Send Pushover notifications with pictures and hyperlinks

[Spackler]

Just to be clear, you are receiving a push notification (which implies that the macros are being expanded and your credentials are correct), but it is lacking the attachment picture.

Correct just no picture like if I do it without macros.

 

[jaydeel]

Are you sure about the attachment path? Most users don't use Drive C for clips and alerts storage. Is the path missing any space characters?

Better yet, attach a Windows File Explorer screenshot like this:

 

[Spackler]

Are you sure about the attachment path? Most users don't use Drive C. Is it missing any space characters?

Better yet, attach a Windows File Explorer screenshot like this:

View attachment 221092

I changed the above code to hide my files but guess it doesnt matter. I changed this code to just add the macros in the code that was sending pictures and still no pictures. I have the HI-Res and UI3 but no picture in the push like when I do it without the macros.

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

-s --form-string "token=%996" --form-string "user=%997" --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" --form-string "device="%998" --form-string "sound=%999" -F "attachment=@E:\BILogs\Alerts\&ALERT_PATH"

This works

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

-s --form-string "token=sadlkjaslkdfjalkdfj" --form-string "user=sadkjfalksdjfalskdjf" --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" --form-string "device=phone" --form-string "sound=bugle" -F "attachment=@E:\BILogs\Alerts\&ALERT_PATH"

 

[jaydeel]

For clarity, I've added newlines to your command and compared it to mine. What jumps out is the extra double-quote in the device= argument.

If this malformed argument came AFTER the attachment argument, the command might of sent a picture.

YOURS...
https://api.pushover.net/1/messages.json
-s
--form-string "token=%996"
--form-string "user=%997"
--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"
--form-string "device="%998"
--form-string "sound=%999"
-F "attachment=@E:\BILogs\Alerts\&ALERT_PATH"

MINE...
https://api.pushover.net/1/messages.json
-s
--form-string "token=%996"
--form-string "user=%997"
--form-string "message=<b>&CAM</b> &MEMO <a href='&WAN/alerts/&ALERT_DB?fulljpeg'>JPG</a> <a href='&WAN/ui3.htm?rec=&ALERT_DB'>UI3</a>"
--form-string "html=1"
--form-string "device=%990"
-F "attachment=@D:\BlueIris\Alerts\&ALERT_PATH"
--form-string "sound=%992"
--form-string "priority=2"
--form-string "retry=30"
--form-string "expire=300"
--form-string "tags=a=BI,c=&CAM,g=Front"

 

[Spackler]

For clarity, I've added newlines to your command and compared it to mine. What jumps out is the extra double-quote in the device= argument.

If this malformed argument came AFTER the attachment argument, the command might of sent a picture.

YOURS...
https://api.pushover.net/1/messages.json
-s
--form-string "token=%996"
--form-string "user=%997"
--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"
--form-string "device="%998"
--form-string "sound=%999"
-F "attachment=@E:\BILogs\Alerts\&ALERT_PATH"

MINE...
https://api.pushover.net/1/messages.json
-s
--form-string "token=%996"
--form-string "user=%997"
--form-string "message=<b>&CAM</b> &MEMO <a href='&WAN/alerts/&ALERT_DB?fulljpeg'>JPG</a> <a href='&WAN/ui3.htm?rec=&ALERT_DB'>UI3</a>"
--form-string "html=1"
--form-string "device=%990"
-F "attachment=@D:\BlueIris\Alerts\&ALERT_PATH"
--form-string "sound=%992"
--form-string "priority=2"
--form-string "retry=30"
--form-string "expire=300"
--form-string "tags=a=BI,c=&CAM,g=Front"

I am such an idiot. Please forgive me and thank you for your help. I cannot believe I did that.

 

[jaydeel]

I am such an idiot. Please forgive me and thank you for your help. I cannot believe I did that.

It happens to us all. API's are really picky about syntax... so it's working now?

 

[Spackler]

It happens to us all. API's are really picky about syntax... so it's working now?

Yes it is. Thank you so much fo the help. Really is amazing all the push stuff.

 

[jaydeel]

I never edit long/complex commands directly in the Blue Iris interface. Instead, I edit & inpect them in a text/code editor, then copy/paste them to Blue Iris. As you discovered, it's easy to overlook typos.