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Location to Virtual Buttons integrations

When you enter or leave a specific area, IFTTT triggers an Alexa Routine through Virtual Buttons. Set up automations like turning on lights when you get home or starting a goodbye routine when you leave.
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2 ready-made Location and Virtual Buttons Applets

Turn one on, or build your own. Location can start an automation with "You enter an area", and IFTTT can then run "Push a Virtual Button" on Virtual Buttons.
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Automate Location and Virtual Buttons from your AI assistant

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Create your own Location and Virtual Buttons 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.

4 triggers, queries, and actions

You enter an area

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
 This Trigger fires every time you enter an area you specify.
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You enter or exit an area

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
 This Trigger fires every time you enter or exit an area you specify.
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You exit an area

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
 This Trigger fires every time you exit an area you specify.
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Push a Virtual Button

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 trigger the Alexa Routine attached to your Virtual Button.
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Push a Virtual Button

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 trigger the Alexa Routine attached to your Virtual Button.
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You enter an area

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
 This Trigger fires every time you enter an area you specify.
View details Try it

You enter or exit an area

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
 This Trigger fires every time you enter or exit an area you specify.
View details Try it

You exit an area

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
 This Trigger fires every time you exit an area you specify.
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Build an automation in seconds!

If
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You enter an area
Select a trigger the automation will use
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You enter an area
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You enter or exit an area
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You exit an area
Then
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Push a Virtual Button
Select an action the automation will perform
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Push a Virtual Button

You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the chat.

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How to connect to a Location automation

Find an Applet using Location and Virtual Buttons

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Location and IFTTT let you trigger automations when you arrive at or leave specific areas.
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Virtual Buttons and IFTTT let you trigger Alexa Routines from anywhere by pushing a button in IFTTT.
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