Notification Group - Services that require different data

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I am trying to figure out how to set up a notification to multiple devices at once, 2 android phones, and a android tv. Can anyone help me out? Here is my notify.yaml:

- platform: nfandroidtv
  name: shield notification
  host: !secret shield_ip
  
- name: doorbell group
  platform: group
  services:
  - service: mobile_app_nate_pixel_2_xl
    data:
      image: https://myddns/local/snapshots/front_door_bell.jpg?{{ states.automation.doorbell_day.last_triggered }}
  - service: mobile_app_joslyn_pixel_2_xl_2
    data:
      image: https://myddns/local/snapshots/front_door_bell.jpg?{{ states.automation.doorbell_day.last_triggered }}
  - service: shield_notification
    data:
      file:
        url: https://myddns/local/snapshots/front_door_bell.jpg?{{ states.automation.doorbell_day.last_triggered }}

It is then used in my configuration.yaml:

notify: !include notify.yaml
2

I’m not sure if you can use templates in the configuration of a notification group. Try to change data to data_template everywhere in this config.

3

Unfortunately that did not do the trick

4

Anyone? Still looking to get some help on this

5

I’m sorry, van you please post your configuration again? Do you get some errors in the logs?

6

So when I change data to data_template and just call the service notify.doorbell_group with message: test I just get a notification with test in it, no picture.

If I run it with data instead of data template I get a key error saying that image can’t be there multiple times

7

Does it work when you send an image in a notification to one of these devices?

8

Now that I think about it, I don’t understand why you need a notify group for this. You will only use this for the doorbell, why not just define the notifications directly in the doorbell automation?