Shell command not working with argument passing to script

[dtfagus (Daniel)]

Hey folks,

this is driving me nuts! I have been going over this for the past 3 hours…

Shell Script (/config/doubletake_doorbell.sh):

#!bash
curl --location 'http://IP:PORT/api/recognize/upload' --form files[]=@"$1"

shell command in configuration (path hardcoded for test):

shell_command:
  send_doorbell_image: bash /config/doubletake_doorbell.sh /root/config/themes/ios-themes/herbstferien-193.jpg

Error message:

[homeassistant.components.shell_command] Error running command: `bash /config/doubletake_doorbell.sh /root/config/themes/ios-themes/herbstferien-193.jpg`, return code: 26
NoneType: None

When I execute the exact same command in the terminal (HA addon) it works.

Why is this not working when evoked via shell command in automation ?!

Please help me figure this out.

Bit of context:
My Nest doorbell can’t be configured in Frigate (no stream URL). So I want to send the event image to the double take REST API for face recognition.

[VDRainer]

Welcome to HA!

@dtfagus

When I execute the exact same command in the terminal (HA addon) it works.

You need to test your command inside the HA Container.

SSH'ing from a command line sensor or shell command

Great, this is realy a guide we’ve been missing. As an alternative, without portainer, it’s possible in the community addon-ssh to open a shell in the HA container if the protection mode is disabled (addon needs to be restarted). [Auswahl_418] [Auswahl_419]

[dtfagus (Daniel)]

Ah, now we are getting somewhere. The dummy command seems to work when I delete the quotes around the path and begin the path with “/config” instead of “/root/config”.