Configuration
You can configure the following options for the chime_tts.say and chime_tts.say_url actions through the integration's configuration page:
Timeout
The duration (in seconds) to wait before cancelling the chime_tts.say or chime_tts.say_url action calls.
| Default Value: | 60 |
| Required: | Yes |
Increase the timeout duration intend to generate audio longer than 60 seconds in length.
TTS Audio Generation Timeout
The duration (in seconds) to wait before canceling a TTS audio generation attempt.
| Default Value: | 30 |
| Required: | No |
Default TTS Platform
The default tts_platform value to use when not specified.
| Default Value: | None |
| Required: | No |
Default Language
The default language value to use if the tts_platform is set to the default TTS platform.
| Default Value: | None |
| Required: | No |
Default Voice
The default voice value to use if the tts_platform is set to the default TTS platform.
| Default Value: | None |
| Required: | No |
Default Dialect
The default dialect domain (tld) value if the tts_platform is set to Google Translate.
| Default Value: | None |
| Required: | No |
Fallback TTS Platform
The TTS platform to retry generating TTS audio if the specified/default platform failed.
| Default Value: | None |
| Required: | No |
Default Offset
The default offset duration (in milliseconds) between chimes and TTS audio.
Positive values introduce a delay, while negative values overlap the audio segments.
| Default Value: | 450 |
| Required: | No |
Fade Transition
The duration (in milliseconds) to fade out the now playing audio before an announcement, and then fade it back in after the announcement is completed.
This applies to chime_tts.say action calls when the announce or fade_audio parameters are used.
| Default Value: | 500 |
| Required: | No |
Delay Before Removing Temporary Files
The delay duaration after chime_tts.say playback is completed (in milliseconds), before removing the generated temporary audio file.
| Default Value: | None |
| Required: | No |
Custom Chimes Folder
The local folder path containing custom audio files. Please read here for more information.
| Default Value: | None |
| Required: | No |
Any changes to the folder path or its contents will require a restart to take effect.
Downloaded Chimes Folder
The local folder path where downloaded chime MP3 files will be stored.
| Default Value: | {root}/media/sounds/temp/chime_tts/chimes/ |
| Required: | Yes |
Temporary MP3 Folder
The local folder path where generated MP3 files will be stored.
| Default Value: | {root}/media/sounds/temp/chime_tts/ |
| Required: | Yes |
Make sure the temporary folder path is inside a media folder of your Home Assistant, otherwise the chime_tts.say action will not be able to play the generated MP3 on your media_players.
chime_tts.say_url Folder
The publicly facing folder path where MP3 files generated by the chime_tts.say_url action will be stored.
| Default Value: | {root}/config/www/chime_tts/ |
| Required: | Yes |
MP3 Cover Art
When enabled, adds the Chime TTS logo as the cover art in generated MP3 files.
| Default Value: | false |
| Required: | No |