Turn on Philips Hue lights when ecobee switches modes
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25 ready-made ecobee and Philips Hue Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. Ecobee can start an automation with "Light switch is turned off", and IFTTT can then run "Blink lights" on Philips Hue.-
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Turn on Philips Hue lights when ecobee switches modeby
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Change Philips Hue light color when Ecobee temperature rises above thresholdby
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Turn on Leviton devices and set Ecobee comfort when a Webhook event firesby -
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Turn on Philips Hue lights, dock iRobot, and set Ecobee thermostat when MyQ garage door opensby -
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Change Philips Hue lights to a set color when Ecobee temperature drops below a thresholdby
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Set Ecobee to Away and turn off Hue lights when you leave an areaby
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Turn off bedroom and Hue lights with one tapby
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Automate ecobee and Philips Hue from your AI assistant
Have Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor build and run ecobee and Philips Hue automations for you, like “Turn on Philips Hue lights when ecobee switches modes”, with IFTTT MCP.
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Create your own ecobee and Philips Hue 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.
41 triggers, queries, and actions
Light switch is turned off
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires every time your ecobee light switch is turned off.
Light switch is turned on
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires every time your ecobee light switch is turned on.
Thermostat enters Smart Home/Away
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires every time your ecobee thermostat and Room Sensors change to Smart Home or Smart Away comfort profiles.
Thermostat indoor humidity is greater than
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires every time your ecobee thermostat senses that the indoor humidity is greater than a specific value you supply.
Thermostat indoor humidity is less than
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires every time your ecobee thermostat senses that the indoor humidity is less than a specific value you supply.
Thermostat indoor temperature is greater than
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires every time your ecobee thermostat senses that the indoor temperature is greater than a specific value you supply.
Thermostat indoor temperature is less than
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires every time your ecobee thermostat senses that the indoor temperature is less than a specific value you supply.
Thermostat outdoor humidity is greater than
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires every time your ecobee thermostat senses that the outdoor humidity is greater than a specific value you supply.
Thermostat outdoor humidity is less than
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires every time your ecobee thermostat senses that the outdoor humidity is less than a specific value you supply.
Thermostat outdoor temperature is greater than
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires every time your ecobee thermostat senses that the outdoor temperature is greater than a specific value you supply.
Thermostat outdoor temperature is less than
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires every time your ecobee thermostat senses that the outdoor temperature is less than a specific value you supply.
Thermostat schedule override
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires every time your ecobee schedule is overridden with a Hold event (including vacations), a Utility Demand Response event, or a Smart Home/Away event.
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 thermostat indoor humidity is greater than
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 when your ecobee thermostat senses that the indoor humidity was greater than a specific value you supply.
History of Thermostat indoor humidity lower than threshold
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 events when your ecobee thermostat sensed that the indoor humidity was less than a specified value you supplied Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of thermostat indoor temperature is greater than
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 when your ecobee thermostat senses that the indoor temperature was greater than a specific value you supply.
History of thermostat indoor temperature is less than threshold
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 when your ecobee thermostat senses that the indoor temperature was less than a specific value you supply. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of thermostat outdoor humidity is greater than
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 when your ecobee thermostat senses that the outdoor humidity was greater than a specific value you supply.
History of Thermostat outdoor temperature greater than alerts
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 events when your ecobee thermostat sensed that the outdoor temperature was greater than a value you specified
History of Thermostat overrides
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 events when your ecobee schedule was overridden with a Hold event (including vacations), a Utility Demand Response event, or a Smart Home/Away event.
History of Thermostat Smart Home/Away Profile changes
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 events when your ecobee thermostat or Room Sensors changed to Smart Home or Smart Away comfort profiles.
History of times your thermostat sensed a temperature less than the value you specified
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 history of when your ecobee thermostat sensed a temperature less than the value you specified.
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.
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 vacation on thermostat
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 vacation event on the selected thermostat with the specified setpoint. The vacation event will begin immediately and last the number of specified days.
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.
Resume thermostat program
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 removes the currently running event on the selected thermostat providing the event is not a mandatory demand response event.
Set a scene in a room
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 well set a scene on your hue lights. NOTE: in order to add lights to a room, you must be using the newest version of the Hue app
Set thermostat comfort profile for X hours
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 the thermostat into a hold using the settings from the specified comfort profile. This comfort profile hold will remain in effect for the specified number of hours.
Set thermostat comfort profile until next transition
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 the thermostat into a hold using the settings from the specified comfort profile. This comfort profile hold will remain in effect until the next next comfort profile transition in the program.
Set thermostat hold for X hours
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 the thermostat into a hold with the specified temperature for the specified number of hours.
Set thermostat hold until next transition
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 the thermostat into a hold with the specified temperature and the end date/time will be set to the next climate transition in the program.
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.
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 vacation on thermostat
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 vacation event on the selected thermostat with the specified setpoint. The vacation event will begin immediately and last the number of specified days.
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.
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 thermostat indoor humidity is greater than
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 when your ecobee thermostat senses that the indoor humidity was greater than a specific value you supply.
History of Thermostat indoor humidity lower than threshold
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 events when your ecobee thermostat sensed that the indoor humidity was less than a specified value you supplied Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of thermostat indoor temperature is greater than
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 when your ecobee thermostat senses that the indoor temperature was greater than a specific value you supply.
History of thermostat indoor temperature is less than threshold
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 when your ecobee thermostat senses that the indoor temperature was less than a specific value you supply. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
History of thermostat outdoor humidity is greater than
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 when your ecobee thermostat senses that the outdoor humidity was greater than a specific value you supply.
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If
Select a trigger the automation will use
Light switch is turned off
Light switch is turned on
Thermostat enters Smart Home/Away
Thermostat indoor humidity is greater than
Thermostat indoor humidity is less than
Thermostat indoor temperature is greater than
Thermostat indoor temperature is less than
Thermostat outdoor humidity is greater than
Thermostat outdoor humidity is less than
Thermostat outdoor temperature is greater than
Thermostat outdoor temperature is less than
Thermostat schedule override
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
Blink lights
Change color
Change color from image
Change to random color
Create vacation on thermostat
Dim lights
Resume thermostat program
Set a scene in a room
Set thermostat comfort profile for X hours
Set thermostat comfort profile until next transition
Set thermostat hold for X hours
Set thermostat hold until next transition
Set thermostat indefinite hold
Toggle lights on/off
Turn light switch off
Turn light switch on
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 ecobee
ecobee is the smarter wi-fi thermostat with remote sensors. For homes with more than one room.
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.