Spotify playlist through Google Home Mini

Configuration
1

Using Hassio and now having a Google Home Mini that i would like to play a certain Spotify playlist as wake-up alarm.

Is there anyone that have a working config already?

2

I have tested this without success.
So what am i doing wrong?

script:
    morning_music:
        sequence:
          - service: media_player.volume_set
            data:
              entity_id: media_player.googlehome6157
              volume_level: 0.50
          - service: media_player.play_media
            data:
              entity_id: media_player.spotify
              media_content_id: spotify:user:dawnlord:playlist:6YrwtfevNdgc44vI2HiO5j
              media_content_type: playlist

automations:
- alias: 'test'
  initial_state: true
  trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: '17:45:00'
  action:
    service: script.turn_on
    entity_id: script.morning_music
3

This works when i already have the mini fired up.
But in the morning when i havent played anything yet script doesnt start.

morning_music:
    sequence:
      - service: media_player.select_source
        data_template:
          entity_id: media_player.spotify
          source: media_player.googlehome6157
      - service: media_player.play_media
        data_template:
          entity_id: media_player.spotify
          media_content_type: playlist
          media_content_id: spotify:user:spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DX2MyUCsl25eb
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4

Have you tried the turn_on command?

Something like this at the top of the sequence maybe?

- service: media_player.turn_on
            data:
              entity_id: media_player.googlehome6157
5

When i tried that there was a blipping sound but nothing more

6

Since i have several mini’s i have created a tts-script that engages the spotifylist.
That sorted out my problem :slight_smile:

play_spotify_list:
    sequence:
      - service: media_player.turn_on
        data:          
          entity_id: media_player.googlehome
      - service: media_player.volume_set
        data:
          entity_id: media_player.googlehome
          volume_level: 0.50
      - service: tts.google_say
        data_template:
          entity_id: media_player.googlehome
          message: >
           Hey Google. Play Spotify playlist {{states.input_select.spotifylist.state}} on {{states.input_select.speakers.state}}.
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7

@dawnlord

I have been trying to get this working on my system, in my automations.yaml I have added:

alias: 'test'
initial_state: true
trigger:
- platform: time
  at: '22:45:00'
action:
  service: script.turn_on
  entity_id: script.morning_music

and in the scripts.yaml I have entered:

play_spotify_list:
    sequence:
      - service: media_player.turn_on
        data:
          entity_id: media_player.googlehome2409
      - service: media_player.volume_set
        data:
          entity_id: media_player.googlehome2409
          volume_level: 0.20
      - service: tts.google_say
        data_template:
          entity_id: media_player.googlehome2409
          message: >
           Hey Google. Play hot hits australia on study speaker

Unfortunately running the script manually does nothing, am I missing something?

8

Did you ever figure out how to do this without the work-around with TTS? Also, does the TTS actually announce the “Hey Google” part out loud?

9

Also haven’t been successful in getting this to work.

10

Yes it announces it all out loud, it works but not a good solution for me.

I have still been unable to get it going, did you have any joy?

@dawnlord
@arretx

11

No no luck yet :frowning:

12

You can do this via Logitech Media Server. It has a castbridge to connect to all devices with google cast and you can expose any chromecast device (or group) as a Spotify connect client. However, i do not recommend doing this on a rpi… in my tests it was not able to handle the transcoding well.

13

ok I understood that there is no way to control spotify with Home Assistan even if they claim that you can do it :slight_smile:
current implementation for spotify needs a running client and it is not even able to start spotify on a satellite like Google Home or Echo.

So we need to say that HA has no support for Spotify yet.

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14

Hi guys,
I will able to do that with spotcast component. Its works fine even with idle cast devices.

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