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Ive got another take om the same automation. Here is my example:
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Here is a new version of a HA package file to align with the removal of "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" in the API with version 0.15.0 beta1. Thanks to to my Friend Robin for helping with the rest syntax. packages/frigate_external_events.yaml
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Thanks for the examples - very helpful! Trying to understand the difference between "events", "detections", "alerts" and "reviews" - would we expect these manually created events to appear in the Frigate UI somewhere under "Review" (under "Alerts" or "Detections")? Would it depend on the "label" that was used? |
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I wanted to share how to trigger a recording using an external event from home assistant.
I have a set of outside alarm beams, that if triggered at night, I would like Frigate to record and create an event.
This uses the post-event API.
https://docs.frigate.video/integrations/api#post-apieventscamera_namelabelcreate.
The easiest way to make this work is in your home assistant is to use the RESTful Command
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/rest_command
In your home assistant configuration file add the following lines
Then in Home Assistant, you can create an automation that calls a service - selecting which camera you want to force record.
e.g.
Hope this helps anybody else who has been struggling
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