Expected dict for dictionary value @ data

Configuration
1

Dear @ll,

i’m getting this error message, but i’m being unable to find out what’s the reason.

Logger: homeassistant.config
Source: config.py:443
First occurred: 3:45:30 PM (1 occurrences)
Last logged: 3:45:30 PM

Invalid config for [automation]: expected dict for dictionary value @ data['action'][0]['data']. Got None extra keys not allowed @ data['action'][0]['message']. Got None. (See /var/homeassistant/.homeassistant/configuration.yaml, line 17).

configuration.yaml file containes (first lines)

# Configure a default setup of Home Assistant (frontend, api, etc)




default_config:

recorder:
  purge_keep_days: 10

# Text to speech
tts:
  - platform: google_translate

#group: !include groups.yaml
automation: !include automations.yaml
script: !include scripts.yaml
scene: !include scenes.yaml

http:
  server_port: 8123
  use_x_forwarded_for: true
  trusted_proxies:
   - 127.0.0.1
   - 192.168.80.4
#  ip_ban_enabled: true
#  login_attempts_threshold: 5
#  ssl_certificate: /var/homeassistant/.homeassistant/server.pem
#  ssl_key: /var/homeassistant/.homeassistant/server.key
#
#
#lovelace:
#  mode: yaml# Configure a default setup of Home Assistant (frontend, api, etc)

#homeassistant:
#       name: PjWHeim
#        external_url: "https://wolke.wollny.com.br:8123"
#        internal_url: "http://wolke.wollny.com.br:8123"

default_config:

recorder:
  purge_keep_days: 10

# Text to speech
tts:
  - platform: google_translate

#group: !include groups.yaml
automation: !include automations.yaml
script: !include scripts.yaml
scene: !include scenes.yaml

http:
  server_port: 8123
  use_x_forwarded_for: true
  trusted_proxies:
   - 127.0.0.1
   - 192.168.80.4
#  ip_ban_enabled: true
#  login_attempts_threshold: 5
#  ssl_certificate: /var/homeassistant/.homeassistant/server.pem
#  ssl_key: /var/homeassistant/.homeassistant/server.key
#
#
#lovelace:
#  mode: yaml

#map:

geo_location:
  - platform: geo_json_events
    url: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/summary/all_day.geojson

logger:
  default: info
  logs:
    mysensors: debug
    homeassistant.components.mysensors: debug


#map:

geo_location:
  - platform: geo_json_events
    url: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/summary/all_day.geojson

logger:
  default: info
  logs:
    mysensors: debug
    homeassistant.components.mysensors: debug

any hint?

thx in advance.

2

Hint, post the code from automations.yaml. :wink: :slight_smile:

3

automations.yaml

- alias: Zone Notifications
  trigger:
  - platform: zone
    entity_id:
      - device_tracker.pwmi6
    zone: zone.PjWHeim
    event: enter
  - platform: zone
    entity_id:
      - device_tracker.pwmi6
    zone: zone.PjWHeim
    event: leave
  - platform: zone
    entity_id:
      - device_tracker.pwmi6
    zone: zone.luciana
    event: enter
  - platform: zone
    entity_id:
      - device_tracker.pwmi6
    zone: zone.luciana
    event: leave
  action:
  - service: notify.mobile_app_pwmi6
    data:
    message: >
        {% if trigger.event == "leave" %}
          {{ trigger.from_state.name }} left {{ trigger.zone.attributes.friendly_name }}
        {% else %}
          {{ trigger.from_state.name }} entered {{ trigger.zone.attributes.friendly_name }}
        {% endif %}
4

You need to indent the message option by two spaces to the right. You currently have it aligned with data but it should be like this:

  - service: notify.mobile_app_pwmi6
    data:
      message: >
        {% if trigger.event == "leave" %}
          {{ trigger.from_state.name }} left {{ trigger.zone.attributes.friendly_name }}
        {% else %}
          {{ trigger.from_state.name }} entered {{ trigger.zone.attributes.friendly_name }}
        {% endif %}

If you’re interested, you can also reduce the template to this:

  - service: notify.mobile_app_pwmi6
    data:
      message: >
        {{ trigger.from_state.name }} {{ 'left' if trigger.event == 'leave' else 'entered' }} {{ trigger.zone.attributes.friendly_name }}
5

thank you. i really didn’t notice it.

can you please let me know where this indent instruction is written, as i didn’t see it?

6

There’s an example in the documentation for the Notification integration (what you are using).

action:
  service: notify.notify
  data:
    message: "The sun is {% if is_state('sun.sun', 'above_horizon') %}up{% else %}down{% endif %}!"

Generally speaking, all options listed under data are normally indented. Here’s another example from the Light integration:

  action:
    - service: light.turn_on
      target:
        entity_id: light.ledliststair
      data:
        brightness: 130
        rgb_color: [255,0,0]

For more information about Home Assistant’s use of YAML, refer to this section of the documentation.

7

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