Hey everyone!
I revisited one of my blueprints I’ve been using for quite awhile now and have improved it a ton.
The goal of this was to make it easier and faster to be able to utilize notifications in automations. They are really powerful and helpful if you know how, but remembering all the ins and outs is just obnoxious. I wanted to be able to simply fill out a few fields and be able to get notifications to all my devices without having to re-create it every single time. I also found it annoying that I had to send the notifications to all the devices I wanted separately.
So, I set out to make it as easy as possible to use notifications and level up my automations even further.
Here’s what my blueprint offers:
- Full GUI configuration
- Unified notifications for all included mobile devices and persistent notifications.
All included devices automatically receive the notification at once. - Dismissing the notification on one device clears it on all
This setting is on by default, but adjustable by a simple switch. - Call scripts based on how you interact with the notification
All of these are fully optional- 1 script for when a dismiss event is triggered
- 1 script for when a timeout is reached
- 2 scripts for custom mobile actions
- Simple fields with detailed instructions to make scripting quick and easy
- Variables and templates are supported to make your automations even more powerful.
Whether you just want to send a simple notification when everyone is away, open and close your garage without having to open the app, or call full-blown scripts, this blueprint can do it.
Prerequisites:
- You’re able to edit your
configuration.yamlfile - Create a notify actions group
Here’s a bare-bones example config:
# you can slap this anywhere as long as you don't already have a `notify` block
notify:
- platform: group
name: notify_all_devices
services:
- service: mobile_app_1
- service: mobile_app_2
