Hi - wondering if anybody has come up with a way for the doorbell ring to create an alert that be played over the Alexa devices in the house?
For now you can do it through IFTTT if you are running Android. You can even announce a known person. Use Android notification on IFTTT with the body of the doorbell notification, then turn on a virtual switch.
You can do the same with Tasker and SharptoolsâŠ
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Just remember the IFTTT integration is going away at the end of August when the âworks with nestâ program ends. So âfor nowâ but I wouldnât run out and buy new nest products if this is an essential use case for you.
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Itâs good to alert folks that Google Nest is shutting down the IFTTT integration but this use case doesnât use Nest api. The Android phone notification on IFTTT is not going away, as far as I know 
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Google actually published an update on this today because of the black lash from the community
Apparently theyâre extending support of WWN until the new WWGA API has all the same capabilities. At which point theyâll turn it off.
Feels like a win!
I donât really recommend unlocking a door using the face recognition from Nest doorbell but, it is possible. This was my test to see if it works, and it does. Always automate responsibly 
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Feels like a scam, if you ask me. I believe it when I see it. Google has broken developersâ trust by making the announcement to shut down the api without thinking of the impact. Plus, that post came out yesterday and the Nest developers portal still says otherwise 
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Fair point. I guess I want to believe them, because of all the Nest stuff I have in my house that, overall, I really love.
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I donât see where it says that works with google assistant will end up with all the same features of works with nest, and Iâm actually pretty sure that it wonât.
What does the following mean?
Weâll stop accepting new WWN connections on August 31, 2019.
Does that mean they wonât certify new integrations? They already stopped doing that.
Does that mean that you canât set up a new nest account after that date?
Does that mean you canât add new devices to an existing nest account?
What does that mean that they will cut off previously certified integrations?
I could guess, but I donât want to, Because itâs not about whatâs logical, itâs about what they actually do.
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I am deeply invested in Nest, in fact, 20 devices deep, so while I hope they get their sâŠtuff together, I am not holding my breath that they will
A lot of community developed integrations require that the individual user sign up for a WWN âdeveloperâ account and then enter your WWN API key in the DTH/SmartApp. Most community developed integrations will be useless for anyone who hasnât signed up for a WWN account by that date.
Edit: And as you mentioned, they havenât been approving integrations for a while, so that means that even if someone wanted to build an integration and host the backend (so users donât have to get their own WWN key), thereâs strict limits enforced on the unapproved WWN accounts so thatâs a no-go too. 
Itâs a really disappointing move by Google/Nest.
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They will also be useless for anyone who migrates his/her Nest account to the new Google Nest account, when prompted to do so, âlater this yearâ âŠ
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No way - I just want to hear when somebody rings the doorbell - thanks; Iâll set it up on IFTTT.
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So, has anyone actually used IFTTT for the doorbell function? I can find motion and sound triggers but not the doorbellâŠ
That sounds like you are trying to use the nest service on IFTTT, which is the thing which is going away. Thatâs not the solution that was being suggested here.
Instead, I believe @joshua_lyon was suggesting that you use the IFTTT service that recognizes the notification that comes in on your phone and use that as the trigger. Or some other method of capturing the notification.
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Yes, but, there are some prerequisites:
- must run Android
- must integrate SmartThings with IFTTT
- must use a custom virtual contact sensor with switch capability (or install Echo Speaks)
To set it up:
- create the virtual contact switch in SmartThings
- authorize the switch in IFTTT and Alexa
- setup IFTTT when notification from Nest doorbell received, then turn SmartThings switch on.
- create Alexa routine, "when contact switch opens, then announce âDoorbell is ringingâ
Sounds a lot more complicated than it really is 
Yeah, I get all that. The problem I have is here: âsetup IFTTT when notification from Nest doorbell receivedâ The IFTTT Nest Services do not appear to expose the doorbell ringing function, just motion and sound alerts.
See post above (replace unlock door with turn on switch). Is based on the phone notification received from mobile app - using Android Phone notification service not Nest service.
Got it - thatâs what I was missing; phone notification is trigger, not IFTTT Nest Service. Thanks!
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