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openHAB Item state changes. Harmony Start activity.

Start Harmony activity when openHAB item changes to ON

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How this automation works

Automate your home entertainment setup by starting a Harmony activity when an openHAB item reaches a specific state. This Applet runs whenever your chosen openHAB item changes its state to ON, triggering a Harmony activity to start. Perfect for smart home users who want seamless integration between openHAB and Logitech Harmony for hands-free control.

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time an item changes its state to a value you specify.
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will start the Harmony Home activity you specify.
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Services used in this Applet

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8 triggers, queries, and actions

Item state changes

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time an item changes its state to a value you specify.

Item state drops below

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time an item's state drops below a value you specify and works with any number item.

Item state raises above

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time an item's state raises above a value you specify and works with any number item.

History of item state changes

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when an item changes its state to a value you specify.

History of item state drops below

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when an item's state drops below a value you specify. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.

End activity

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will end the Harmony Home activity you specify.

Send a command

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will send a command to one of your openHAB items.

Start activity

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will start the Harmony Home activity you specify.

End activity

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will end the Harmony Home activity you specify.

History of item state changes

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when an item changes its state to a value you specify.

History of item state drops below

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when an item's state drops below a value you specify. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.

Item state changes

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time an item changes its state to a value you specify.

Item state drops below

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time an item's state drops below a value you specify and works with any number item.

Item state raises above

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time an item's state raises above a value you specify and works with any number item.

Send a command

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will send a command to one of your openHAB items.

Start activity

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will start the Harmony Home activity you specify.

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About Harmony

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