ntfy
The ntfy integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] allows publishing push notifications on ntfy.sh
About ntfy
ntfy is a simple HTTP-based pub-sub notification service that allows you to send notifications to phones or desktops. The official ntfy
How you can use this integration
The ntfy integration can be used to send push notifications from automations and scripts in real-time to your mobile devices and desktops.
Prerequisites
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Service URL
To set up the ntfy integration, you need the URL of the ntfy service you wish to use.
- Use
https://ntfy.sh
for the official ntfy service. - Provide the URL of an alternative public ntfy service or your self-hosted instance (for example,
https://your-ntfy-instance.com
).
- Use
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Authentication
Depending on whether the server is configured to support access control, some topics may be read/write protected so that only users with the correct credentials can subscribe or publish to them. To publish/subscribe to protected topics, you can provide a username and password.
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Adding a topic
To set up topics for notifications, select the three-dot
menu next to the entry of the previously configured ntfy service, then click Add topic. You can now choose one of the following options:
- Select Enter topic to add a new topic. Use an existing topic name by retrieving it from the ntfy app or the ntfy service’s website. Simply copy and paste the topic name into the configuration.
- Select Generate topic name to allow the integration to generate a random topic name automatically.
Repeat these steps for each topic you want to add.
Topics may not be password-protected, so choose a name that’s not easy to guess. If you are sending sensitive information, consider reserving the topic and restricting access to it.
Configuration
To add the ntfy integration to your Home Assistant instance, use this My button:
Manual configuration steps
If the above My button doesn’t work, you can also perform the following steps manually:
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Browse to your Home Assistant instance.
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In the bottom right corner, select the
Add Integration button. -
From the list, select ntfy.
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Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup.
Configuration parameters
Service parameters
Topic parameters
Notifiers
The ntfy integration will add a deviceA device is a model representing a physical or logical unit that contains entities. with an associated notify entityAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more] for each configured topic. To publish notifications, you can use the notify.send_message
actionActions are used in several places in Home Assistant. As part of a script or automation, actions define what is going to happen once a trigger is activated. In scripts, an action is called sequence. [Learn more]. To use notifications, please see the getting started with automation page.
Example YAML configuration
action: notify.send_message
data:
message: "Reminder: Have you considered frogs?"
entity_id: notify.mytopic
Removing the integration
This integration can be removed by following these steps:
To remove an integration instance from Home Assistant
- Go to Settings > Devices & services and select the integration card.
- From the list of devices, select the integration instance you want to remove.
- Next to the entry, select the three-dot
menu. Then, select Delete.