Blink Philips Hue lights when you get a new SMS on Android
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Turn on Philips Hue lights when Ring detects motion
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Press Button widget to dim Philips Hue lights
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Set Philips Hue lights to soft white at bedtime
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"Alexa, trigger lights on"
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Set Philips Hue lights to rose colors on Valentine’s Day
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Turn on Philips Hue lights with Siri email command
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Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.
14 triggers, queries, and actions
Entering or exiting away mode
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 your Sowee Smart Hub enters or exits away mode.
Get Lights
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 all lights of the bridge.
History of entering or exiting away mode
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 your Sowee Smart Hub enters or exits away mode.
Blink lights
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 briefly turn your hue lights off then back on.
Change color
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 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.
Change color from image
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 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.
Change to random color
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 change your hue lights to a randomly selected color. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
Dim lights
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 dim or brighten your hue lights to a value between 0-100.
Set a scene in a room
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 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
Set to home or away mode
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 set your Sowee Smart Hub to home or away mode.
Toggle lights on/off
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 toggle your hue lights on or off.
Turn off lights
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 turn off your hue lights.
Turn on color loop
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 turn on a slow color loop effect for your hue lights. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
Turn on lights
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 turn on your hue lights.
Blink lights
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 briefly turn your hue lights off then back on.
Change color
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 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.
Change color from image
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 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.
Change to random color
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 change your hue lights to a randomly selected color. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
Dim lights
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 dim or brighten your hue lights to a value between 0-100.
Entering or exiting away mode
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 your Sowee Smart Hub enters or exits away mode.
Get Lights
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 all lights of the bridge.
History of entering or exiting away mode
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 your Sowee Smart Hub enters or exits away mode.
Set a scene in a room
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 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
Set to home or away mode
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 set your Sowee Smart Hub to home or away mode.
Toggle lights on/off
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 toggle your hue lights on or off.
Turn off lights
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 turn off your hue lights.
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If
Select a trigger the automation will use
Entering or exiting away mode
Then
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Blink lights
Change color
Change color from image
Change to random color
Dim lights
Set a scene in a room
Set to home or away mode
Toggle lights on/off
Turn off lights
Turn on color loop
Turn on lights
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More on Philips Hue and Sowee
About Philips Hue
Philips Hue connected bulbs and bridge let you to take full control of your lighting. Whatever you want to do with your lighting, Hue can.
About Sowee
Thanks to Sowee, manage your energy consumption, optimise your comfort at home and remotely control your smart devices.