How to send a snapshot to the HA app?

Third party integrations Node-RED
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Hello, I’m able to send a snapshot to Telegram by taking a snapshot with camera.snapshot service. and a function node like:

var snapshot = "/config/www/snapshots/snapshot_camera.jpg";

msg.payload = {};
msg.payload.chatId = [xxxxxxxxxxx];
msg.payload.type = "photo";
msg.payload.content = snapshot;
return msg;

Now I do try the same to notify for the HA app.
I’m not able to do so.
I try to use the “call service node”, but I’m not able to get the data part right. I’m able to send tekst as notify message. But how to send a snapshot?
this works for tekst:

{
    "title": "TEST bericht:",
    "message": "kijken of dit werkt: {{payload}}"
}

I tried this data for a snapshot giving an API error:

{
    "title": "TEST bericht:",
    "message": "kijken of dit werkt: ",
    "data": {
        "photo": "/config/www/snapshots/snapshot_camera.jpg",
        "capture": "Snapshot"
    }
}

Any help would be nice.

EDIT:
I found the solution at this link: https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/notification-attachments

{
    "title": "TEST bericht:",
    "message": "Kijken of het werkt",
    "data": {
        "attachment": {
            "url": "https://myadres.duckdns.org/local/snapshots/snapshot_camera.jpg",
            "content-type": "png",
            "hide-thumbnail": false
        }
    }
}
This

is only giving a small thumbnail. Next step will be to find out the full image

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Hey Canedje (I think I remember you from the Homey community? ;)),

I was wondering if you’ve got this puzzle solved?
Some months ago I started the same challenge but when I didn’t succeed I quit after putting in numerous hours.Since you were on the right way I was wondering if you completed your path and could give me some tips.

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Hello Roel,
I’m coming from Homey indeed, but not willing to go back anymore.
HA is much stronger.

I did succeed indeed.
I do programming everything in NodeRED
Hereby the NodeRED node to send to HA:

[{"id":"3968012b.a85d1e","type":"api-call-service","z":"9434f210.13ebd","name":"Notify via HA","server":"783e002.7fe69","version":3,"debugenabled":false,"service_domain":"notify","service":"mobile_app_ipad_van_edward","entityId":"","data":"{\"title\":\"TEST bericht:\",\"message\":\"Kijken of het werkt\",\"data\":{\"image\":\"https://dukkie.duckdns.org/local/snapshots/snapshot_camera.jpg\"}}","dataType":"json","mergecontext":"","mustacheAltTags":false,"outputProperties":[],"queue":"none","x":648,"y":527,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"783e002.7fe69","type":"server","name":"Home Assistant","version":1,"legacy":false,"addon":true,"rejectUnauthorizedCerts":true,"ha_boolean":"y|yes|true|on|home|open","connectionDelay":true,"cacheJson":true}]

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Tipje: Het is veiliger om niet de link naar je eigen url in de nodered flow te zetten.
ik kan nu zelfs je auto voor je deur zien staan. :wink:

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yep je hebt gelijk. Dank je voor de tip

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