Next you’ll find what I wrote when it was working, probably the difference is not the 1.2.1, but that when I tried I was on 1.2.0 and 0.89.1 and I had installed via pip3 alexapy.
So probably, since now I’m on 0.89.2 and it seems it’s not installed, it doesn’t work.
I don’t want to install and do more test and then try to install it. What do you think?
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The component wouldn’t work at all if alexapy wasn’t installed. I don’t think that’s the problem. Your logs actually look fine as it’s finding the device.
I assume the problem persists if you use the other devices? Does it work if you create a routine in the actual Alexa app? I noticed in your prior example when it worked you had my Echo. I assume you just changed it for purposes of the thread…
I understand you’re reluctant to do more testing, so it’s ok if you decide not to do the next step.
The next step would be to enable logging on alexapy but that will be much longer and probably shouldn’t happen in this public thread. Either DM me or create an issue in GitHub. Alexapy debug does not mask serial numbers/emails so you’ll have to manually do it.
@alandtse Hassio has home assistant in a docket container containing the app and environment. When upgrading it replaces that container with a new one. That means if you install alexapy that it is gone after a home assistant upgrade.
How do I use the notification component to trigger an Alexa routine? That is my goal.
The thing is at least three people (@PlayedIn, @lonebaggie, me) can confirm that it works on hassio without installing alexapy manually. And because, as @alandtse said, this component doesn’t work without alexapy it must be somewhere, even if you don’t find it.
So it doesn’t matter if ha replaces the container.
Also I think this will confuse new users, as they will think they’ll have to install alexapy manually. And as hassio users probably want to avoid command line interfaces, this could prevent new users to try this great component.
So I think the best thing would be to have someone with better knowledge about hassio clear that up for all of us.
Maybe @alandtse know’s someone that could help with this.
Also @petro has always been a great help. Maybe @frenck can clear that up.
Anyone know how I would port this template message below to alexa notify instead off tts?
action:
- service: media_player.alexa_tts
entity_id: media_player.hallway_dot
data_template:
message: >
{% if is_state('group.people','not_home') %}
Welcome, House Guest. The owners are not home, they are approximately {{ (states ('proximity.people_distance_to_home') |float / 1000) | round (1) }} kilometers away. The nearest person is {{ states.proximity.people_distance_to_home.attributes.nearest }}. Guests are reminded to remove outside shoes.
{% elif is_state('group.people','home') %}
Welcome, House Guest. The owners are most likely at home. Probably in the {{ states ('sensor.last_motion') }}. Guests are reminded to remove outside shoes.
{% else %}
Welcome, House Guest. The location of the owners is unknown. Last motion was detected in the {{ states ('sensor.last_motion') }}. Guests are reminded to remove outside shoes.
{% endif %}
action:
- service: notify.alexa_media
data_template:
target: media_player.hallway_dot
message: >
{% if is_state('group.people','not_home') %}
Welcome, House Guest. The owners are not home, they are approximately {{ (states ('proximity.people_distance_to_home') |float / 1000) | round (1) }} kilometers away. The nearest person is {{ states.proximity.people_distance_to_home.attributes.nearest }}. Guests are reminded to remove outside shoes.
{% elif is_state('group.people','home') %}
Welcome, House Guest. The owners are most likely at home. Probably in the {{ states ('sensor.last_motion') }}. Guests are reminded to remove outside shoes.
{% else %}
Welcome, House Guest. The location of the owners is unknown. Last motion was detected in the {{ states ('sensor.last_motion') }}. Guests are reminded to remove outside shoes.
{% endif %}
data:
type: tts
What a good idea. You would need to use the announce option to ensure all the echo’s were synced. Why not create the groups in in the Alexa App, with all the combinations of echos you need to call . Then you could call the group that last_called echo is not in .
Long winded ,but you need the announce to keep them in sync
Running Alexa automation routines is now supported. Routines are tasks you can trigger through the Alexa App. Please create them using the Alexa app and ensure they are enabled . This is now exposed through the media_player.play_media service when the media_content_type is set to routine Example json:
Every component with this line with automatically grab the resource linked inside it (all versions of HA including hassio). It will always be installed.
