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Useful beam and Alexa Voice Monkey integrations
Triggers (If this)
Door opened or closed
This trigger fires when the selected door state (open, closed) for a garage door you have access to is achieved.
Queries (With)
My monkeys
This query returns a list of your current Monkeys.
Actions (Then that)
Trigger Monkey (Routine)
This action will trigger the Monkey you specify including any parameters you set. Use it to trigger Alexa routines!
Close garage door
This action will ask the controller to close the garage door you specify. If the garage door is already closed, then the door will remain closed.
Display video
This action will send a video to your screen enabled Alexa/Echo device. Ensure you open the Voice Monkey Skill as the final action in your routine. Your videos must be in MP4 format, hosted on a publicly accessible host with an https URL.
Open garage door
This action will ask the controller to open the garage door you specify. If the garage door is already open, then the door will remain open.
Display image
This action will send an image to your screen enabled Alexa/Echo device. Ensure you open the Voice Monkey Skill as the final action in your routine. Images must be hosted on a publicly accessible host with an https URL.
Partially open garage door
This action will ask the controller to partially open the garage door you specify. If the garage door is already partially open, then the door will remain partially open.
Make announcement
This action will make an announcement on your Alexa/Echo device using the text you supply. Ensure you open the Voice Monkey Skill as the final action in your routine. Text can be dynamic e.g. an ingredient from another IFTTT event or applet.
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