Local_file camera image and templating

Configuration
1

im trying to update local_file image path using automation
the file is a camera.snapshot which timestamp in the file name.

- id: '1538168905630'
  alias: Camera - Motion Detection Notification
  trigger:
  - entity_id: sensor.amcrest_camera_motion_detected
    from: 'False'
    platform: state
    to: 'True'
  action:
  - data:
      entity_id: camera.amcrest_camera
      filename: /config/www/snapshots/camera.amcrest_{{ now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d--%H-%M-%S")
        }}.jpg
    service: camera.snapshot
  - data:
      entity_id: camera.file_cam
      file_path: /config/www/snapshots/camera.amcrest_{{ now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d--%H-%M-%S")
        }}.jpg
    service: camera.local_file_update_file_path

when i trigger the automation i get the following error in the log:

Could not read camera file_cam image from file: /config/www/snapshots/camera.amcrest_{{ now().strftime(“%Y-%m-%d–%H-%M-%S”) }}.jpg

can anybody please help me here?
thank you!

2

Use /local/ instead of /config/www/

3

Your data sections need to be data templates:

- id: '1538168905630'
  alias: Camera - Motion Detection Notification
  trigger:
  - entity_id: sensor.amcrest_camera_motion_detected
    from: 'False'
    platform: state
    to: 'True'
  action:
  - data_template:
      entity_id: camera.amcrest_camera
      filename: /config/www/snapshots/camera.amcrest_{{ now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d--%H-%M-%S")
        }}.jpg
    service: camera.snapshot
  - data_template:
      entity_id: camera.file_cam
      file_path: /config/www/snapshots/camera.amcrest_{{ now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d--%H-%M-%S")
        }}.jpg
    service: camera.local_file_update_file_path

You may need to put your file_path in quotes as well (including the template).

1 Like
4

Hmmm - I’m trying to do this to solve this problem and doing it like this:

  - id: 'cam update'
    alias: Camera update
    trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.last_caller_landline
    action:
    - data_template:
        entity_id: camera.caller
        file_path: '/config/www/images/image.jpg?v={{ now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d--%H-%M-%S") }}'
      service: camera.local_file_update_file_path

and it doesn’t change. Also tried without the preceding and trailing ’ and same result. Does anyone know how this should be done?