Configuring sensors.yaml for spotify for a noob

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Hi all,

YAML sadly is something that manages to utterly confuse me. I have homeassistant happily running and would like to integrate a spotify control via ESPHome, as shown here Awesome Spotify Touch Control via ILI9341-Screen

However - for the life of me - i don’t get my sensor to work. I tried different variations, e.g.

sensor:
  - platform: edl21
    serial_port: /dev/ttyUSB0
    name: Stromzaehler

  esp32_media_player_current_title:
    friendly_name: "Joe's current spotify title"
    value_template: "{{ state_attr('media_player.spotify_joe','media_title') }}"

which doesn’t work, or e.g.

sensor:
  - platform: edl21
    serial_port: /dev/ttyUSB0
    name: Stromzaehler
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      esp32_media_player_current_title:
        friendly_name: "Joe's current spotify title"
        value_template: "{{ state_attr('media_player.spotify_joe','media_title') }}"

What am I doing wrong?

2

Hi Joey,

the second version seems to be ok. Do you get an error message?
Can you see the attributes of the spotify player? (in Dev → States)
BTW, the attributes are only available, when Spotify in playing.

Best,
Axel

3

Hi Axel,

I can see the actual attributes of the spotify player. However I cannot see the actual sensor. I also don’t get an error message in the second example. The first example delivers me an error message.

Best,
Joey

4

Hi Joey,

does the sensor template resolve, when you put it to Development - > Template (template Editor)?

This one works for me:
{{ state_attr(‘media_player.spotify_xxx’, ‘media_title’) }}

Axel

5

Now it worked, I see it under states as well… Thanks so much! @brix29

6

Great. You are welcome! :muscle: