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/TrousersCalledDave 20h ago

I use Telegram to get sent video events from Frigate. I assume there is a way to set this up using the HA app but I find it's much easier to just use a blueprint, plus it makes it really easy to backup videos if needed. You can also have Telegram auto delete past messages within any custom time range so you don't end up with thousands of old clips.