Notifications of Door Open eg Alexa?

[JDRoberts]

If you have the option to alert with lights, then you can have SHM turn on a virtual switch. And when you can turn on a virtual switch, you can do almost anything including have Alexa speak a notification by using Alexa routines (not SMARTthings routines).

I’m not sure exactly which options are available in which version of the app for SHM anymore, but you used to be able to do an alert with lights in the classic app that you could use for this.

Meanwhile, here is the FAQ on Alexa announcements:

FAQ: Can I trigger an Echo Action without Speaking to It?

Breaking News!!! As of August 2018, a SmartThings-connected Contact or Motion Sensor can now trigger an Amazon echo routine if you live in the US, Canada, or the UK !!! Amazon has now added the ability for some sensors to trigger an Amazon echo routine (not a smartthings routine), which does let you trigger other smart home devices which are not connected to SmartThings without having to speak an echo command! Or you can set it up so that your echo devices will speak a customized phrase, play a doorbell chime, or various other sound effects. And even better, that contact sensor can be a virtual contact sensor. And although it’s a bit tricky, a community member has created an edge driver that will create BOTH a virtual switch and a virtual sensor and keep the pair in synch. So…

So this method is a little hanky, but it should work. See the FAQ above for details.

1. SHM turns on a virtual switch via alert with lights

2. The virtual switch is also a virtual contact sensor, so turning it on opens the sensor.

3. The Alexa routine is triggered by the sensor opening, and speaks the announcement