UniFi G4 Doorbell Pro

Configuration
1

I’ve setup the following automation and it only occasionally works. If I check the logbook it rarely indicates that the bell had been pressed. UniFi protect correctly shows bell pressed x mins ago…

Any ideas? It’s driving me bonkers…

alias: Doorbell Pressed
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - binary_sensor.doorbell_doorbell
    to: "on"
    from: "off"
condition: []
action:
  - service: notify.alexa_media
    data:
      target:
        - media_player.studyecho
        - media_player.bootroomecho
        - media_player.kitchenecho
        - media_player.loungeecho
      message: >
        '"{{ ("<audio
        src='https://xxx.ui.nabu.casa/local/sounds/chime.mp3'/>",
          )|random }}"'
      data:
        type: tts
  - service: notify.lounge_tv
    data:
      data: {}
      message: Doorbell pressed
mode: single
2

I’m using almost the same automation for my G4 (not pro) doorbells.

My triggers are slight different then yours, these are mine:

alias: "Security: Doorbell pressed"
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - binary_sensor.frontdoor_doorbell
    to: "on"
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - binary_sensor.backdoor_doorbell
    to: "on"

As you can see I only specify a TO state and ignore the FROM state.

Did you test the service call to alexa, does it work? I dont own an Alexa device so I can not tell you how that should work. My automation triggers all sonos media players in the house.

Credits goes out to John Zanussi: Playing UniFi G4 Doorbell Chime through Sonos with Home Assistant

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3

Thanks for sharing your code. I think that the problem is that I’m not always seeing the event in the logbook, so it’s not registering to trigger the automation. I’ve also set the user account it uses to full admin, which works once :frowning: I think it’s something to do with the integration, but I’m not sure…

5

Thanks I wasn’t aware. It’s also not showing in history.

7

See enclosed

System Information

version core-2023.7.2
installation_type Home Assistant OS
dev false
hassio true
docker true
user root
virtualenv false
python_version 3.11.4
os_name Linux
os_version 6.1.34
arch x86_64
8

@Angelus_Mortis any idea?

9

you can bypass the trigger automation via webhooks in protect.
I wrote a little article for it: Use A UniFi G4 Pro Doorbell With FC And Fingerprint To Fire Webhooks In Home Assistant: A Complete Guide - Gadget-Freakz.com

10

I gave up on unifi doorbells. The button presses were unreliable, and the cameras in them were downright garbage.

I’m in the process of scrapping all their gx instant cameras as well. Also unreliable nonsense.

11

Do you know why webhook will not trigger automation? Everything seems to be correct but cannot find the reasoning.