Trying to set up HA notification to send pushover message with Arm/Disarm and User who did it

[prohidium]

Using PAI 3.6.1 and have HA working and can arm, disarm and see alarm actions through the various entities (MG5050 panel and IP150+). I am trying to create an automation using an MQTT trigger and using paradox\events\raw to trigger on payload "id: 2" as it appears MQTT messages containing id: 2 is only generated after an the panel is armed or disarmed. The "message" payload is what I want out of the MQTT message as it basically says "arming by User" and I can just use that message text for my notification. So far, I cannot get it to trigger on id: 2 and also pushover does not want to send a message that includes a template.

here is the trigger: MQTT - paradox/events/raw
here is the template for the condition in the trigger: {{ trigger.payload_json['id']['2'] == '2' }}
here is the template for the message action in pushover: {{ trigger.payload_json['message'] }}

I have tried everything that I can think of to get this to work in the condition using [ ] [ ] but the automation never fires.

I am patterning off of the examples here: https://github.com/ParadoxAlarmInterface/pai/wiki/Home-Assistant-integration

Using HA
Core
2025.2.5
Supervisor
2025.03.2
Operating System
14.2
Frontend
20250221.0

[prohidium]

OK, I figured it out via trial and error and by listening to topic /paradox/events/raw messages via MQTT/Configure

This is for a Paradox MG5050 panel with an IP150+ ip connection.

Here is the yaml for the automation:

alias: Home Alarm Arming or Disarming Email Notification
description: ""
triggers:

• trigger: mqtt
  topic: paradox/events/raw
  conditions:
• condition: template
  value_template: >-
  {{ trigger.payload_json['id'] == 2 or trigger.payload_json['id'] == 3 or
  trigger.payload_json['id'] == 4 or trigger.payload_json['id'] == 5 or
  trigger.payload_json['id'] == 6 or trigger.payload_json['id'] == 7 }}
  enabled: true
  actions:
• action: notify.email_main
  metadata: {}
  data:
  message: Home Alarm is {{ trigger.payload_json['message'] }}
  title: Home Alarm Arming or Disarming
• action: notify.email_secondary
  metadata: {}
  data:
  title: Home Alarm Arming or Disarming
  message: Home Alarm is {{ trigger.payload_json['message'] }}
  mode: single

Here are the raw topic messages:

**Note that the payload - "id": 6, corresponds to the user number in the alarm panel that arms or disarms the alarm system. The alarm sends one message for the arming user and one message for the disarming user. The payload - "message" give you exactly what you need to see who is arming or disarming which turns out to be quite convenient. I have users 2-7 exposed in PAI.

Message 16 received on paradox/events/raw at 1:53 PM:
{
"additional_data": {},
"change": {},
"id": 6,
"key": "user,main,",
"label": "main",
"label_type": null,
"level": "INFO",
"major": 31,
"message": "Disarming by user main",
"minor": 6,
"module": "0xe",
"name": "main",
"partition": 1,
"tags": [
"disarm"
],
"timestamp": "2025-03-08T13:53:00",
"type": "user"
}
QoS: 0 - Retain: false

Message 7 received on paradox/events/raw at 1:53 PM:
{
"additional_data": {},
"change": {},
"id": 6,
"key": "user,main,",
"label": "main",
"label_type": null,
"level": "INFO",
"major": 29,
"message": "Arming by user main",
"minor": 6,
"module": "0xe",
"name": "main",
"partition": 1,
"tags": [
"arm"
],
"timestamp": "2025-03-08T13:53:00",
"type": "user"
}
QoS: 0 - Retain: false

Works like a charm. The reason I wanted to do this is because I had the IP150+ set up to email directly using the build in configuration which used to be accessible by the IP150+ web interface. Of course, once you update to the most recent firmware, the web interface is no longer accessible so it is hard to go into the IP150+ interface to modify smpt/email settings and email addresses you want to send to.

If you have an old install of Insite Gold and your panel is set up(even if it was using swan), you can still access this information by touching the hamburger menu and selecting installer section and then on the following screen select the Panel Accounts tab and then you should be able to connect to your IP150+ interface. Select Modules Programming, then Module Config and then click on the config button and then you can modify the IP150+ settings that used to be on the web interface. I don't think it works with the new blue app and I am not sure you can set this up using insite gold if you have never set it up before while having a swan connection. It is very confusing as to if you still can and I fear that it may be impossible to modify this stuff in the future.

Hope this helps someone.

Thanks to the PAI team for such a great interface to Home Assistant!!!!!

[prohidium]

I had to provide an additional condition to identify just arming or disarming using "major" values. On my panel 31 and 29 identify arming and disarming. I am still testing and will update this if I find any anomalies.

Here is the updated automation yaml

alias: Home Alarm Arming or Disarming Email Notification
description: ""
triggers:

• trigger: mqtt
  topic: paradox/events/raw
  conditions:
• condition: and
  conditions:
  • condition: template
    value_template: >-
    {{ trigger.payload_json['id'] == 2 or trigger.payload_json['id'] == 3
    or trigger.payload_json['id'] == 4 or trigger.payload_json['id'] == 5
    or trigger.payload_json['id'] == 6 or trigger.payload_json['id'] == 7
    }}
  • condition: template
    value_template: >-
    {{ trigger.payload_json['major'] == 31 or
    trigger.payload_json['major'] == 29 }}
    actions:
• action: notify.email_scott
  metadata: {}
  data:
  message: Home Alarm is {{ trigger.payload_json['message'] }}
  title: Home Alarm Arming or Disarming
• action: notify.email_mary
  metadata: {}
  data:
  title: Home Alarm Arming or Disarming
  message: Home Alarm is {{ trigger.payload_json['message'] }}
  mode: single

[yozik04]

Nice. Thank you for sharing.