Great addition with filtering down to a specific shopping list! I don’t use the Mealie in-built shopping lists for anything else, but I could see that being very useful if you do, to not have everything sucked away by HA. 
It’s interesting the comments in the jinja template don’t work for you - they seem supported fine in my configuration. But you’re right, they’re not required - was just using them to try and explain what the template was doing in my example.
UPDATE AUGUST 2024
Home Assistant 2024.7 introduced an official Mealie integration, so I’d recommend using that to get the data into Home Assistant rather than my custom rest sensor based solution below.
ORIGINAL POST:
I noticed this in my logs as well the other day, I didn’t realise it was from this Mealie setup! I’ll have a play around with it and let you know if I can prevent those log messages. I’m sure I’m doing something dodgy somewhere.
EDIT: I think it’s the json_attributes_path in the rest sensor that’s causing it. Not sure how to work around that yet.
EDIT 2:
I got this resolved, but it required a fair few changes, essentially to avoid using the rest sensor and instead use the restful platform to extract the ingredient ID and the item name in different sensors. This way I can use a jinja template to handle the null scenario where item[0] in the array doesn’t exist, which occurs when there’s nothing on the Mealie shopping list.
TLDR with complete config at bottom of this post.
First, you need to replace the entire sensor section with this rest section instead:
rest:
- resource_template: !secret mealie_shopping_items_api_endpoint
headers:
Authorization: !secret mealie_api_token
params:
perPage: 1
queryFilter: checked=false
orderBy: food.name
orderDirection: asc
sensor:
- name: Mealie Shopping List Items
availability: >
{{ value_json['total'] }}
#Sensor to view items which are on any Mealie shopping list
#Extract the ingredient data in the following format: "food - quantity unit" eg. "apples - 1.5 kilogram", or "Empty List" if no items are left in the list
value_template: >
{# If no items in list, return "Empty List" #}
{% if value_json['total'] == 0 %}
Empty List
{# If distinct food is not defined use display name instead #}
{% elif value_json['items'][0]['food'] == none %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['display'] }}
{# If quantity is available, include it in the output #}
{% elif value_json['items'][0]['quantity'] > 0 %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['food']['name'] }} - {{ (value_json['items'][0]['quantity'] | round(3) | string).rstrip('0').rstrip('.') }} {{ value_json['items'][0]['unit']['name'] if value_json['items'][0]['unit'] is not none }}
{# Otherwise, print just the food name #}
{% else %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['food']['name'] }}
{% endif %}
- name: Mealie Shopping List Item To Delete
availability: >
{{ value_json['total'] }}
#Extract the ingredient's ID. Required to delete through the API later on.
value_template: >
{{ value_json['items'][0]['id'] }}
Then you need to update the mealie_delete_from_shopping_list rest command to refer to the new sensor’s state, rather than the old sensor’s attribute:
rest_command:
#Command to delete a Mealing shopping list item
mealie_delete_from_shopping_list:
url: >
{{ url }}/{{ states('sensor.mealie_shopping_list_item_to_delete') }}
method: delete
headers:
Authorization: !secret mealie_api_token
And finally, update automation.mealie_update_rest_sensors to include the new sensor in the homeassistant.update_entity step:
automation:
#Automation to regularly refresh the "Mealie Shopping List Items" sensor
- id: mealie_update_rest_sensors
alias: "Mealie - Update Rest Sensors"
initial_state: "on"
trigger:
- platform: time_pattern
seconds: "/10" #How often do you want to check for updates in Mealie?
action:
- service: homeassistant.update_entity
data:
entity_id:
- sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
- sensor.mealie_shopping_list_item_to_delete
Looks like this has done the trick for me to remove that log statement - hopefully it does the same for you!
TLDR - here’s the final complete configuration, which fixes the “JSON result was not a dictionary or list with 0th element a dictionary” log statement:
rest:
- resource_template: !secret mealie_shopping_items_api_endpoint
headers:
Authorization: !secret mealie_api_token
params:
perPage: 1
queryFilter: checked=false
orderBy: food.name
orderDirection: asc
sensor:
- name: Mealie Shopping List Items
availability: >
{{ value_json['total'] }}
#Sensor to view items which are on any Mealie shopping list
#Extract the ingredient data in the following format: "food - quantity unit" eg. "apples - 1.5 kilogram", or "Empty List" if no items are left in the list
value_template: >
{# If no items in list, return "Empty List" #}
{% if value_json['total'] == 0 %}
Empty List
{# If distinct food is not defined use display name instead #}
{% elif value_json['items'][0]['food'] == none %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['display'] }}
{# If quantity is available, include it in the output #}
{% elif value_json['items'][0]['quantity'] > 0 %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['food']['name'] }} - {{ (value_json['items'][0]['quantity'] | round(3) | string).rstrip('0').rstrip('.') }} {{ value_json['items'][0]['unit']['name'] if value_json['items'][0]['unit'] is not none }}
{# Otherwise, print just the food name #}
{% else %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['food']['name'] }}
{% endif %}
- name: Mealie Shopping List Item To Delete
availability: >
{{ value_json['total'] }}
#Extract the ingredient's ID. Required to delete through the API later on.
value_template: >
{{ value_json['items'][0]['id'] }}
rest_command:
#Command to delete a Mealing shopping list item
mealie_delete_from_shopping_list:
url: >
{{ url }}/{{ states('sensor.mealie_shopping_list_item_to_delete') }}
method: delete
headers:
Authorization: !secret mealie_api_token
automation:
#Automation to regularly refresh the "Mealie Shopping List Items" sensor
- id: mealie_update_rest_sensors
alias: "Mealie - Update Rest Sensors"
initial_state: "on"
trigger:
- platform: time_pattern
seconds: "/10" #How often do you want to check for updates in Mealie?
action:
- service: homeassistant.update_entity
data:
entity_id:
- sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
- sensor.mealie_shopping_list_item_to_delete
#Automation to transfer items from the Mealie shopping list to another list of your choice
- id: mealie_transfer_shopping_list
alias: "Mealie - Transfer Shopping List"
description: "When shopping list items are added to the Mealie shopping list, transfer them to an alternative list."
mode: queued
max: 10
initial_state: "on"
variables:
target_shopping_list: todo.groceries_list #CHANGEME: entity ID of your shopping list
notify_service: notify.mobile_app_michael_s_galaxy_s10 #CHANGEME: where to be notified if items fail to delete from Mealie shopping list
trigger:
- id: "regular_trigger"
platform: state
entity_id: sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
- id: "fallback_trigger"
platform: time_pattern
minutes: "/10"
condition:
- condition: not
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
state: "Empty List"
action:
- alias: "Ensure shopping list item isn't now 'Empty List'"
condition: not
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
state: "Empty List"
- alias: "Add shopping list item to target list"
service: todo.add_item
target:
entity_id: "{{ target_shopping_list }}"
data:
item: "{{ states('sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items') }}"
description: Imported From Mealie
- alias: "Delete shopping list item from Mealie"
service: rest_command.mealie_delete_from_shopping_list
data:
url: !secret mealie_shopping_items_api_endpoint
response_variable: mealie_delete_response
- alias: "Notify if item failed to delete from Mealie"
if: "{{ mealie_delete_response['status'] != 200 }}"
then:
- service: "{{ notify_service }}"
data:
title: "Failed to delete item from Mealie list"
message: "{{ mealie_delete_response['content'] }}"
data:
notification_icon: "mdi:food-off"
- alias: "Refresh Mealie shopping list items sensor, in case more items need processing"
service: homeassistant.update_entity
data:
entity_id:
- sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
I’ve also realised another issue with this shopping list setup the other day. It’s occasionally adding “Unavailable” as an item to my todoist shopping list. I think it happens when I restart my home assistant instance, most likely because the automation isn’t handling the unavailable state properly in the trigger. I’ll let you know if I fix that, but if anybody beats me to it then I’ll happily steal your work! 
Working like a dream. Huge thanks! And phenomenal effort to recode so quickly!
Thanks for updating this, I was able to get it to work also (after several hours)…one thing, i’ve noticed a lot of additional sensors being created…and I can’t explain ‘why’
While admitedly i did make some modifications for specific grocery list, nothing that i modified would result in an items_2,3,4, being created. I’ve searched my yaml, there is no “_items_2…3…4.”. anything, so I don’t know why that’s happening.
Otherwise, the update seems to be transferring fine… I’ve noticed that it’s a slower transfer than with the first iteration of code…the first iteration was basically a rapid fire of transfers this iteration is more of a 10-15 seconds in between each item getting moved. Not sure if that’s happening with anyone else or just me.
update disregard the multiple entries mention, I think they cleared up after restarting.
This would bo perfect for my new dashboard (wall tablet) in the kitchen.
I tried the last config of @my.spider.died but cannot get it al to work, the rest command wont work.
The modifications that did to make it somewhat work, are offcourse not working (newbie in all of this) maybe somebody can point me in the right direction.
- platform: rest
resource: "http://****/api/groups/mealplans/today"
method: GET
name: Mealie todays meal
headers:
Authorization: Bearer ****
value_template: "{{ value_json[0].recipe.name }}"
force_update: true
scan_interval: 30
- platform: rest
resource: "http://****/api/groups/mealplans/today"
method: GET
name: Mealie todays meal ID
headers:
Authorization: Bearer ****
value_template: "{{ value_json[0].recipe.id }}"
force_update: true
scan_interval: 30
#Sensor to view items which are on any Mealie shopping list
- platform: rest
name: Mealie Shopping List Items
resource_template: "http://****/api/groups/shopping/items"
headers:
Authorization: Bearer ****
params:
perPage: 1
queryFilter: checked=false
orderBy: food.name
orderDirection: asc
# As long as the request contains "total", the API was successfully reached
availability: >
{{ value_json['total'] }}
value_template: >
{# If no items in list, return "Empty List" #}
{% if value_json['total'] == 0 %}
Empty List
{# If distinct food is not defined use display name instead #}
{% elif value_json['items'][0]['food'] == none %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['display'] }}
{# If quantity is available, include it in the output #}
{% elif value_json['items'][0]['quantity'] > 0 %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['food']['name'] }} - {{ (value_json['items'][0]['quantity'] | round(3) | string).rstrip('0').rstrip('.') }} {{ value_json['items'][0]['unit']['name'] if value_json['items'][0]['unit'] is not none }}
{# Otherwise, print just the food name #}
{% else %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['food']['name'] }}
{% endif %}
No logs = no issue
To get the rest commands to work, I made my own rests.yaml file and put “rest: !include rests.yaml” in the config file.
my rests file looks like this…(bare in mind that my code is modified from the original for a specific shopping list in mealie)
#Mealie rest call for grocery store
- resource_template: !secret mealie_shopping_items_api_endpoint
headers:
Authorization: !secret mealie_api_token
params:
perPage: 1
queryFilter: checked=false AND shoppingListId=[shoppinglistid]
orderBy: food.name
orderDirection: asc
sensor:
- name: Mealie grocery store Shopping List Items
availability: >
{{ value_json['total'] }}
#Sensor to view items which are on any Mealie shopping list
#Extract the ingredient data in the following format: "food - quantity unit" eg. "apples - 1.5 kilogram", or "Empty List" if no items are left in the list
value_template: >
{# If no items in list, return "Empty List" #}
{% if value_json['total'] == 0 %}
Empty List
{# If distinct food is not defined use display name instead #}
{% elif value_json['items'][0]['food'] == none %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['display'] }}
{# If quantity is available, include it in the output #}
{% elif value_json['items'][0]['quantity'] > 0 %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['food']['name'] }} - {{ (value_json['items'][0]['quantity'] | round(3) | string).rstrip('0').rstrip('.') }} {{ value_json['items'][0]['unit']['name'] if value_json['items'][0]['unit'] is not none }}
{# Otherwise, print just the food name #}
{% else %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['food']['name'] }}
{% endif %}
- name: Mealie grocery store Shopping List Item To Delete
availability: >
{{ value_json['total'] }}
#Extract the ingredient's ID. Required to delete through the API later on.
value_template: >
{{ value_json['items'][0]['id'] }}
it’s easier to test the api with https://[mealiedomanname]/docs (assuming mealie is behind a proxy)
i’m using a split config setup, in configuration.yaml i got
rest: !include rests.yaml
rest_command: !include rest_commands.yaml
automation: !include automations.yaml
using the scripts from my.spider.died and splitting this up to the appropriate files gives errors.
2024-05-08 17:13:00.419 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.mealie_transfer_shopping_list] Mealie - Transfer Shopping List: Notify if item failed to delete from Mealie: Error executing script. Error for call_service at pos 1: Template rendered invalid service:
2024-05-08 17:13:00.419 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.mealie_transfer_shopping_list] Mealie - Transfer Shopping List: Error executing script. Error for if at pos 4: Template rendered invalid service: it looks like the correct parameters are not passed between the automation, rest and rest_command.
does anyone know how to make this work ?
adding 1 item in the mealie shoppinglist, now gets repeated over and over as ‘unknown’ in my todolist
rests.yaml
- resource_template: !secret mealie_shopping_items_api_endpoint
headers:
Authorization: !secret mealie_api_token
params:
perPage: 1
queryFilter: checked=false
orderBy: food.name
orderDirection: asc
sensor:
- name: Mealie Shopping List Items
availability: >
{{ value_json['total'] }}
#Sensor to view items which are on any Mealie shopping list
#Extract the ingredient data in the following format: "food - quantity unit" eg. "apples - 1.5 kilogram", or "Empty List" if no items are left in the list
value_template: >
{# If no items in list, return "Empty List" #}
{% if value_json['total'] == 0 %}
Empty List
{# If distinct food is not defined use display name instead #}
{% elif value_json['items'][0]['food'] == none %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['display'] }}
{# If quantity is available, include it in the output #}
{% elif value_json['items'][0]['quantity'] > 0 %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['food']['name'] }} - {{ (value_json['items'][0]['quantity'] | round(3) | string).rstrip('0').rstrip('.') }} {{ value_json['items'][0]['unit']['name'] if value_json['items'][0]['unit'] is not none }}
{# Otherwise, print just the food name #}
{% else %}
{{ value_json['items'][0]['food']['name'] }}
{% endif %}
- name: Mealie Shopping List Item To Delete
availability: >
{{ value_json['total'] }}
#Extract the ingredient's ID. Required to delete through the API later on.
value_template: >
{{ value_json['items'][0]['id'] }}rest_commands.yaml
#Command to delete a Mealing shopping list item
mealie_delete_from_shopping_list:
url: >
{{ url }}/{{ states('sensor.mealie_shopping_list_item_to_delete') }}
method: delete
headers:
Authorization: !secret mealie_api_tokenautomations.yaml
- id: mealie_transfer_shopping_list
alias: Mealie - Transfer Shopping List
description: When shopping list items are added to the Mealie shopping list, transfer
them to an alternative list.
trigger:
- id: regular_trigger
platform: state
entity_id: sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
- id: fallback_trigger
platform: time_pattern
minutes: /1
condition:
- condition: not
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
state: Empty List
action:
- alias: Ensure shopping list item isn't now 'Empty List'
condition: not
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
state: Empty List
- alias: Add shopping list item to target list
service: todo.add_item
target:
entity_id: '{{ target_shopping_list }}'
data:
item: '{{ states(''sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items'') }}'
- alias: Delete shopping list item from Mealie
service: rest_command.mealie_delete_from_shopping_list
data:
url: "https://xxx/api/groups/shopping/items"
response_variable: mealie_delete_response
- alias: Notify if item failed to delete from Mealie
if:
- condition: template
value_template: '{{ mealie_delete_response[''status''] != 200 }}'
then:
- service: '{{ notify_service }}'
data:
title: Failed to delete item from Mealie list
message: '{{ mealie_delete_response[''content''] }}'
data:
notification_icon: mdi:food-off
- alias: Refresh Mealie shopping list items sensor, in case more items need processing
service: homeassistant.update_entity
data:
entity_id:
- sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
mode: queued
max: 10
initial_state: 'on'
variables:
target_shopping_list: todo.shopping_list
- id: mealie_update_rest_sensors
alias: Mealie - Update Rest Sensors
initial_state: 'on'
trigger:
- platform: time_pattern
seconds: /10
action:
- service: homeassistant.update_entity
data:
entity_id:
- sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
- sensor.mealie_shopping_list_item_to_deletesolved.
in secrets.yaml the mealie_api_token needs to start with "Bearer "
Hi there, I have built a custom docker image, so that Mealie can now run as HA add-on with ingress support! You can find it in my GitHub repository.
Thx for your blog.
I followed it.
I do have problems at the end, with your list…
I copied the code, but its not showing right…
@skank I see it works for you!
This is indeed what you see if you check the code in the Developer tool > Template editor OR in the Markdown Card configuration but when you paste the code in the Visual editor state in stead of the Code editor state. Press on the blue text below to switch editor mode and paste you code again. Or check your line indent for each line.
This is how the code in the code editor mode looks like.
(This evening I will also add to my blog page how you make the text clickable)
I have it different now, i have it like this:
Its ok.
The clickable code you posted doesnt work here.
What doesn’t work about the link? Can you click the weekmenu text and you get redirected to an other page? Your url is ofcourse different then the mine.
Thank you so much for your reply.
i got i running except i only get the first ingredient from my shopping list when i add it.
sounds like something with the automation job/sensor update/ or the rest call to delete the entry…that’s the thing that removes the first item in the shopping list from mealie and move on to the next. Double check those things.
