Send Pushover notifications with pictures and hyperlinks

[anon71]

Ok - I removed both and tested it in BI, but no dice. It triggered an alert image, and when I used the script in the cmd prompt, it did send the image. Here is the script with your edits:

https://api.pushover.net/1/messages.json

-s --form-string "token=XXXXX" --form-string "user=XXXXXX" --form-string "message=<b>&CAM</b> &MEMO <a href='&WAN/alerts/&ALERT_DB?fulljpeg'>Hi-Res</a> <a href='&WAN/ui3.htm?rec=&ALERT_DB'>UI3</a>" --form-string "html=1" -F "attachment=@c:\BlueIris\Alerts\&ALERT_PATH"

 

[anon71]

I tried using the alert with msg.exe. When I use the basic script, I do get the message when I hit "test" - see the picture. But when I put the pushover script after it, nothing pops up, either when I hit "test" or trigger the camera from outside. I even tried inserting a specific, existing .jpg file in place of &ALERT_PATH, but again no message.

 

[jaydeel]

Could it be that my BI version is too old for this? I'm using 4.8.6.3.

I think this may be your primary problem. I just searched my archive of Blue Iris Help PDFs. The &ALERT_DB and &ALERT_PATH macros first appeared in section "Timecode and Other Macros" with v5.2.0.4.

 

[anon71]

I think this may be your primary problem. I just searched my archive of Blue Iris Help PDFs. The &ALERT_DB and &ALERT_PATH macros first appeared in section "Timecode and Other Macros" with v5.2.0.4.

OK, thanks for all your help. Maybe it's time I get a new version.

 

[Bruce_H]

OK, thanks for all your help. Maybe it's time I get a new version.

Yeah I think you got your moneys worth from that purchase!

 

[jaydeel]

Pushover major update recently released - both iOS and Android apps.

Don't forget that you can tip the developer (app settings). I recently did. I love an app that always just works and doesn't require a subscription. This needs to be encouraged.

 

[jaydeel]

I just noticed on the Pushover developer's blog, that on 5/1/2026 Pushover changed the quota from 10,000 notifications per month per-application to 10,000 notifications per month per-account. <link>. This change is unlikely to affect typical Blue Iris users.

I've updated this info on the original post.

 

[jaydeel]

The developer (Joshua Stein) has just made two very nice updates to the Pushover Android App (see the screenshot below). Both extend functionality straight from the Android notification tray. The main benefit is that you don't need to open the app to view/manage some notifications!

1. The first is a bug fix I requested. Now you can once again view GIFs from the Android notification tray.
2. The second is a new feature I requested. Now you can silence individual repeating Emergency notifications from the Android notification tray.

Version 5.0.7 is currently available only in beta, so you'll need to sign up.
Try clicking this link from your Android device:
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