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Hi all,
New to HA and Unifi. I have Unifi Protect integrated in HA via HACS with 3 G4 Pros and 1 G4 Doorbell. Everything is working, but I can not figure out how to make it so when a person (or motion) is detected it notifies me (iPhone) of the notification and includes a picture of what is happening.
How do I make that happen? Configuration > Automatons > New Automation > Switch to Yaml mode? Then what?
Here is what I have now:
alias: Front Yard Motion
description: ''
trigger:
- type: motion
platform: device
device_id: 9ed32acb09386bffff99f0fe4ef8d158
entity_id: binary_sensor.motion_front_yard
domain: binary_sensor
condition: []
action:
- service: notify.mobile_app_mr_walters
data:
message: There is motion in the front yard
mode: single
Thanks!
Just a general heads-up for anyone using the save_thumbnail service with any Unifi cameras that don’t support object detection.
With the release of Protect v1.19.0 - release notes here they have adopted square thumbnails.
In my experience this effectively renders the image_width parameter of the service irrelevant, and testing on my G3-Flex basically produces an image that does not reflect a clear view of the motion event. With our garage camera I tested by entering the garage and received a small square image of one wing of one of our cars. The thumbnail gave no visual indication that a person was in the garage.
I’ve experimented with using the camera.snapshot service however for motion events I’d have to factor in a nearly 20 second delay on the stream, making it unusable. Note that I understand why this issue occurs and that it is outside the purview of the component. As we want audio on the stream the alternatives are not particularly viable for our setup.
With that in mind I’ve expanded my use of Deepstack to scan for and identify objects based on the motion triggers provided by the component, and limited snapshots to physical events (e.g. the garage door closing, the doorbell being pushed, etc.)
Just wanted to give any other users of the save_thumbnail service a heads up - YMMV of course.
Sorry if this already answered here but there are a lot of posts and searching for add-on didn’t really give any definitive results.
Is there a Unifi Protect as an add-on?
I know there’s the controller add-on, but that’s separate.
I found this, so it makes me think it’s quite possible:
I know my performance might not be great but I kind of want to try this all out before I commit to any more hardware than just the camera.
Very surprised to see an option to install Protect in docker. My understanding is that Protect requires a “console” to function. And the only available ones that I know of are the UDMP, an NVR or the USG CK2.
I doubt the Protect app is supported outside of Unifi hardware so I’d be worried about investing money into the cameras, only to have the Protect app break because of changes made by Unifi.
Just my 2c.
Eh that’s what returns are for?
It’s not an investment until the return window is closed.
My Amcrest just went back because it’s not as reliable as the Nest, just a little more tweakable.
I almost have the container working.
We’ll see if I can add the doorbell.
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Kinda stuck on this issue where it says it’s connecting to the NVR but it’s just stuck there.
I guess UniFi is looking off the table. Amcrest doorbell was not good as a doorbell. Nest subscription is annoying but at least good as a doorbell.
About to just put a basic button there with a creepy camera in the roof of my porch…
Keith, I have the Unifi doorbell. PM me with any questions you have. I love it.
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Got something cool working using this integration: Unifi Doorbell G4 last snapshot casted to Google Home via intermediate docker image (e.g. generated MP4 with doorbell sound and anonymous snapshot)
Hi all – I have used this component successfully for awhile, but, have a nagging issue. I have everything feed into HomeKit to make it easy for my wife/family. I am able to stream doorbell/video (albeit slightly lagged).
I’ve created a custom binary sensor to only trigger an alert in HomeKit (using it as a “motion sensor” for my doorbell) that only turns on if there is a person detection to try and eliminate false positives. As follows:
- platform: template
sensors:
person_doorbell:
unique_id: fa1d8fc7-e7b6-4775-aa5b-1395a4817bea
friendly_name: "Person Detection - Doorbell"
device_class: motion
delay_off: "00:05:00"
value_template: "{{ is_state_attr('binary_sensor.motion_doorbell', 'event_object', 'person') }}"
However, what I’ve discovered is this sensor will remain in the on state for seemingly hours and will randomly turn off (unclear to me what triggers the off state).
To try and combat this, I’ve created an automation that will automatically turn off the sensor after a period of two minutes.
- id: '1630291931405'
alias: Reset Person state for Doorbell
description: ''
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: binary_sensor.person_doorbell
from: 'off'
to: 'on'
for: 00:02:00
condition: []
action:
- condition: state
entity_id: binary_sensor.person_doorbell
state: 'off'
mode: single
However, when the automation runs and I look at the trace info I get the following result, I’m at my wits end. Any assistant would be greatly appreciated!
Executed: August 29, 2021, 9:35:24 PM
Result:
result: false
entity_id/0
Executed: August 29, 2021, 9:35:24 PM
Result:
result: false
state: 'on'
wanted_state: 'off'
The reason that it does not turn off is that the value_template still returns true as the person attribute is not cleared after the event stops. Would it work if you combine with the state of the sensor?
Hi – first of all, thanks for the integration! Unfortunately I think I’ve reached my limits on knowledge here, I’m not sure I understand what you mean.
I believe @briis is suggesting that you use a combination state in your template sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
person_doorbell:
unique_id: fa1d8fc7-e7b6-4775-aa5b-1395a4817bea
friendly_name: "Person Detection - Doorbell"
device_class: motion
delay_off: "00:05:00"
value_template: "{{ is_state('binary_motion_doorbell', 'on') and is_state_attr('binary_sensor.motion_doorbell', 'event_object', 'person') }}"
which should resolve the root issue and make the automation unnecessary
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Works perfectly, thank you! Very helpful for anyone looking to reduce notifications and using HomeKit.
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Hello there,
Anyone have played with the privacy service ?
I would like to add the call to the service to set and unset the full privacy settings using automation.
Thanks,
Hi @Zwordi
In your automation you can just use the below in the Actions to enable Privacy Mode for a Camera:
service: unifiprotect.set_privacy_mode
data:
entity_id: camera.kamera_terrasse
privacy_mode: true
mic_level: 0
recording_mode: never
And this to disable it again:
service: unifiprotect.set_privacy_mode
data:
entity_id: camera.kamera_terrasse
privacy_mode: false
mic_level: 100
recording_mode: smart
Please note that mic_level and recording_mode are optional. If you don’t set them, the will just be unchanged.
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Thank you so much.
Bringing camera at home is already a sensitive topic so it’s one big advantages of this series to be able to have a privacy mode.
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- Would it be possible to control the presence detection using the smart detection only?
- When trying to add the integration after installation i get “ABORTED”. Nothing mentioned in the log? Advice?
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