SIP Voice Notifier for Home Assistant

Send voice notifications via SIP phone calls from Home Assistant.

Features

• 📞 Place SIP calls from automations
• 🔊 Play audio from HTTP/HTTPS URLs (MP3, WAV, etc.)
• 🗣️ Text-to-speech support
• 🔧 Configurable call duration

Installation

1. Add this repository to Home Assistant

Settings → Add-ons → Add-on Store → ⋮ (menu) → Repositories

Add URL:

https://git.aymerick.fr/Aymerick/ha-sip-notifier

2. Install the "SIP Voice Notifier" add-on

Find it in the add-on store and click Install.

3. Configure

Settings → Add-ons → SIP Voice Notifier → Configuration

sip_server: "sip.yourprovider.com"
sip_user: "your_username"
sip_password: "your_password"
default_duration: 30

Twilio example:

sip_server: "ACXXXXX.pstn.twilio.com"
sip_user: "ACXXXXX"
sip_password: "your_auth_token"
default_duration: 30

4. Start the add-on

Click Start.

5. Add the service to Home Assistant

IMPORTANT: Add this to your /config/configuration.yaml:

rest_command:
  sip_notification:
    url: "http://088d3b92-sip-notifier:8099/send_notification"
    method: POST
    content_type: "application/json"
    payload: >
      {
        "destination": "{{ destination }}",
        {% if audio_url is defined %}"audio_url": "{{ audio_url }}",{% endif %}
        {% if message is defined %}"message": "{{ message }}",{% endif %}
        "duration": {{ duration | default(30) }}
      }

6. Restart Home Assistant

Settings → System → Restart

Usage

Play Audio from URL

service: rest_command.sip_notification
data:
  destination: "+15551234567"
  audio_url: "https://example.com/alert.mp3"
  duration: 30

Text-to-Speech

service: rest_command.sip_notification
data:
  destination: "+15551234567"
  message: "Emergency! Water leak detected!"
  duration: 40

Example Automation

automation:
  - alias: "Water Leak Alert"
    trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.water_leak
      to: "on"
    action:
      - service: rest_command.sip_notification
        data:
          destination: "+15551234567"
          message: "EMERGENCY! Water leak detected in basement!"
          duration: 45

Optional: Friendlier Service Name

Add a script to make it easier to use:

script:
  sip_voice_notification:
    alias: "Send Voice Notification"
    fields:
      destination:
        description: "Phone number"
        required: true
      audio_url:
        description: "Audio URL"
        required: false
      message:
        description: "TTS message"
        required: false
      duration:
        description: "Duration"
        default: 30
    sequence:
      - service: rest_command.sip_notification
        data:
          destination: "{{ destination }}"
          audio_url: "{{ audio_url | default('') }}"
          message: "{{ message | default('') }}"
          duration: "{{ duration }}"

Then use:

service: script.sip_voice_notification
data:
  destination: "+15551234567"
  message: "Test message"

SIP Providers

Twilio

• Cost: ~$0.013/min
• Easy setup, reliable

VoIP.ms

• Cost: ~$0.009/min
• Canadian provider, good value

Troubleshooting

Service not found

1. Check you added rest_command to configuration.yaml
2. Restart Home Assistant
3. Check for syntax errors in configuration.yaml

Call fails

Check add-on logs: Settings → Add-ons → SIP Voice Notifier → Log

Support

Repository: https://git.aymerick.fr/Aymerick/ha-sip-notifier

License

MIT