Alexa and door locks

[JDRoberts]

You wanted an answer as to why the routine didn’t work? That’s in the official support article linked to above. The official integration prohibits security devices in routines.

Or you wanted an answer as to how to make a routine accessible from Echo when it has a lock in it?

For that, see the following FAQ. It’s just a trick. A routine can be executed based on a switch turning on. So you create a virtual switch which triggers your routine, , you turn that on with echo, and. Now you can have a routine with any devices you want.

Details are in the FAQ (the topic title is a clickable link)

FAQ 2017: Have Alexa/Google Home/IFTTT run a routine, change a mode, or arm/disarm Smart Home Monitor (SmartThings Classic)

Echo and Google home only recognize some device classes, specifically lights, switches, thermostats , and maybe locks. The official SmartThings/Alexa integration can run routines, but only routines that are limited to the device classes above. IFTTT has the same issue. The SmartThings service/channel can turn a single device on or off, but it doesn’t show routines or modes or smart home monitor status. So how can you use your voice assistant or IFTTT to change your mode, unlock a lock, or change smart home monitor armed status if the voice assistant/IFTTT won’t work with those kinds of devices? Fortunately, it’s easy. All you need to do is create a virtual switch and then have that virtual switch coming on turn on whatever routine you want. The echo/GH/IFTTT won’t even …