dsstrainer Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I'm sure it has been asked before and I searched for this but didn't see any matches in the first few pages of results. Is there a way to get Alexa to get the status of devices like switchlincs, sensors, or at the very least state variables by asking? I tried created a state variable (pseudo virtual device) and asking what the status of it was, but Alexa says its not supported. Is this something that will ever be supported? Link to comment
Michel Kohanim Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 @dsstrainer, You could try 'what is' but I do not think it works for anything but thermostats: https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Portal_Amazon_Echo_Integration_V3#Devices With kind regards, Michel Link to comment
Tim McDermott Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I do miss the "Ststus" command that was lost when they killed the ISY skill. I, too had hoped they would have planned on implementing replacements for ALL the commands in the skills. Link to comment
bmercier Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 In addition to querying thermostat, you can also query locks; Alexa, is front door locked? Regular devices, which includes variables, can't be queried by voice. However, they can be queried using the Alexa app. Benoit Link to comment
dsstrainer Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 And what's the bottle neck there as to why we don't have status ability on devices? Alexa or udi? Link to comment
bmercier Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 minute ago, dsstrainer said: And what's the bottle neck there as to why we don't have status ability on devices? Alexa or udi? Alexa. Smart Home skills cannot do this at this time. But this might be something Amazon adds eventually. The APIs are already there to query, which the mobile app uses. Link to comment
blueman2 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 This can be done, but requires some work. I use this function all the time to check status of lights, pool pumps, ELK security status, etc. Link to comment
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