Add mode trigger to SmartThings channel on IFTTT

[kevintierney]

It’s pretty easy to do with virtual switches. Here’s a thread on it

Can someone modify the big switch app to call Hello Home Phrases?

I am trying to figure a way to call hello home phrases from the dashboard. I can create a virtual switch, put it in the lights and switches dashboard and then associate the big switch smart app with it. Triggering the virtual switch would trigger the big switch and if the big switch could run a hello home phrase we would be good to go. So can someone modify the smartapp to trigger a hello home phrase instead of individual switches?

For me, I use a modified version of what’s in that thread along with virtual momentary switches. I only use the switches to send the commands and so I use the momentary switches (not monitoring the state). The benefit of the momentary switches is that when pressed, they send an on command followed by an off. I use the app to monitor only the on commands and send the HH command.

IFTTT then can send on commands to the virtual switch or monitor for the switch being turned on. Monitoring the on works well. I use it to trigger harmony commands via IFTTT when I push the virtual button.

Here’s my modified code in case you want to use it. In addition to only using the on command, there’s an optional delay, which I use in my case to set the away mode. This way, I can arm the away mode 60 seconds after pressing the button so I can get out the door without an alert.

https://github.com/tierneykev/SmartThings/blob/master/Hello%20Home%20Momentary%20Switch