You now have a list of the files in your directory. Pick one at random from that list and play it.
media_content_id: "{{ state_attr('sensor.media', 'file_list')|random }}"
Note that the file path is part of the file list elements so you don’t need to specify it.
EDIT: looking closely at your file list you may not have specified the correct path for the sensor. It probably needs to be /media/local/music/
Thanks for these contributions.
I am also trying to get this working but without success so far. Having trouble with the paths.
Before attempting this I had
homeassistant:
media_dirs:
media: /media
and the Media Browser would play .mp3 files from various folders including /media/Music/Playlist. The full path being
/usr/share/hassio/media/Music/Playlist
The developer tool shows this when playing from this folder -
media_content_id: http://192.168.1.29:8123/media/media/Music/Playlist/Ike%20n%20Tina%20Turner%20-%20Nutbush%20City%20Limits.mp3?authSig=....
I set up
homeassistant:
allowlist_external_dirs:
- "/media/Music/Playlist"
and
sensor:
- platform: folder
folder: "/media/Music/Playlist/"
as the only valid config.yaml allowed.
I get this for the sensor-
so its seeing the tracks I want.
But when I launch my script using
media_content_id: “{{ state_attr(‘sensor.playlist’, ‘file_list’)|random }}”
the developer tool shows
media_content_id: http://192.168.1.29:8123/media/Music/Playlist/Ike%20n%20Tina%20Turner%20-%20Nutbush%20City%20Limits.mp3?authSig=....
i.e with one “media” folder level short, and the player does not play the track.
If I change media_dirs to this -
media_dirs:
media: /
the developer still shows
media_content_id: http://192.168.1.29:8123/media/Music/Playlist/Ike%20n%20Tina%20Turner%20-%20Nutbush%20City%20Limits.mp3?authSig=....
and the track does not play.
Where to go with this?
TIA
This is my script-
play_random_track:
alias: Play a Random Music Track
sequence:
- service: media_player.play_media
target:
entity_id: media_player.living_room_speaker_2
data:
media_content_id: "{{ state_attr('sensor.playlist', 'file_list')|random }}"
media_content_type: music
mode: single
Try this:
media_content_id: "/media{{ state_attr('sensor.playlist', 'file_list')|random }}"
Of course. (Slaps forehead).
Thanks.
So how much trickery is required to loop continuously and randomly through the folder until manually stopped. I am not big on scripts as you may have guessed.
I guess it would be check the player state for idle and restart the sequence. Something like
play_again:
alias: Play Again
icon: hass:play
sequence:
repeat:
while:
- condition: state
entity_id: media_player.living_room_speaker_2
state: "idle"
# Don't do it too many times
- condition: template
value_template: "{{ repeat.index <= 20 }}"
sequence:
- service: script.play_random_track
mode: single
That’s one way.
Another way would be to automate it:
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: media_player.living_room_speaker_2
to: idle
- platform: state
entity_id: input_boolean.continuous_play
action:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: input_boolean.continuous_play
state: 'on'
sequence:
- service: script.play_random_track
default:
- service: media_player.media_stop
entity_id: media_player.living_room_speaker_2
You would have to create the input boolean obviously. When it is toggled on random tracks play continuously, when toggled off the music stops immediately.
The automation works a treat. Thanks.
I didn’t get the play_again script to run properly. It stops after playing the one track.
Is there a function to replace random that could play sequentially by name alphabetically?
There is a next track service you could use: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/media_player/#services
Not sure what happens when either no track or the last track is playing.
Hello Tom,
Sorry for delay, i’m almost done, but still have an issue :
here is my config :
allowlist_external_dirs:
- /media/aya_nahil/histoires
- /media/Athan
- /media/Encore une histoire
- /media/English Story
- /media/La puce à l oreille
- /media/La famille
Here is developer Tools sensor result :
Here is my automation :
media_content_id: '{{ state_attr(''sensor.la_famille'', ''file_list'')|random }}'
But i had an issue with the URL.
2021-07-31 20:23:18 ERROR (Thread-10) [homeassistant.components.cast.media_player] Failed to cast media https://chuck-norris.duckdns.org:8123/media/La%20famille/48.mp3?authSig=ey... from external_url (https://chuck-norris.duckdns.org:8123). Please make sure the URL is: Reachable from the cast device and either a publicly resolvable hostname or an IP address
i could play all mp3 of those folders with the old way i used :
media_content_id: /media/local/La famille/{{range(1,10)|random}}.mp3
in external dirs : it should be /media/local/La famille or /media/La famille ?
because /media/local/La famille is not working
Any idea?
Thanks alot
Try this:
media_content_id: "/media{{ state_attr('sensor.la_famille', 'file_list')|random }}"
Here is the result, as you can see there is /media/media.
I think it should be /media/local/…
but when i add /media/local/ la famille to the configuration file, the schema didn’t pass
2021-08-01 18:52:47 ERROR (Thread-10) [homeassistant.components.cast.media_player] Failed to cast media https://chuck-norris.duckdns.org:8123/media/media/La%20famille/56.mp3?authSig=eyJ0e... from external_url (https://chuck-norris.duckdns.org:8123). Please make sure the URL is: Reachable from the cast device and either a publicly resolvable hostname or an IP address
Finally got an automation that plays a folder’s content in order from the first file to the last.
action:
- repeat:
while:
- condition: template
value_template: >-
{{ repeat.index <=
states.sensor.dire_straits_brothers_in_arms.attributes.number_of_files
}}
sequence:
- service: media_player.turn_on
target:
device_id: 9d7c215c6bbeb89d4e6496bxxxxxxxxxx
- service: media_player.play_media
target:
device_id: 9d7c215c6bbeb89d4e6496bxxxxxxxxxx
data:
media_content_type: audio/mp3
media_content_id: >-
media-source://media_source{{
states.sensor.dire_straits_brothers_in_arms.attributes.file_list[repeat.index
- 1] }}
- delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 11
milliseconds: 0
- wait_template: '{{ is_state(''media_player.living_room_speaker_2'', ''idle'') }}'
mode: single
Works for sub folders in the path also.
Good option to random playing.
Wow this is complicated! Does it work on SMB shares also? I’m unable to add my NAS share to the allowlist or the Folder sensor.
Have almost the same problem. Did you solve this?
Have this setup:
homeassistant:
media_dirs:
media: /config/media
allowlist_external_dirs:
- /config/media/karacsony
- /config
allowlist_external_urls:
- https://MYDNDNS/config/media/karacsony
whitelist_external_dirs:
- /config/media/karacsony
sensor
- platform: folder
folder: /config/media/karacsony
Get this:
path: /config/media/karacsony/
filter: '*'
number_of_files: 4
bytes: 27949440
file_list:
- /config/media/karacsony/03.mp3
- /config/media/karacsony/02.mp3
- /config/media/karacsony/01.mp3
- /config/media/karacsony/@eaDir
unit_of_measurement: MB
friendly_name: karacsony
icon: mdi:folder
On call service working good (you see no config folder)
service: media_player.play_media
data:
media_content_id: media-source://media_source/media/karacsony/01.mp3
media_content_type: audio/mp3
target:
entity_id: media_player.google_home_mini
But if I want to play random mp3 from that folder:
alias: Karacsony
sequence:
- service: media_player.play_media
target:
entity_id: media_player.google_home_mini
data:
media_content_id: >-
media-source://media_source/{{ state_attr('sensor.karacsony',
'file_list')|random }}
media_content_type: audio/mp3
mode: single
Get this errors:
Failed to cast media media-source://media_source//config/media/karacsony/01.mp3. Please make sure the URL is: Reachable from the cast device and either a publicly resolvable hostname or an IP address
Failed to cast media media-source://media_source//config/media/karacsony/02.mp3. Please make sure the URL is: Reachable from the cast device and either a publicly resolvable hostname or an IP address
What I see this script:
media_content_id: >-
media-source://media_source/{{ state_attr('sensor.karacsony',
'file_list')|random }}
always insert a config path before /media/karacsony/ and thats why cant play the music on my google home. When i call form developer tools not write this config folder only media/karacsony and working good.
But in the configuration files must use config folder because I use Home Assistant in docker and only accept it with config and then the other folders.
How can I solve this problem?
Found the solution, this is working perfectly:
alias: Karacsony
sequence:
- service: media_player.play_media
target:
entity_id: media_player.google_home_mini
data:
media_content_id: >-
media-source://media_source/media/{{ state_attr('sensor.karacsony',
'file_list')|random }}
media_content_type: audio/mp3
mode: single
Thank you for sharing the solution.
By the way, have you tried to make a script to play the list of mp3 files in local media folder in ordering by file name?
For example there are 3 mp3 files in /media folder as below:
1.mp3
2.mp3
3.mp3
The expectation is when start the script, the file 1 will be played first then file 2, then file 3 etc.
Thank you.
Hi,
I know it’s old thread but it’s not working for me .
if i send random file :
media_content_id: >-
http://10.0.0.11:8123/media/quran/064%20-%20At-Taghabun%20-%20Abdulbasit%20Abdulsamad.mp3
and not working
if i select file manually it’s working and i see extra /local/ on file path
media_content_id: >-
http://10.0.0.11:8123/media/local/quran/002%20-%20Al-Baqarah%20-%20Abdulbasit%20Abdulsamad.mp3
my command:
service: media_player.play_media
data:
enqueue: play
media_content_type: audio/mp3
media_content_id: "{{ state_attr('sensor.quran', 'file_list')|random }}"
target:
entity_id: media_player.chrome_cast
Same issue here, did you manage to resolve the “local” issue?
edit: I found a workaround, in your example… just add a folder “local” to “media” and copy “quran” to “local” … this breaks the manual selection of a media file but the randomise works…
This works for me
service: media_player.play_media
data:
media_content_type: music
media_content_id: media-source://media_source{{ state_attr('sensor.halloween_sounds', 'file_list')|random }}
target:
entity_id: media_player.garage