---
title: Cisco Webex Teams
description: Instructions on how to add Cisco Webex Teams notifications to Home Assistant.
ha_category:
  - Notifications
ha_release: '0.40'
ha_codeowners:
  - '@fbradyirl'
ha_domain: cisco_webex_teams
---

The `cisco_webex_teams` notification platform allows you to deliver rich notifications from Home Assistant to [Cisco Webex Teams](https://www.webex.com/team-collaboration.html) (formerly known as Cisco Spark).

To use this notification platform you will need an app (bot) token. To obtain a token visit [Cisco Webex for Developers](https://developer.webex.com/). 
* Detailed instructions can be found in the section titled **Creating a Webex Teams Bot** on the [Webex Teams bot documentation](https://developer.webex.com/docs/bots).

You also need to specify the `room_id` that you wish to post messages into. The `room_id` can be found in one of two ways:

1. Logging in at [Cisco Webex for Developers](https://developer.webex.com/) and navigate to `Documentation`>`API Reference`>`Messages` and select List Messages, or 
2. Log into the web client at [teams.webex.com](https://teams.webex.com/), 
 * select the room (or create a new room), 
 * then copying the room ID from the URL. 
 
<strong>**Note:** you must add the bot email (in the format `mybot@webex.bot`) as a participant to the room specified above.</strong>

To enable this platform in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
notify:
  - name: NOTIFIER_NAME
    platform: cisco_webex_teams
    token: YOUR_BOT_TOKEN
    room_id: CISCO_WEBEX_TEAMS_ROOMID
```

## Rich Text Formatting

Webex Teams clients can render rich text via a whitelisted set of html tags. 

For example, you could configure automations to display details in an easy to read fashion like so:

<p class='img'>
<img src='/images/integrations/cisco_webex_teams/rich_formatting.png' />
Rich text as displayed in the macOS client.
</p>

Here are the automations for the above screenshot:

```yaml

# Rich Text Example 1.
# Show a one line message with a red banner
- alias: "Notify On Build Failing"
  trigger:
    - platform: webhook
      webhook_id: build_failed
  action:
    service: notify.cisco_webex_teams_notify
    data:
      message: "<blockquote class=danger>Build 0.89.5 compile failed."


# Rich Text Example 2.
# Show a title and multi-line message with a yellow banner, 
# with lists, a person mention and a link
- alias: "Notify On Build Unstable"
  trigger:
    - platform: webhook
      webhook_id: build_unstable
  action:
    service: notify.cisco_webex_teams_notify
    data:
      title: "<strong>Build 0.89.6 is unstable.</strong>"
      message: "<blockquote class=warning>Version 0.89.6 failed verifications.
      
      <ul>
        <li> test_osx
        <li> test_win_lint

        <li>... and 4 more.
      </ul>
      <p><@personEmail:sparkbotjeeves@sparkbot.io></p>
      <p><small><i>View <a href='https://demo/testReport/'>Test Report</a></i></small><br></p>
      "

# Rich Text Example 3.
# Show a title and multi-line message with a blue banner, 
# with lists, a person mention and a link
- alias: "Notify On Build Passing"
  trigger:
    - platform: webhook
      webhook_id: build_passed
  action:
    service: notify.cisco_webex_teams_notify
    data:
      title: "<strong>✅ Version 0.89.7 passed all tests and deployed to production!</strong>"
      message: "<blockquote class=info>Version 0.89.7 passed all verifications.
      
      <ul>
        <li> test_cov
        <li> test_osx
        <li> test_win
        <li> test_linux
        <li>... and 45 more.
      </ul>
      "
```

The following is a list of the allowed html tags and attributes:

Tag | More Info
--- | --- 
`<@personEmail:email@examplecompany.com>` | Used to tag another Webex Team user by email address. 
`<a>`  | Defines a hyperlink. Allows attribute `href`.
`<blockquote>`  | Defines a section that is quoted from another source. Allows attribute `class` with allowed values `danger`, `warning`, `info`, `primary`, `secondary`.
`<b>` | Defines bold text.
`<strong>`  | Defines important text.
`<i>`  | Defines italic text.
`<em>` | Defines emphasized text.
`<pre>` | Defines preformatted text.
`<code>` | Defines a piece of computer code.
`<br>` | Defines a single line break.
`<p>` | Defines a paragraph.
`<ul>` | Defines an unordered list.
`<ol>` | Defines an ordered list.
`<li>` | Defines a list item.
`<h1>` to `<h3>` | Defines HTML headings.

{% configuration %}
name:
  description: Setting the optional parameter `name` allows multiple notifiers to be created. The notifier will bind to the service `notify.NOTIFIER_NAME`.
  required: false
  default: notify
  type: string
token:
  description: Your app (bot) token.
  required: true
  type: string
room_id:
  description: The Room ID.
  required: true
  type: string
{% endconfiguration %}

To use notifications, please see the [getting started with automation page](/getting-started/automation/).
