r/homeassistant • u/DMO89- • 1d ago

Send Smart Home Notifications via WhatsApp, Signal, or Telegram with Home Assistant 🚀

Hey everyone,

I just uploaded a new video on my YouTube channel where I show how to send smart home notifications with Home Assistant directly to WhatsApp, Signal, or Telegram.

👉 The video itself is in German, but YouTube’s auto-generated English subtitles are pretty solid and make it easy to follow along even if you don’t speak German.

If you’re interested in: https://youtu.be/19Z_sRItcNE?si=72D-SyVeERXtGlVK

Getting alerts when windows/doors are open

Notifications for alarms or events

Or just connecting your smart home directly to your favorite messenger app

…then this tutorial might be useful for you.

Here’s the link:

Would love to hear your feedback and if you’ve tried something similar with Home Assistant! 🙌

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u/MinimalLemonade 1d ago

What exactly do you use it for? So far, I’ve just been sending notifications straight to my phone via the HA app and never really saw the point of hiding them in other apps like WhatsApp or whatever. Or do you use it as a way to keep some sort of log/history? Really interested, thanks in advance!

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u/Rare-Deal8939 1d ago

I haven’t seen the tutorial but I think one use case will be to send the notification to a house member who doesn’t have the home assistant app on their phone. Wife, teenage kid, etc ..

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u/MinimalLemonade 1d ago

Oh, that's smart! Haven't thought about that scenario