As stated in the title i have my music in flex organized (Playlist) and would like to play them on my audio devices like HomePods.
How do i do this?
DLNA does not show playlists from plex.
I use this YAML to play from my Plex on my Google Home Minis:
service: media_player.play_media
data_template:
entity_id: media_player.<media player entity name>
media_content_type: playlist
media_content_id: >-
plex://{"library_name": "<library name>", "playlist_name": "<playlist name>", "shuffle": "1"}
Just put in your entity, library name, and playlist name. (you can set shuffle to 0 if you want also)
Link to documentation: Google Cast - Home Assistant
Thank you.
I’ve got two questions. Selection of playlists via GUI is not possible?
How do i add the service call inside to a button in Lovelace dashboard?
Not this way, as a GUI is not supported with the data_template and the Plex integration doesn’t pull playlist data into HA afaik.
To add the service call to a button, I would create an automation that sets up the casting in the data_template then have the dashboard button trigger that automation.
I’ve never used a homeassistant.components entity before, is that like trying to cast to the HA app running on the apple TV? If you have the Plex app installed, and it’s viewable as a player in HA, you might try casting to that.
Beyond that I am not sure, sorry. I’ve only ever cast to Google Home Minis and don’t have any Apply devices…