FAQ Routine, routines: How do you use them? (SmartThings Classic)

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JDRoberts,

I found this/your Helpful comment on SmartApps & Automations FAQ Apr 2016.

You say “A routine is a set of instructions that run one time and then are completed.”

I’m having exactly that problem.

I’m unable the get my smartthings app routine to repeat.

This is my routine:
IF: Every day Precondition Time 6:PM to 10AM repeat every day, Precondition MyIphone at my home, Echolink Mothion Sensor: No motion for 10 hours, Then: Send SMS text message to alert no movement in 10 hours.

This routine will trigger once and then never ever again, even though the routine has repeat every day.

Can you tell me how to make it run every day and alert if no movement still has not occurred.

I figured out how to create a rule and post it to my hub using Postman and this tutorial;

Advanced Automations with the Rules API

Advanced Rules API Tutorial We will use the rules API to create a trigger that will evaluate a condition then schedule to evaluate that condition again after a defined period of time. This rule could replace SmartApps like “Notify Me When” that were previously complex groovy apps. Requirements: Postman PAT Token Getting Started Open Postman and add your PAT token to the header [image] Refresher If you are new to the Rules API, you will need to supply the locationId you want to work with for most requests GET https://api.smartthings.com/v1/rules?locationId=yourID Will return a list of your existing rules Let’s Go Use Postman in a new tab to GET some device IDs. You will need to get a contact sensor and a light bulb. Once you have these, we are going to be sending a POST comman…

The tutorial has a script to turn a light on, but that’s all. And it works, but it doesn’t have a command to turn the light off.

If you can’t make the smartthings app routine work, can you help me make a java script rule that works.