diff --git a/source/_cookbook/notify_if_over_threshold.markdown b/source/_cookbook/notify_if_over_threshold.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a7651eb534f --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_cookbook/notify_if_over_threshold.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: "Send notification based on sensor" +description: "Basic example of how to send a templated notification if a sensor is over a given threshold" +date: 2016-02-25 15:00 +sidebar: true +comments: false +sharing: true +footer: true +ha_category: Automation Examples +--- + +The following example sends a notification via pushbullet if a sensor is over a critical value: + +```yaml + +notify me: + platform: pushbullet + api_key: "API_KEY_HERE" + name: mypushbullet + +automation: + - alias: FanOn + trigger: + platform: numeric_state + entity_id: sensor.furnace + above: 2 + action: + service: notify.mypushbullet + data: + title: "Furnace fan is running" + message: "Fan running because current is {% raw %}{{ states.sensor.furnace.state }}{% endraw %} amps" +``` + +If you also want a notification when it drops back down below that limit, you could add this as well: + +```yaml + - alias: FanOff + trigger: + platform: numeric_state + entity_id: sensor.furnace + below: 2 + action: + service: notify.mypushbullet + data: + title: "Furnace fan is stopped" + message: "Fan stopped because current is {% raw %}{{ states.sensor.furnace.state }}{% endraw %} amps" +```