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78 triggers, queries, and actions
A Fingbox goes offline
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 when a fingbox get disconnected from the network. This is usually an indication that the network connectivity is not working
A Fingbox is back online
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 when a fingbox get re-connected to the network. This is usually an indication that the network connectivity came back online
A user arrived
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 when a user is detected in or nearby your network.
A user left
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 when a user is no more detected nearby.
Back in range
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 when a specified tag comes out of "out of range" state. Only tags with auto-update is enabled can come out of "out of range" state.
Brightness returns to normal
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 when a specified tag senses that its ambient light intensity returns between the upper and lower thresholds configured at light options screen inside the WirelessTag app.
Device is OFF
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 when a device is detected OFF (offline) in your network.
Device is ON
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 when a device is detected ON in your network.
Door or window is closed
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 when a specified motion sensor tag(s) or reed sensor(s) detect that a door or window is closed.
Door or window is opened
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 when a specified motion sensor tag(s) or reed sensor(s) detect that a door or window is open.
Everyone left
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 when no one of a user group is detected in or nearby your network.
Humidity or moisture is too high
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 when a specified tag with humidity or moisture monitoring enabled, detects "too wet" state. Adjust the threshold from the humidity/moisture options screen inside the WirelessTag app.
Current Tag Manager State
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.
The query returns if the specified tag manager is online or offline, as well as how many hours it has been online.
Current Tag State
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 specified door/window sensor/tag's current state, including temperature, humidity/lux (when available) and motion state such as door open/close, moved, or detected motion (for PIR sensor)
History of A Fingbox is back online
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 a fingbox get re-connected to the network.
History of a user arrived
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 a user was detected in or nearby your network.
History of device is ON
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 a device was detected ON in your network.
History of devices found
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 a new device is detected in your network.
History of door or window is closed
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 a specified motion sensor tag(s) or reed sensor(s) detect that a door or window was closed.
History of door or window is opened
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 a specified motion sensor tag(s) or reed sensor(s) detect that a door or window was open.
History of everyone leaving
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 times when no one of a user group is detected in or nearby your network.
History of High Temperature alerts
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 times when a specified tag senses that its ambient temperature exceeded an upper threshold configured at temperature options screen inside the WirelessTag app. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet
History of humidity or moisture is too high
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 a specified tag with humidity or moisture monitoring enabled, detects "too wet" state.
History of Internet Outage events
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 events when there was an Internet outage event on your ISP impacting your location, both when it starts and it was resolved. You only need to have a free Fing Account, you don't need a Fingbox to use this!
Arm motion sensor
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 arms motion sensor on a tag. Regular angle based motion sensor, Reed KumoSensor and PIR KumoSensor can all be armed using this action.
Beep a tag
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 beep the tag. NOTE: Only compatible with the Motion Sensor Tags with buzzer.
Disable brightness monitoring
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 disable brightness/ambient light intensity monitoring on a tag.
Disable humidity or moisture monitoring
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 disable humidity or moisture monitoring on a tag.
Disable temperature monitoring
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 disable temperature monitoring on a tag.
Disarm motion sensor
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 disarms motion sensor on a tag. Regular angle based motion sensor, Reed KumoSensor and PIR KumoSensor can all be disarmed using this action.
Enable brightness monitoring
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 enable brightness/ambient light intensity monitoring on a tag. NOTE: Only compatible with Tags with ambient light sensor.
Enable humidity or moisture monitoring
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 enable humidity or moisture monitoring on a tag. NOTE: Only compatible with Tags with humidity or moisture sensor.
Enable temperature monitoring
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 enable temperature monitoring on a tag.
Pause Internet access
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.
Suspend the access to internet for a given user or category.
Play LED effect
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 play a light effect on Fingbox LED.
Run a KumoApp
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 a KumoApp installed under the current user account. If the KumoApp is running, nothing will happen. If a KumoApp does not register any event handler or timer, it will automatically stop after executing the first time, allowing this action to run multiple times without user intervention.
A Fingbox goes offline
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 when a fingbox get disconnected from the network. This is usually an indication that the network connectivity is not working
A Fingbox is back online
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 when a fingbox get re-connected to the network. This is usually an indication that the network connectivity came back online
A user arrived
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 when a user is detected in or nearby your network.
A user left
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 when a user is no more detected nearby.
Arm motion sensor
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 arms motion sensor on a tag. Regular angle based motion sensor, Reed KumoSensor and PIR KumoSensor can all be armed using this action.
Back in range
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 when a specified tag comes out of "out of range" state. Only tags with auto-update is enabled can come out of "out of range" state.
Beep a tag
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 beep the tag. NOTE: Only compatible with the Motion Sensor Tags with buzzer.
Brightness returns to normal
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 when a specified tag senses that its ambient light intensity returns between the upper and lower thresholds configured at light options screen inside the WirelessTag app.
Current Tag Manager State
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.
The query returns if the specified tag manager is online or offline, as well as how many hours it has been online.
Current Tag State
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 specified door/window sensor/tag's current state, including temperature, humidity/lux (when available) and motion state such as door open/close, moved, or detected motion (for PIR sensor)
Device is OFF
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 when a device is detected OFF (offline) in your network.
Device is ON
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 when a device is detected ON in your network.
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If
Select a trigger the automation will use
A Fingbox goes offline
A Fingbox is back online
A user arrived
A user left
Back in range
Brightness returns to normal
Device is OFF
Device is ON
Door or window is closed
Door or window is opened
Everyone left
Humidity or moisture is too high
Humidity or moisture is too low
Humidity or moisture returns to normal
Internet IP changed
Internet Outage event happened
Internet Speed dropped
Motion sensor has timed out
Movement is detected
New device found
New KumoApp message
Out of range
Sensor detects water
Sensor no longer detects water
Someone arrived
Tag is moved
Tag Manager Offline
Tag Manager Online
Temperature is too high
Temperature is too low
Temperature returns to normal
Too bright
Too dark
Update received
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
Arm motion sensor
Beep a tag
Disable brightness monitoring
Disable humidity or moisture monitoring
Disable temperature monitoring
Disarm motion sensor
Enable brightness monitoring
Enable humidity or moisture monitoring
Enable temperature monitoring
Pause Internet access
Play LED effect
Run a KumoApp
Stop a KumoApp
Stop beeping a tag
Turn off light or switch
Turn on Internet access
Turn on light or switch
Update Temperature/Humidity/Lux
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the chat.
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About Wireless Tag
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