How to get timers real remaining time?

[Argo]

Hey everybody!
Trying to get seconds from timer in automation (9 seconds on the screenshot):

I thought {{state_attr('timer.killer', 'remaining')}} would help, but it did not. ‘Remainig’ updates only if timer is paused. And I am trying to get ‘live’ time. How can I achieve that?

[KTibow (Kendell R)]

How about {{ states('timer.killer') }}
Interesting naming…

[Argo]

Nope, thats not gonna work

Making smth like countdown with tts for security system (siren + countdown)

I want to send tts every 10 seconds so it would be like:
“You will be destroyed in ** seconds”

[KTibow (Kendell R)]

This could be more easily done with the repeat action and delay, check 0.113 release notes.

[Argo]

I am using repeat, but I don’t really want to hardcode time in automation. It seems like timer would be perfect here. I thought that there is a simple way to get live time

[KTibow (Kendell R)]

??? The time is still hardcoded with a timer, right?

[tom_l]

Display remaining seconds of timer in frontend

Configuration.yaml, sensors stored as both remaining seconds, and HH:MM:SS sensor: - platform: mqtt state_topic: "home/timers/timer.aircon_run_timer/start" name: "Timer Start Aircon Run" - platform: mqtt state_topic: "home/timers/timer.aircon_run_timer/duration" name: "Timer Duration Aircon Run" - platform: template sensors: timer_remaining_sec_aircon_run: friendly_name: "Timer - Remaining Seconds - Aircon Run" value_template: >- {%- if …

[Argo]

I mean that with timer I will get real time with correct intervals. So there will not be any situation when time is counted incorrectly

Can I be precise if I use delays?

And by the way, how do you mean to do it with repeat?

If I use repeat - I should have a variable for seconds left

[tom_l]

I just linked to an exact answer to your question. That you probably should have found by searching yourself. Took me all of 15 seconds.

[Argo]

thank you for your time, sorry for spamming