Setting up notification in automation causes error

Configuration
1

I added a notification service as an action to an automation via the UI.

I get the following error upon saving of the automation:

Message malformed: expected dict for dictionary value @ data['action'][1]['data']

So by the UI it have entered:

Action Type: Call Service
Service: notify.notify
Service data: Zone 1 sprinkler turned off

YAML reads:

alias: ''
service: notify.notify
data: Zone 1 turned off

I have also tried:

alias: ''
service: notify.notify
data: "Zone 1 turned off"

alias: ''
service: notify.notify
data: [Zone 1 turned off]

alias: ''
service: notify.notify
data: ["Zone 1 turned off"]

When I try the following the automation editor saves BUT:

alias: ''
service: notify.notify
data: {{ "Zone 1 turned off" }}

BUT it actually saves:

alias: ''
service: notify.notify
data: '[object Object]': null

So, I assume my problem is formatting the data.

When the automation runs, no notification turns up in the notification panel.

I have also a ClickSend notify panel setup, so the help does not clarify how to send and sms, only how to setup ClickSend. I have recipient setup in the config in configuration.yaml so I an not expecting to have to put the phone number in the service data.

So, either of two things might be the problem. My data format or Clicksend setup.

I have seen this data problem in other attempts to configure other things so I am happy to start with sorting out that so, first things first. Any hints on how the data should be formatted please? Is there a help file perhaps that illuminates the matter?

Cheers,
Baz

2 
action:
  service: notify.notify
  data:
    message: "Your message goes here"
    title: "Custom subject"
3

Ah ha! My next attempt would have been {“title”,“message”} based on the notify call. So, I was getting close :wink: Thanks Tom.

UI turns that into:

alias: ''
data:
  message: "Zone 1 turned off"
  title: "Sprinkler Control"
service: notify.notify

But no notation raised when automation is run.

So I will take Clicksend config out, so that I only have one problem at a time.

4

Managed to get Clicksend notifications out but naught via notify.notify. Too bad. So sad. No biggy. Didn’t join up for Clicksend given some of the dodgey reports. So I will set up an old Android phone as a sms gateway so I don’t need trust potentially untrustworthy sites.