Turn on Moonside lights when iOS Shortcut automation starts
2 ready-made iOS Shortcuts and Moonside Light Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. IOS Shortcuts can start an automation with "Shortcut automation started", and IFTTT can then run "Brighten lights to 100 percent brightness" on Moonside Light.
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Create your own iOS Shortcuts and Moonside Light workflow
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.
12 triggers, queries, and actions
Shortcut automation started
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 an iOS Shortcut automation is started.
Is Light 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 the on/off status of your lights.
Brighten lights to 100 percent brightness
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.
Set lights to 100 percent brightness
Dim lights to 5 percent brightness
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.
Dim lights to 5 percent brightness
Set lights to bedtime 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.
Set lights to bedtime color
Set lights to blending rainbow scene
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 all of the moonside lights to blending rainbow lighting effects.
Set lights to music reactive party scene
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.
Set lights to music reactive party scene
Set lights to raining scene
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 all of the moonside lights to raining lighting effects.
Set lights to saved pixel 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.
Set lights to saved pixel mode
Set lights to Youtube red
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.
Set lights to Youtube red
Turn off all my 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 all of my Moonside lights.
Turn on all my 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 all of my Moonside lights.
Brighten lights to 100 percent brightness
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.
Set lights to 100 percent brightness
Dim lights to 5 percent brightness
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.
Dim lights to 5 percent brightness
Is Light 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 the on/off status of your lights.
Set lights to bedtime 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.
Set lights to bedtime color
Set lights to blending rainbow scene
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 all of the moonside lights to blending rainbow lighting effects.
Set lights to music reactive party scene
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.
Set lights to music reactive party scene
Set lights to raining scene
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 all of the moonside lights to raining lighting effects.
Set lights to saved pixel 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.
Set lights to saved pixel mode
Set lights to Youtube red
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.
Set lights to Youtube red
Shortcut automation started
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 an iOS Shortcut automation is started.
Turn off all my 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 all of my Moonside lights.
Turn on all my 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 all of my Moonside lights.
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If
Select a trigger the automation will use
Shortcut automation started
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
Brighten lights to 100 percent brightness
Dim lights to 5 percent brightness
Set lights to bedtime color
Set lights to blending rainbow scene
Set lights to music reactive party scene
Set lights to raining scene
Set lights to saved pixel mode
Set lights to Youtube red
Turn off all my lights
Turn on all my lights
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the chat.
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More on iOS Shortcuts and Moonside Light
About iOS Shortcuts
iOS Shortcuts and IFTTT let you trigger your custom shortcuts from IFTTT automations.
About Moonside Light
Moonside Light and IFTTT let you automate your smart lights to turn on and off, change colors, adjust brightness, and trigger fun lighting scenes.