Using IFTTT as a script using a data template and variables!

automation/bad_logins.yaml

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
     platform: numeric_state
     entity_id: sensor.badlogin
     above: 1
+
   action:
-    service: ifttt.trigger
+    service: script.ifttt_notify
-    data: {"event":"ifttt_notify", "value1":"Home Assistant Error: ", "value2":"Login Failure Detected"}
+    data_template:
+      value1: 'Bad Login: '
+      value2: 'There was a Hack attempt!'
+      value3: ''

automation/device_status.yaml

@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@
            - sensor.garadget_small
            - sensor.garadget_large
   action:
-    service: script.turn_on
+    service: script.ifttt_notify
-    entity_id: script.notify_ifttt
     data_template:
-      variables:
+      value1: 'Device Status:'
-        value1: 'Device Status '
+      value2: "{{ trigger.entity_id.split('.')[1] }} is "
-        value2: "{{ trigger.entity_id.split('.')[1] }} is "
+      value3: "{{ trigger.to_state.state }}"
-        value3: "{{ trigger.to_state.state }}"

automation/startup_notification.yaml

@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@
     platform: event
     event_type: homeassistant_start
   action:
-    service: script.turn_on
+    service: script.ifttt_notify
-    entity_id: script.notify_ifttt
     data_template:
-      variables:
+      value1: 'Startup: Home Assistant is Up and Running!'
-        value1: "Startup: Home Assistant is Up and Running!"
+      value2: ''
-        value2: ""
+      value3: ''
-        value3: ""

automation/update_notification.yaml

@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@
       value_template: "{{ states('updater.updater') != 'unknown' }}"
 
   action:
-    - service: ifttt.trigger
+    - service: script.ifttt_notify
-      data: {"event":"ifttt_notify", "value1":"Home Assistant Update: ", "value2":"Available"}
+      data_template:
+        value1: 'There is a new Version of Home-Assistant Available.'
+        value2: "{{ states('updater.updater') }}"
+        value3: ''
     
     - service: notify.html5
       data_template:

configuration.yaml

@@ -105,5 +105,5 @@ sensor: !include_dir_merge_list sensor
 automation: !include_dir_merge_list automation
 scene: !include_dir_merge_list scene
 switch: !include_dir_merge_list switch
-script: !include_dir_merge_list script
+script: !include_dir_merge_named script
 input_boolean: !include_dir_merge_named input_boolean

customize/homeassistant.yaml

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ group.all_lights:
 group.all_switches:
   hidden: false
 
+group.all_scripts:
+  hidden: false
+  
 group.all_automations:
   emulated_hue: false
   hidden: false

group/views.yaml

@@ -70,3 +70,4 @@ Info:
     - group.all_lights
     - group.all_switches
     - group.all_automations
+    - group.all_scripts

script/ifttt_notify.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+######################################################################################################
+###Script to send notifications to IFTTT to notify me on the mobile Phone!
+######################################################################################################
 
-notify_ifttt:
+ifttt_notify:
   sequence:
     - service: ifttt.trigger
       data_template: {"event":"ifttt_notify", "value1":"{{ value1 }}", "value2":"{{ value2 }}", "value3":"{{ value3 }}"}