Make a grand entrance with Philips Hue
Other popular Philips Hue workflows and automations
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Flash your lights when you're tagged in a new Facebook photo
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Automatically turn your lights on at sunset
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Trigger Orion space lighting with Amazon Alexa
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If temperature drops below freezing, turn Hue bulbs ice blue.
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Automatically turn off your Hue lights at midnight every day
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If Facebook message is received, blink hue lights.
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Tell Alexa to start the party with a Hue light color show
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Dim down the lights
Build your own Philips Hue and Niko Home Control automations
Triggers (If this)
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Routine activated
This trigger fires when a Routine is activated.
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Virtual Device turned on
Virtual Device turned on
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Virtual Device turned off
Virtual Device turned off
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Device turned on
Device turned on
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Device turned off
Device turned off
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Motor opened
This trigger fires when a motor is opened
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Motor closed
This trigger fires when a motor is closed

Routine activated
This trigger fires when a Routine is activated.

Virtual Device turned on
Virtual Device turned on

Virtual Device turned off
Virtual Device turned off

Device turned on
Device turned on

Device turned off
Device turned off

Motor opened
This trigger fires when a motor is opened

Motor closed
This trigger fires when a motor is closed
Queries (With)
Actions (Then that)
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Set a scene in a room
This Action well set a scene on your hue lights. NOTE: in order to add lights to a room, you must be using the newest version of the Hue app
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Activate Routine
This action will activate a Routine.
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Turn on lights
This Action will turn on your hue lights.
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Turn device on
Turn device on
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Turn off lights
This Action will turn off your hue lights.
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Turn device off
Turn device off
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Toggle lights on/off
This Action will toggle your hue lights on or off.
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Set motor device position
This action will set motor device position to a desired value
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Blink lights
This Action will briefly turn your hue lights off then back on.
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Set dimmer brightness
This action will set dimmer device brightness to a desired value
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Dim lights
This Action will dim or brighten your hue lights to a value between 0-100.
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Close motor device
This action will close a motor device
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Change color
This Action will change the color of your hue lights. NOTE: Accepts color names and CSS hex color values. Defaults to white if no color match is found. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
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Open motor device
This action will open a motor device
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Change to random color
This Action will change your hue lights to a randomly selected color. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
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Change color from image
This Action will change the color of your hue lights to match the dominant colors found in an image you specify. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
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Turn on color loop
This Action will turn on a slow color loop effect for your hue lights. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.

Set a scene in a room
This Action well set a scene on your hue lights. NOTE: in order to add lights to a room, you must be using the newest version of the Hue app

Activate Routine
This action will activate a Routine.

Turn on lights
This Action will turn on your hue lights.

Turn device on
Turn device on

Turn off lights
This Action will turn off your hue lights.

Turn device off
Turn device off

Toggle lights on/off
This Action will toggle your hue lights on or off.

Set motor device position
This action will set motor device position to a desired value

Blink lights
This Action will briefly turn your hue lights off then back on.

Set dimmer brightness
This action will set dimmer device brightness to a desired value

Dim lights
This Action will dim or brighten your hue lights to a value between 0-100.

Close motor device
This action will close a motor device

Change color
This Action will change the color of your hue lights. NOTE: Accepts color names and CSS hex color values. Defaults to white if no color match is found. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.

Open motor device
This action will open a motor device

Change to random color
This Action will change your hue lights to a randomly selected color. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.

Change color from image
This Action will change the color of your hue lights to match the dominant colors found in an image you specify. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.

Turn on color loop
This Action will turn on a slow color loop effect for your hue lights. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
How to connect Philips Hue and Niko Home Control
Find or create an Applet
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