send video with Telegram?

Configuration
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How about sending a GIF?

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Might be to short? Sometimes the movement captured is about 30-40seconds at 30fps.

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In telegram bot api there is note about video size. Files must be below 50MB. Maybe your file is above that limit?

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They’re all under 10Mb - think I found it - I had a 30 second delay before sending the video - I’ve now changed that to 60 seconds, and they’re coming through.

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Found the issue in the logs.

This happens frequently on files being sent:
Error sending file: urllib3 HTTPError (‘Connection aborted.’, timeout(‘The write operation timed out’,)).

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Has anyone managed to solve this problem? one hour works another time does not work … I only receive this msg.

Error sending file: urllib3 HTTPError ('Connection aborted.', timeout('The write operation timed out',)). Args: (543056216, <_io.BufferedReader name='/tmp/shot1.mp4'>), kwargs: {'caption': 'Campainha', 'parse_mode': 'Markdown', 'disable_notification': False, 'disable_web_page_preview': None, 'reply_to_message_id': None, 'reply_markup': None, 'timeout': None}
18:45 components/telegram_bot/__init__.py (ERROR)
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Jea. Here too - Got it resolfed in the last monts?

[homeassistant.components.telegram_bot]
Error sending file: urllib3 HTTPError 
('Connection aborted.', timeout('The write operation timed out',)).
Args: (42026658, <_io.BufferedReader name='/tmp/shot1.mp4'>),
kwargs: {'disable_web_page_preview': None, 'timeout': None, 'disable_notification':
False, 'reply_to_message_id': None, 'parse_mode': 'Markdown', 'reply_markup': None, 'caption': 'Video Title xy'}
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Hi I have exactly the same problem (timeout error), did you find the solution ?

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c.a. - I made an shell script wich reccords a video stream with ffmpeg. Keeps the size under 1.5mb for 5 secconds and I can send it via telegram - this is for the Android app IP Webcam

shell script:

#!/bin/bash
date

folder=/config/ffmpeg
id=$(date +"%y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")

rtsp_url=http://user:[email protected]:8080/video?profile=0
duration=5
bitrate=2048k
codec=libx264
filesize=2048k

echo "$id.mp4" >/config/ffmpeg/file.txt
ffmpeg -y -i $rtsp_url -t $duration -b:v $bitrate -vcodec $codec -fs $filesize $folder/$id.mp4
echo "1" >/config/ffmpeg/done.txt
find $folder -type f -name '*.mp4' -mtime +30 -exec rm {} \;
sleep 20s
echo "0" >/config/ffmpeg/done.txt

cam Package for the filename and wait template

shell_command:
  ipcam_sh: bash -x /config/shell_scripts/cam.sh >> /share/ipcam2.log 2>&1
sensor:
  - platform: file
    name: cam_file
    file_path: /config/ffmpeg/file.txt
  - platform: file
    name: cam_done
    file_path: /config/ffmpeg/done.txt

Telegram action:

    action:
    - service: shell_command.ipcam_sh
    - wait_template: "{{ is_state('sensor.cam_done', '1') }}"
      timeout: '00:00:40'
      continue_on_timeout: 'true'
    - service: telegram_bot.send_video
      data_template:
        file: /config/ffmpeg/{{ states('sensor.cam_file')}}
    - service: telegram_bot.send_message
      data_template:
        target: 'xxxxxxxx'
        message: " Stand: {{ states('sensor.cam_file')}} Es ist {{now().strftime('%H:%M:%S %Y-%m-%d')}} /vid um es noch mal zu senden."

you have to whitelist the folders you use - Otherwise you get an error

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Hi @Underknowledge,
Thanks for your code. Can this work with lookback?
I currently use camera.record service which works great on my ONVIF entity but sometimes the file is slightly too big for telegram.

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Thats exactly why I used the ffmpg shell script. you can throw it a 800 mb file and ll vonvert it down to the 2mb.
in your case you ither have to find out the straming url ore reformat your created file,

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Ok! Thanks. Does it include a capability for lookback?

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I have no clue what you mean with loopback.
It definitely works via 127.0.0.1 when you mean this.

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What I mean is that you put for instance 30 seconds in loopback and a minute duration and the video which will be sent will be a minute long and will start 30 seconds before your script was triggered.