Google Translate TTS entity not working

[LeoG]

Hi,

My HA has Google Translate TTS available as tts.speak entity configured.

However this does not produce any sound:

service: tts.speak
data:
  cache: false
  media_player_entity_id: media_player.sonos_living_room
  message: Hello World! Hello World! Hello World! Hello World! Hello World!
  language: en
target:
  entity_id: tts.speak

Any idea why?

[mcarty (Arturo)]

Entity_id is wrong.
This is an example that works for me:

          - service: tts.speak
            data:
              media_player_entity_id: group.googletts
              message: Ventana de {{ area_name(trigger.entity_id) }} abierta
            target:
              entity_id: tts.google_es_es

Change to your language.

[PeteRage]

Try using the example in the Home Assistant Sonos documentation.

[LeoG]

Hi @mcarty ,

Thanks for taking the time.
I could have indeed use
entity_id: tts.google_en_fr or entity_id: tts.google_en_com

But check my first screenshot, I renamed google translate tts to tts_speak to make sure the problem did not come from the entity id.

This is not solving the issue…

Screenshot:

Yaml:

service: tts.speak
target:
  entity_id: tts.google_en_fr
data:
  cache: false
  media_player_entity_id: media_player.sonos_living_room
  message: Hello World!

[LeoG]

Hi @PeteRage ,

Thanks for taking the time

I don’t see a HA Sonos doc mentioning TTS
Though I found a HA google translate TTS here which mentions

service: tts.speak
target:
  entity_id: tts.google_en_com
data:
  media_player_entity_id: media_player.giant_tv
  message: Hello, can you hear me now?

Here is my code:

service: tts.speak
target:
  entity_id: tts.google_en_fr
data:
  cache: false
  media_player_entity_id: media_player.sonos_living_room
  message: Hello World!

Seems similar, isn’t it?

[mcarty (Arturo)]

When I am confused or something doesn’t work, I found that the better option is to go to → Developer Tools → Services, and try there.

There you can go to UI mode and choose entities and all. When you find something that works, copy the yaml from there.

Edit: also take a look at the logs. Usually there is a suggestion for the malfunction.

[LeoG]

Wow, when I go to developer mode, this is working:

service: tts.speak
target:
  entity_id: tts.google_en_fr
data:
  cache: false
  media_player_entity_id: media_player.sonos_living_room
  message: Home main door open

I really don’t get WTH is this not working in my automation?

[mcarty (Arturo)]

Post the whole automation. Maybe it wasn’t triggered, or the condition.

[LeoG]

I am pressing “play” so normally trigger and conditions are skipped.
I am hearing the “gap” in my audio (plays before and after) when pressing play.

alias: Ring Doors
description: ""
trigger:
  - type: opened
    platform: device
    device_id: a9fd66655ffb6683c93260d7b8b60a29
    entity_id: 5946a19aa98733dafd1b80922398d271
    domain: binary_sensor
  - type: opened
    platform: device
    device_id: 4a02f79f099f8684a5916ac56f65a9d4
    entity_id: 870fcf832cd9d994616ba72446125161
    domain: binary_sensor
condition: []
action:
  - service: sonos.snapshot
    metadata: {}
    data:
      with_group: true
      entity_id: media_player.sonos_living_room
    enabled: true
  - service: tts.speak
    target:
      entity_id: tts.google_en_fr
    data:
      media_player_entity_id: media_player.sonos_living_room
      message: Home main door open
  - service: sonos.restore
    metadata: {}
    data:
      with_group: true
      entity_id: media_player.sonos_living_room
    enabled: true
max: 10

[mcarty (Arturo)]

Go to automations, select that one and take a look at ‘traces’.

You may find some clue there.

[LeoG]

Thanks, IMO everything looks “as it should” there

I am considering a backup, reinstalling a clean install of HAOS and restoring backup…

[Edwin_D]

I doubt restoring a backup is the solution. I think I replied in another trhread before: try removing the restore after it to make sure that does not abort the speach.

[PeteRage]

Do something like this. If there is music already playing, this announces over it, and then the music continues.

service: media_player.play_media
target:
  entity_id: media_player.sonos
data:
  announce: true
  media_content_id: >
    media-source://tts/cloud?message="I am very loud"
  media_content_type: "music"
  extra:
    volume: 80

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