@sdetweil Yeah that’s great. Do you an Idea for the delay between Mirror an Echo?

@sdetweil Ok, don’t worry. I’m happy you help me. Thank you!

EDIT:

I made a copy of the automation and put a custom number of seconds to trigger. The Echo still asks for how long. The I changed from seconds to minutes an the timer starts.

EDIT2: When I change the trigger to German language like this starte einen {{ trigger.payload_json.remainingSeconds | int }} sekunden timer the Timer starts. The only thing is that the Echo almost 4 seconds need to start the timer.

@sdetweil sagte:

if you examine the traces , what error is reported?

This Error is shown: “Error rendering data template: UndefinedError: ‘str object’ has no attribute ‘remainingSeconds’”

When I change the trigger back to trigger.payload_json.remainingSeconds is no Error reported an the Echo asks for how long should be the timer.

The traces-Log says this.

params:
  domain: media_player
  service: play_media
  service_data:
    entity_id:
      - media_player.echo_show_kuche
    media_content_type: custom
    media_content_id: set a timer for 60 seconds
  target:
    entity_id:
      - media_player.echo_show_kuche
running_script: false

@sdetweil No, it’s not working. This is the automation

alias: MagicMirror kitchen timer started
triggers:
  - trigger: mqtt
    topic: magicmirror/kitchen-timer/started
actions:
  - action: media_player.play_media
    target:
      entity_id: media_player.echo_show_kuche
    data:
      media:
        media_content_id: >-
          set a timer for {{ trigger.payload.remainingSeconds | int }}
          seconds
        media_content_type: custom
        metadata: {}

@sdetweil No, it is not working.

@sdetweil Thank you. I don’t know if I’m right but this is the variable from the traces.

this:
  entity_id: automation.timer
  state: 'on'
  attributes:
    id: '1786549333845'
    last_triggered: '2026-08-13T11:33:26.793052+00:00'
    mode: single
    current: 0
    friendly_name: MagicMirror kitchen timer started
  last_changed: '2026-08-14T20:14:37.860754+00:00'
  last_reported: '2026-08-14T20:14:37.860754+00:00'
  last_updated: '2026-08-14T20:14:37.860754+00:00'
  context:
    id: 01M00YK2S42QSK0Q9WAEN19ACF
    parent_id: null
    user_id: null
trigger:
  id: '0'
  idx: '0'
  alias: null
  platform: mqtt
  topic: magicmirror/kitchen-timer/started
  payload: >-
    {"status":"running","remainingSeconds":60,"endsAt":1786738603487,"durationSeconds":60,"elapsedRatio":0}
  qos: 0
  description: mqtt topic magicmirror/kitchen-timer/started
  payload_json:
    status: running
    remainingSeconds: 60
    endsAt: 1786738603487
    durationSeconds: 60
    elapsedRatio: 0

@bwente I’m sorry but where I found trigger.payload_json.remainingSeconds?

@bwente I add the automation already and change it again but the echo still asking “for how log should be the timer”… I also try to fix it with ChatGPT but this was not working.

@bwente Wow, you’re great. My Echo know I want to start a Timer but it’s asking for how long.

@bwente Ok, thank you. So I don’t need to configure something at the MMM-MQTTbridge just in HA?

edit: I try the whole afternoon, but I don’t know how to do. I also try it with MMM-HomeAssistant.

@bwente

Ok, I try to configure MMM-MQTTbridge to connect the mirror to my HA. I think the connection from Mirror to HA is working but I don’t know how to configure the module to Send Notifications to my HA. Sorry…

@bwente Thank you for your answer. HA it’s a good idea, but how I tell HA I start the Timer on the mirror? I also have an iobroker. Maybe this helps…

Hey @bwente I have an Idea, but I don’t know if this is possible. I have the Screen with touch in my kitchen and also an Alexa and the old Echo Wall Clock. Maybe it’s possible to start the the Alexa Timer when I hit the Timer on my Touchscreen because I don’t have speakers at my Touchscreen.

@sdetweil I edited the style.css and add .MMM-SpinTheWheel in front of each class def and it’s working like I want. Maybe @dentrass-0 can fix this for everybody on GitHub.

THX

@sdetweil I don’t know, but at the style css from the module it looks like this.

/* ===== TEXT ===== */
.title{
 font-size:30px;*/
 margin-top:20px;
 font-weight:600;*/
 color:#fff;
 text-shadow:0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,.4);*/
}

I changed the css like this and everything is fine, but the title from the module is too small…

/* ===== TEXT ===== */
.title{
 /*font-size:30px;*/
 margin-top:20px;
 /*font-weight:600;*/
 color:#fff;
 /*text-shadow:0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,.4);*/
}

THX

Hey @Dentrass-0,

it is working fine, but the font size of the other modules still changes when I activate your module.

Regards

@Dentrass-0 Thanks a lot. I’m on holiday for the moment, but I will try next weekend when I’m back home. regards…

@bwente thank you. I did already and it works.

@Dentrass-0 Thank You. I still have another problem. The Font Size changed on other modules when I use your module. I also open an Issue at Github. At the Screenshot it is the calendar and the “an diesem tag”.

@bwente That’s it. Thank you. Is there a way to change the language to german?