Water leak sensor with alexa routine?

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Fortunately, SmartThings allows you to create virtual contact sensors which Alexa will treat like real ones—and you can even turn them on and off like a switch. :sunglasses:

So assuming you have a Samsung SmartThings system, it becomes pretty straightforward.

  1. create a virtual contact sensor with switch capability.

  2. set up a SmartThings rule to switch that sensor on when the real sensor activates.

  3. create an Alexa routine (not a SmartThings routine) that runs when the virtual sensor activates. (Make sure you switch the virtual sensor off again so it will be ready for the next time.) :sunglasses:

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