# Any way to make Xiaomi sensors appear as Alexa Device? **URL:** \ **Category:** Connected Things\ **Created:** [June 30, 2018, 8:42am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/any-way-to-make-xiaomi-sensors-appear-as-alexa-device/129500 "2018-06-30T08:42:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![HA\_fanatic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/ha_fanatic/32/93722_2.png) [@HA\_fanatic](https://community.smartthings.com/u/HA_fanatic)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/any-way-to-make-xiaomi-sensors-appear-as-alexa-device/129500/2 "2018-06-30T12:28:33Z")
> [@Ben\_Iffland](#): > > expose a Xaiomi sensor ( If you are interested in Alexa knowing what temperature is at a specific sensor, all you need is to add the thermostat capability to the DTH. So yes, it’s possible to have Alexa discover your sensors but requires modifying a few line of codes in the DTH. Only temperature is currently supported by Alexa natively. Exposing other capabilities can be done via a custom Alexa integration, such as this awesome app. > [@\[NO LONGER SUPPORTED\] Ask Alexa](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-ask-alexa/46786): > > All, this is a new thread from my conversation in the Alexa Helper area ([[RELEASE] Alexa Helper](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-alexa-helper/29380)) I am officially announcing my new Ask Alexa Smart App. This is what a lot of us have been looking for when it was announced that SmartThings would work with the Amazon Echo (‘Alexa’). Unfortunately, the integration was one-way and limited. You could not query your devices to find out their status, and you had NO access to modes, SHM or routines. I attempted to fill the gap with Alexa Helper, and it did a great job at giving you additional control over items using simple on/off commands. I even got into the ‘feedback’ piece by sending a voice output to a Sonos speaker. But, I always felt this was a ‘hack’…why ask a speaker (Alexa) to report out on another speaker. Well, with the guidance of @N… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.smartthings.com/t/any-way-to-make-xiaomi-sensors-appear-as-alexa-device/129500)._