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Notify Mobile App.

Notify Mobile App using image and button.

The below is a notification using the Android APP of Home Assistant to notify with an image from API of the camera or a photo from a screenshot saved local.

Camera API image.
action: notify.mobile_app_kostas
data:
  message: Αυτό είναι ένα μυνήμα.
  title: Κάποιος είναι στην αυλόπορτα.
  data:
    image: /api/camera_proxy/camera.garden_door
    entity_id: camera.garden_door
    actions:
      - action: URI
        title: Κάμερα
        uri: /lovelace-cameras/garden
Photo from screenshot saved local.
action: notify.mobile_app_kostas
data:
  message: Αυτό είναι ένα μυνήμα.
  title: Κάποιος είναι στην αυλόπορτα.
  data:
    image: /media/local/camera/garden_door/person.jpg
    entity_id: camera.garden_door
    actions:
      - action: URI
        title: Κάμερα
        uri: /lovelace-cameras/garden
File Location Mapping

The key difference is that /local/ maps to /config/www/ directory, while /media/local/ maps to /media/ directory

Physical Path Notification Path Usage
/config/www/file.jpg /local/file.jpg Public access, no auth required
/media/file.jpg /media/local/file.jpg Authenticated access, secure
Camera entity /api/camera_proxy/camera.entity_id Live camera proxy