jakesOneFourSeven · July 9, 2025 09:31 · RGR66 · May 9, 2025
diff --git a/frigate_telegram_notification.yaml b/frigate_telegram_notification.yaml
 blueprint:
  name: Frigate - Telegram Notification with Generative AI comments
  description: Create automations to receive Snapshots and Clips from Frigate
  domain: automation
  input:
    camera:
      name: Frigate Camera
      description: "Select the camera entity that will trigger notifications. \nIf
        you do not see cameras listed in the drop down, check you have the frigate
        integration installed.\nNote: The automation relies on this matching your
        frigate config (by default it does).\n"
      selector:
        entity:
          integration: frigate
          domain:
          - camera
          device_class:
          - camera
          multiple: false
    target_chat:
      name: Target
      description: 'The chat_id to be used by the Telegram bot. !secret chat_id is
        not allowed on Blueprint, you will need the chat_id code.
        '
    notification:
      name: Notification
      description: 'Select "true" to disable notification, leave "false" to receive
        notification. '
      selector:
        select:
          options:
          - 'true'
          - 'false'
          multiple: false
          sort: false
          custom_value: false
      default: 'false'
    prompt: 
      name: Gemini Prompt
      description: Customise your AI prompt for https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/google_generative_ai_conversation/
      default: Very briefly describe what you see in this image from my cctv camera.
        Your message needs to be short to fit in a phone notification. Don't 
        describe stationary objects or buildings. Only describe animals, vehicles or persons.
    base_url:
      name: (Optional) Base URL
      description: The external url for your Home Assistant instance. This will default
        to a relative URL and will open the clips in the app instead of the browser,
        which may cause issues on some devices.
      default: ''
    zone_filter:
      name: (Optional) Zone Filter
      description: Only notify if object has entered a defined zone.
      default: false
      selector:
        boolean: {}
    zones:
      name: (Optional) Trigger Zones
      description: A list (-) of zones you wish to recieve notifications for.
      default: []
      selector:
        object: {}
    labels:
      name: (Optional) Trigger Objects
      description: A list (-) of objects you wish to recieve notifications for.
      default: []
      selector:
        object: {}
    presence_filter:
      name: (Optional) Presence Filter
      description: Only notify if selected presence entity is not "home".
      default: ''
      selector:
        entity:
          multiple: false
  source_url: https://gist.github.com/jakesOneFourSeven/cc8fab1e8712a34dbd596ebd355d76ea
 mode: single
 max_exceeded: silent
 trigger_variables:
  input_camera: !input camera
  camera: '{{ input_camera | replace(''camera.'', '''') }}'
 trigger:
 - platform: mqtt
  topic: frigate/events
  payload: '{{ camera }}/new'
  value_template: '{{ value_json[''after''][''camera''] | lower | replace(''-'',''_'')
    }}/{{ value_json[''type'']}}'
  id: frigate-event
 variables:
  id: '{{ trigger.payload_json[''after''][''id''] }}'
  input_camera: !input camera
  camera: '{{ input_camera | replace(''camera.'', '''') }}'
  camera_name: '{{ camera | replace(''_'', '' '') | title }}'
  target_chat: !input target_chat
  object: '{{ trigger.payload_json[''after''][''label''] }}'
  label: '{{ object | title }}'
  entered_zones: '{{ trigger.payload_json[''after''][''entered_zones''] }}'
  type: '{{ trigger.payload_json[''type''] }}'
  base_url: !input base_url
  zone_only: !input zone_filter
  input_zones: !input zones
  zones: '{{ input_zones | list }}'
  input_labels: !input labels
  labels: '{{ input_labels | list }}'
  presence_entity: !input presence_filter
  notification: !input notification
 condition:
 - '{{ type != ''end'' }}'
 - '{{ not zone_only or entered_zones|length > 0 }}'
 - '{{ not zones|length or zones|select(''in'', entered_zones)|list|length > 0 }}'
 - '{{ not labels|length or object in labels }}'
 - '{{ not presence_entity or not is_state(presence_entity, ''home'') }}'
 action:
 - service: downloader.download_file
  data:
    overwrite: true
    url: '{{base_url}}/api/frigate/notifications/{{id}}/snapshot.jpg'
    filename: snapshot1.jpg
 - alias: Extra delay before getting snapshot file
  delay: 1
 - service: downloader.download_file
  data:
    overwrite: true
    url: '{{base_url}}/api/frigate/notifications/{{id}}/snapshot.jpg'
    filename: snapshot2.jpg
 - alias: Extra delay before getting snapshot file
  delay: 1
 - service: downloader.download_file
  data:
    overwrite: true
    url: '{{base_url}}/api/frigate/notifications/{{id}}/snapshot.jpg'
    filename: snapshot3.jpg
 - alias: Extra delay before getting snapshot file
  delay: 1
 - service: google_generative_ai_conversation.generate_content
  data:
    filenames: 
      - www/downloads/snapshot1.jpg
      - www/downloads/snapshot2.jpg
      - www/downloads/snapshot3.jpg
    prompt: !input prompt        
  response_variable: generated_content
 - service: telegram_bot.send_photo
  data:
    target: '{{ target_chat }}'
    disable_notification: '{{ notification }}'
    caption: ' {{ generated_content.text }} '
    url: '{{base_url}}/api/frigate/notifications/{{id}}/snapshot.jpg'
 - repeat:
    sequence:
    - wait_for_trigger:
      - platform: mqtt
        topic: frigate/events
        payload: '{{ id }}'
        value_template: '{{ value_json[''after''][''id''] }}'
      timeout:
        minutes: 2
      continue_on_timeout: false
    - condition: template
      value_template: '{{ wait.trigger.payload_json[''type''] == ''end'' }}'
    - service: telegram_bot.send_video
      data:
        target: '{{ target_chat }}'
        disable_notification: '{{ notification }}'
        caption: ' {{ generated_content.text }} '
        url: '{{base_url}}/api/frigate/notifications/{{id}}/{{camera}}/clip.mp4'
    until: '{{ wait.trigger.payload_json[''type''] == ''end'' }}'
	blueprint:
	name: Frigate - Telegram Notification with Generative AI comments
	description: Create automations to receive Snapshots and Clips from Frigate
	domain: automation
	input:
	camera:
	name: Frigate Camera
	description: "Select the camera entity that will trigger notifications. \nIf
	you do not see cameras listed in the drop down, check you have the frigate
	integration installed.\nNote: The automation relies on this matching your
	frigate config (by default it does).\n"
	selector:
	entity:
	integration: frigate
	domain:
	- camera
	device_class:
	- camera
	multiple: false
	target_chat:
	name: Target
	description: 'The chat_id to be used by the Telegram bot. !secret chat_id is
	not allowed on Blueprint, you will need the chat_id code.
	'
	notification:
	name: Notification
	description: 'Select "true" to disable notification, leave "false" to receive
	notification. '
	selector:
	select:
	options:
	- 'true'
	- 'false'
	multiple: false
	sort: false
	custom_value: false
	default: 'false'
	prompt:
	name: Gemini Prompt
	description: Customise your AI prompt for https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/google_generative_ai_conversation/
	default: Very briefly describe what you see in this image from my cctv camera.
	Your message needs to be short to fit in a phone notification. Don't
	describe stationary objects or buildings. Only describe animals, vehicles or persons.
	base_url:
	name: (Optional) Base URL
	description: The external url for your Home Assistant instance. This will default
	to a relative URL and will open the clips in the app instead of the browser,
	which may cause issues on some devices.
	default: ''
	zone_filter:
	name: (Optional) Zone Filter
	description: Only notify if object has entered a defined zone.
	default: false
	selector:
	boolean: {}
	zones:
	name: (Optional) Trigger Zones
	description: A list (-) of zones you wish to recieve notifications for.
	default: []
	selector:
	object: {}
	labels:
	name: (Optional) Trigger Objects
	description: A list (-) of objects you wish to recieve notifications for.
	default: []
	selector:
	object: {}
	presence_filter:
	name: (Optional) Presence Filter
	description: Only notify if selected presence entity is not "home".
	default: ''
	selector:
	entity:
	multiple: false
	source_url: https://gist.github.com/jakesOneFourSeven/cc8fab1e8712a34dbd596ebd355d76ea
	mode: single
	max_exceeded: silent
	trigger_variables:
	input_camera: !input camera
	camera: '{{ input_camera \| replace(''camera.'', '''') }}'
	trigger:
	- platform: mqtt
	topic: frigate/events
	payload: '{{ camera }}/new'
	value_template: '{{ value_json[''after''][''camera''] \| lower \| replace(''-'',''_'')
	}}/{{ value_json[''type'']}}'
	id: frigate-event
	variables:
	id: '{{ trigger.payload_json[''after''][''id''] }}'
	input_camera: !input camera
	camera: '{{ input_camera \| replace(''camera.'', '''') }}'
	camera_name: '{{ camera \| replace(''_'', '' '') \| title }}'
	target_chat: !input target_chat
	object: '{{ trigger.payload_json[''after''][''label''] }}'
	label: '{{ object \| title }}'
	entered_zones: '{{ trigger.payload_json[''after''][''entered_zones''] }}'
	type: '{{ trigger.payload_json[''type''] }}'
	base_url: !input base_url
	zone_only: !input zone_filter
	input_zones: !input zones
	zones: '{{ input_zones \| list }}'
	input_labels: !input labels
	labels: '{{ input_labels \| list }}'
	presence_entity: !input presence_filter
	notification: !input notification
	condition:
	- '{{ type != ''end'' }}'
	- '{{ not zone_only or entered_zones\|length > 0 }}'
	- '{{ not zones\|length or zones\|select(''in'', entered_zones)\|list\|length > 0 }}'
	- '{{ not labels\|length or object in labels }}'
	- '{{ not presence_entity or not is_state(presence_entity, ''home'') }}'
	action:
	- service: downloader.download_file
	data:
	overwrite: true
	url: '{{base_url}}/api/frigate/notifications/{{id}}/snapshot.jpg'
	filename: snapshot1.jpg
	- alias: Extra delay before getting snapshot file
	delay: 1
	- service: downloader.download_file
	data:
	overwrite: true
	url: '{{base_url}}/api/frigate/notifications/{{id}}/snapshot.jpg'
	filename: snapshot2.jpg
	- alias: Extra delay before getting snapshot file
	delay: 1
	- service: downloader.download_file
	data:
	overwrite: true
	url: '{{base_url}}/api/frigate/notifications/{{id}}/snapshot.jpg'
	filename: snapshot3.jpg
	- alias: Extra delay before getting snapshot file
	delay: 1
	- service: google_generative_ai_conversation.generate_content
	data:
	filenames:
	- www/downloads/snapshot1.jpg
	- www/downloads/snapshot2.jpg
	- www/downloads/snapshot3.jpg
	prompt: !input prompt
	response_variable: generated_content
	- service: telegram_bot.send_photo
	data:
	target: '{{ target_chat }}'
	disable_notification: '{{ notification }}'
	caption: ' {{ generated_content.text }} '
	url: '{{base_url}}/api/frigate/notifications/{{id}}/snapshot.jpg'
	- repeat:
	sequence:
	- wait_for_trigger:
	- platform: mqtt
	topic: frigate/events
	payload: '{{ id }}'
	value_template: '{{ value_json[''after''][''id''] }}'
	timeout:
	minutes: 2
	continue_on_timeout: false
	- condition: template
	value_template: '{{ wait.trigger.payload_json[''type''] == ''end'' }}'
	- service: telegram_bot.send_video
	data:
	target: '{{ target_chat }}'
	disable_notification: '{{ notification }}'
	caption: ' {{ generated_content.text }} '
	url: '{{base_url}}/api/frigate/notifications/{{id}}/{{camera}}/clip.mp4'
	until: '{{ wait.trigger.payload_json[''type''] == ''end'' }}'