Script variable as mobile actions does not work

Configuration
1

I have created a script with variables that can send a notification to my iPhone.

The service call looks like this:

service: notify.mobile_app_jarles_iphone_12_pro_max
data:
  message: "{{message}}"
  title: "{{tittel}}"
  data:
    image: "{{bilde}}"
    actions: "{{actions}}"

When I look at the trace, I see that “|-” is inserted before my variable:

actions: |-
  - action: ALARM
    title: Start Alarm
    icon: sfsymbols:cart
  - action: URI
    title: Open VG
    uri: https://www.vg.no
    icon: sfsymbols:cart
  - action: IGNORE
    title: Ignorer
    icon: sfsymbols:xmark
    destructive: true

…and this is not working.

The variable “actions” is now a template selector, but I have also tried with text selector. The value sent is:

  - action: ALARM
    title: Start Alarm
    icon: sfsymbols:cart
  - action: URI
    title: Open VG
    uri: "https://www.vg.no
    icon: sfsymbols:cart
  - action: IGNORE
    title: Ignorer
    icon: sfsymbols:xmark
    destructive: true

If I run the call from the Developer tools->Services, it works fine without “|-”, but not with. The message is sent, but the actions is not there.

Is there anyone that know a solution to this ?

2

It looks like you are sending the list of actions as a list-shaped string, not an actual list.

Post the complete script so we can see what is actually going on.

3

I have created a smaller example because my original script contains too much.

Script:

alias: Send notifikasjon - Simple
sequence:
  - service: notify.mobile_app_jarles_iphone_12_pro_max
    data:
      message: "{{message}}"
      title: "{{title}}"
      data:
        image: "{{image}}"
        actions: "{{actions}}"
mode: queued
fields:
  title:
    selector:
      text: null
    name: Title
    description: Title for the message
  message:
    selector:
      text:
        multiline: true
    name: Melding
    description: Meldingen som skal sendes
    required: false
  image:
    selector:
      text: null
    name: Image
    description: Url to image
  actions:
    selector:
      template: null
    name: Actions
    description: Actions for mobile
icon: mdi:message
max: 10

Automation to call the script:

service: script.send_notifikasjon_simple
data:
  title: The title
  message: The message
  actions: |-
      - action: ALARM
        title: Start Alarm
        icon: "sfsymbols:cart"
      - action: URI
        title: Open VG
        uri: "https://www.vg.no"
        icon: "sfsymbols:cart"
      - action: IGNORE
        title: Ignorer
        icon: "sfsymbols:xmark"
        destructive: true

Now I see that the Automation already includes the “|-”.

Is it any way to send just :

    - action: ALARM
      title: Start Alarm
      icon: "sfsymbols:cart"
    - action: URI
      title: Open VG
      uri: "https://www.vg.no"
      icon: "sfsymbols:cart"
    - action: IGNORE
      title: Ignorer
      icon: "sfsymbols:xmark"
      destructive: true

…so the service “notify.mobile_app_jarles_iphone_12_pro_max”-call looks like this:

service: notify.mobile_app_jarles_iphone_12_pro_max
data:
  message: "{{message}}"
  title: "{{title}}"
  data:
    image: "{{image}}"
    actions: 
      - action: ALARM
        title: Start Alarm
        icon: "sfsymbols:cart"
      - action: URI
        title: Open VG
        uri: "https://www.vg.no"
        icon: "sfsymbols:cart"
      - action: IGNORE
        title: Ignorer
        icon: "sfsymbols:xmark"
        destructive: true
4

That is not what you want… that will send your list as a string.

There are a few acceptable formats. All three of the following work on my instance:

action:
  - service: script.send_notifikasjon_simple
    data:
      title: YAML only
      message: The message
      actions:
        - action: ALARM
          title: Start Alarm
          icon: sfsymbols:cart
        - action: URI
          title: Open VG
          uri: https://www.vg.no
          icon: sfsymbols:cart
        - action: IGNORE
          title: Ignorer
          icon: sfsymbols:xmark
          destructive: true

  - service: script.send_notifikasjon_simple
    data: {"title": "JSON Only", "message": "The message", "actions": [{"action":"ALARM","title":"Start Alarm","icon":"sfsymbols:cart"}, {"action":"URI","title":"Open VG","uri":"https://www.vg.no","icon":"sfsymbols:cart"}, {"action":"IGNORE","title":"Ignorer","icon":"sfsymbols:xmark","destructive":true}]}

  - service: script.send_notifikasjon_simple
    data: 
      title: Templated list
      message: The message
      actions: |-
         {{ [{"action":"ALARM","title":"Start Alarm","icon":"sfsymbols:cart"},
         {"action":"URI","title":"Open VG","uri":"https://www.vg.no","icon":"sfsymbols:cart"},
         {"action":"IGNORE","title":"Ignorer","icon":"sfsymbols:xmark","destructive":true}] }}
5

Thank you very much. This solved my problem :slight_smile: :ok_hand:

The solution was to configure the actions in YAML and not in the UI.