Automatically turn your lights on at sunset
About this Applet
Automate alerts and lighting when a Webhook event triggers. This Applet sends an email, calls your phone, and turns on your Philips Hue lights when a specified Webhook event is received. Ideal for home security alerts or status notifications across your devices. Note: This requires a reachable webhook endpoint (URL).
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lights
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41 triggers, queries, and actions
Leave IFTTT any voicemail
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires every time you leave any voicemail at your IFTTT phone number.
New attachment
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires every time a new email with an attachment arrives in your inbox.
New conversation
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires when a conversation starts in your Gmail inbox: a message gets its first reply and a back-and-forth begins. It fires once per conversation, not on every reply.
New email
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires every time a new email arrives in your Gmail inbox.
New email matching search
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires every time an email newly matches your Gmail search, whether it just arrived or just changed to match.
New label
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires once every time a new label is created in your Gmail account. New labels are typically detected within an hour.
New sent email
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires every time you send an email from your Gmail account, typically within a few minutes of the send. This includes emails your Applets send.
New starred email
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires the first time you star an email in your Gmail account. It checks your most recently received starred emails, so starring a much older email might not fire it.
Receive a web request
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires every time the Webhooks service receives a web request to notify it of an event. To find your webhook URL and key, open Documentation on the Webhooks service page (mobile: Account > My services > Webhooks).
Receive a web request with a JSON payload
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires every time the Webhooks service receives a web request to notify it of an event. To find your webhook URL and key, open Documentation on the Webhooks service page (mobile: Account > My services > Webhooks).
Find email
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the most recent emails matching your Gmail search, newest first.
Get attachment by filename
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns an attachment from a specific Gmail message, located by its filename, as links to a temporary copy of the file that IFTTT hosts and removes automatically, along with the attachment's details.
Get conversation
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the messages in a Gmail conversation, looked up by its thread id: one result per message, oldest first, each carrying the message's full content alongside the conversation's participants and message count.
Get Lights
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns all lights of the bridge.
History of web requests received
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of times the Webhooks service received a web request to notify it of an event. To find your webhook URL and key, open Documentation on the Webhooks service page (mobile: Account > My services > Webhooks).
Make a web request
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the status code from a request made to the provided URL. If the response body is in the correct format it will also return the body’s extracted values. Please see the documentation link on the Webhooks service page.
Make a web request with JSON response
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the JSON response body. You can use filter code to parse it. Please see the documentation link on the Webhooks service page.
Add label to email
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will add the label you choose to a specific email message in your Gmail account.
Archive email
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will archive a specific email message, removing it from your inbox without deleting it. The message remains in All Mail and stays searchable.
Blink lights
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will briefly turn your hue lights off then back on.
Call my phone
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will call your phone number and say a message.
Change color
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will change the color of your hue lights. NOTE: Accepts color names and CSS hex color values. Defaults to white if no color match is found. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
Change color from image
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will change the color of your hue lights to match the dominant colors found in an image you specify. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
Change to random color
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will change your hue lights to a randomly selected color. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
Create a draft
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will save a new email as a draft in your Gmail account without sending it. The draft waits in your Drafts folder until you open Gmail and send it yourself.
Create a draft reply
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will save a draft reply to a specific email in your Gmail account, kept in the original conversation. The draft waits in your Drafts folder until you send it yourself.
Create label
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a new label in your Gmail account.
Delete email
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will move a specific email message to Trash in your Gmail account. Messages in Trash can be recovered until Gmail permanently removes them.
Dim lights
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will dim or brighten your hue lights to a value between 0-100.
Add label to email
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will add the label you choose to a specific email message in your Gmail account.
Archive email
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will archive a specific email message, removing it from your inbox without deleting it. The message remains in All Mail and stays searchable.
Blink lights
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will briefly turn your hue lights off then back on.
Call my phone
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will call your phone number and say a message.
Change color
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will change the color of your hue lights. NOTE: Accepts color names and CSS hex color values. Defaults to white if no color match is found. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
Change color from image
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will change the color of your hue lights to match the dominant colors found in an image you specify. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
Change to random color
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will change your hue lights to a randomly selected color. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
Create a draft
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will save a new email as a draft in your Gmail account without sending it. The draft waits in your Drafts folder until you open Gmail and send it yourself.
Create a draft reply
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will save a draft reply to a specific email in your Gmail account, kept in the original conversation. The draft waits in your Drafts folder until you send it yourself.
Create label
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a new label in your Gmail account.
Delete email
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will move a specific email message to Trash in your Gmail account. Messages in Trash can be recovered until Gmail permanently removes them.
Dim lights
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will dim or brighten your hue lights to a value between 0-100.
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If
Select a trigger the automation will use
Leave IFTTT any voicemail
New attachment
New conversation
New email
New email matching search
New label
New sent email
New starred email
Receive a web request
Receive a web request with a JSON payload
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
Add label to email
Archive email
Blink lights
Call my phone
Change color
Change color from image
Change to random color
Create a draft
Create a draft reply
Create label
Delete email
Dim lights
Forward email
Make a web request
Remove label from conversation
Remove label from email
Reply to email
Send an email
Send yourself an email
Set a scene in a room
Toggle lights on/off
Turn off lights
Turn on color loop
Turn on lights
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the chat.
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About Phone Call (US only)
This service can trigger Applets when you leave a voicemail at the IFTTT number, or call your phone and leave a message when an Applet runs. Find your phone, get a custom wake-up call, receive emergency alerts from home devices, and more. Only US-based numbers can connect to this service. This service has a cap of 100 calls per month. Learn how to record a phone call, or find out who called me from this number by pulling up the caller's location on Android.
About Gmail
Gmail and IFTTT connect your inbox to 1000+ other apps and devices to automate routine email management tasks. Keep your inbox organized, ensure timely follow-up with custom reminders, keep teams informed for urgent messages, or even change your lights if a specific email comes in. Spend less time managing your email with easy-to-use automations.
The use of information received from Google Workspace scopes will adhere to the Google User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
About Webhooks
Learn to use webhooks and integrate other services on IFTTT with your DIY projects. You can create Applets that work with any device or app that can make or receive a web request. If you'd like to build your own service and Applets, check out the IFTTT Developer Dashboard. Connect a webhook to any of the 1000+ apps and services on IFTTT.
About Philips Hue
Philips Hue connected bulbs and bridge let you to take full control of your lighting. Whatever you want to do with your lighting, Hue can.