Radio Browser - how to use?

Third party integrations
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I just read about the newly integrated Radio Browser.

I succesfully added this integration to my homeassistant but I am wondering how to use it.

I did find how to install the integration, but nothing about how to use that service or how to integrate it in automations.

Can anybody help me here?

2

The instructions surely help? Radio Browser - Home Assistant

3

No, it did not. That I already found. And with that I was able to install the integration.

But I did not find anything about how to use it, e.g. how to configure a play_media-service.

4

Struggled a bit with it too.

Found that radio station are available in the media sections on the sidebar

5

Yes, that’s true.

But how to use this in automations to start radio-stations triggered by an event?

6

I don’t have a media section in my sidebar. I searched how to add it, which was to add media_source: to the configuration file but that hasn’t done anything. So I’m as stuck as the OP was.

7

This is a test I just put together:

alias: Play Radio when motion detected
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.basement_stairs_motion
    from: 'off'
    to: 'on'
condition: []
action:
  - service: media_player.play_media
    target:
      entity_id: media_player.livingroom_sonos
    data:
      media_content_id: media-source://radio_browser/4ed4b346-e81b-4570-adbe-8e62ae7a171a
      media_content_type: audio/mpeg
    metadata:
      title: Kaji FM
      thumbnail: ''
      media_class: music
      children_media_class: null
      navigateIds:
        - {}
        - media_content_type: app
          media_content_id: media-source://radio_browser
        - media_content_type: music
          media_content_id: media-source://radio_browser/country/AO
mode: single
8

Where did you find all the media_content information in the data section?

9

Yes, that is the question, @terryhonn : Where do you get the content_id from?

10

I went through the Automations UI and created a new automation, selected the trigger, chose Play Media for the Action, chose my media player from the list, clicked on the big Pick Media + button, chose a random radio station from the media browser radio station list. Once I confirmed the station played as I wanted, I clicked on the hamburger menu at the upper right of the Automation editor and selected Edit in YAML, copied the yaml there and that’s what I pasted in my earlier response.

Let me know if you need screenshots.

11

Ah, now I got it!

My mistake was to use the run-service-function, where I need to now the content-ID.

But instead I have to use the play-media-action.

Thanks a lot!

12

Hi, sorry but how did you find the link?

media_content_id: media-source://radio_browser/4ed4b346-e81b-4570-adbe-8e62ae7a171a
13

In dev tools/states while playing the station.

14

I find it easier to do through the website radio-browser.info - go find your radio there, and click on it, in the url you will get the content id , for example:

https://www.radio-browser.info/history/9617a958-0601-11e8-ae97-52543be04c81
15

Yes, thanks, but at the moment it doesn’t work with browser-mod :unamused:

16

Thanks, this worked for me. I needed to use the stationuuid

17

I Found a solution, in a button!

Play radio via Home Assistant - Rouwette.com

18

Play radio via Home Assistant - Rouwette.com

This may help :slight_smile:
Easy way to find content id is via an Automation
And play it with a button

19

been trying for 3 days to get this to work. i keep getting Media player does not support browsing media when i try to create an automation to play a radio station with radio browser

20

Crystal ball broken.

To get help you need to post your automation and your logs.