Action Types
In the Actions list of the add screen, click Add action to see the types not yet added. Choose a type, fill in its fields, and click Done to add it to the list. Done is unavailable while a required field is empty.
| Action | What you enter | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Phone notification | Nothing | Sends a notification with a photo to the Grablo app. |
| Play media | Choose a file under Media file, or enter a Media URL (an http or https address) instead of a file. | Plays the sound or video on the speaker and screen connected to the device PC. Default sound files such as sirens and a doorbell are included. |
| Read text aloud | Text to read (up to 200 characters) and Voice. | Reads the text aloud on the device PC speaker. Voices: Korean, English, Chinese, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Arabic, and Russian. |
| Telegram | Chat ID and Bot token. | Sends a message with a photo and the camera name through your Telegram bot. |
| Webhook | Request URL, Method (POST or GET), and for POST, the Body. | Sends a request to the address. A body starting with { or [ is sent as JSON. |
| Home Assistant | Sensor name (up to 60 characters) and Connection (server address, port, HTTPS, long-lived access token). | Creates a sensor in Home Assistant and turns it on for 5 seconds on each detection. |
| Zigbee | Choose a Zigbee device, then check the properties to change and enter their values. | Sets the chosen properties of the device to those values. It does not change them back. |
- Each type can be added once, and all actions in the list run at the same time.
- You can remove the phone notification and keep only other actions. With no actions at all, Create is unavailable.
- Click an action in the list to change it, or click its trash icon to remove it.
Telegram bot token and Home Assistant connection
Enter the bot token in its secure field and press Enter or click the save icon to store it on the device; only then is Done available. A place has one Telegram bot, shared by all items. Each place also has one text-to-speech voice, so changing it affects the other items too.
On a device running as a Home Assistant add-on, check Installed as a Home Assistant add-on (connects without address or token) and you do not need to enter the server address or token. After you enter a sensor name, the name of the sensor that Home Assistant will create appears below it.