Open your shade via text message
Other popular Link Shades workflows and automations
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Close your shade at a set time each day
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Close Shades at Sunset
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Close Shades When You Leave Home
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Open Shades When You Arrive Home
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Close Shades at Sunset
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Move Shades to 50% at Noon
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Open Shades at Sunrise
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Close your shade when the UV index is too high
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Create your own Link Shades and Thinka workflow
Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.
13 triggers, queries, and actions
Contact Sensor
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 monitors sensor contact value and fires whenever the contact state changes.
Current humidity rises above
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 monitors sensor humidity value and fires whenever the humidity rises above the value you provide.
Current temperature rises above
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 monitors sensor temperature value and fires whenever the temperature rises above the value you provide.
List all of the devices
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 devices within the smart home environment. You can use this query to list all devices so that you can select some of the device(s) from that list
Activate a Scene
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 activate a specific scene in your home.
Close shade
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 close your shade.
Go to percent
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 shade to specified percent.
Open shade
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 open your shade.
Set Brightness
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 set brightness of your Thinka devices that support brightness.
Set 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 set color of your Thinka devices that support color.
Set Temperature
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 set temperature of your Thinka devices that support temperature.
Set Thermostat Mode
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 set thermostat mode of your Thinka devices that support thermostat mode.
Turn on or off device
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 turn on or off your Thinka devices that support switching on/off.
Activate a Scene
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 activate a specific scene in your home.
Close shade
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 close your shade.
Contact Sensor
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 monitors sensor contact value and fires whenever the contact state changes.
Current humidity rises above
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 monitors sensor humidity value and fires whenever the humidity rises above the value you provide.
Current temperature rises above
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 monitors sensor temperature value and fires whenever the temperature rises above the value you provide.
Go to percent
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 shade to specified percent.
List all of the devices
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 devices within the smart home environment. You can use this query to list all devices so that you can select some of the device(s) from that list
Open shade
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 open your shade.
Set Brightness
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 set brightness of your Thinka devices that support brightness.
Set 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 set color of your Thinka devices that support color.
Set Temperature
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 set temperature of your Thinka devices that support temperature.
Set Thermostat Mode
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 set thermostat mode of your Thinka devices that support thermostat mode.
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About Link Shades
Control your Link Shades through IFTTT. With Applets, you can open, close, and anything in between!
Control your Link Shades through IFTTT. With Applets, you can open, close, and anything in between!
About Thinka
With Thinka connected to your smart home devices, you can control all those devices with the applications Apple Home, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Olisto in your smart phones from the couch or while out of the house
With Thinka connected to your smart home devices, you can control all those devices with the applications Apple Home, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Olisto in your smart phones from the couch or while out of the house