
Popular Philips Hue and IFTTT workflows and automations
Useful Philips Hue and IFTTT integrations
Triggers (If this)
- New IFTTT updateThis trigger fires every time the IFTTT blog posts something tagged "Updates." It's an easy way to stay on top of new services or features.
- Daily recommended Applet for youThis trigger recommends a new Applet every day at the time you specify.
- New service published on IFTTTThis trigger fires whenever a new service has been published on IFTTT.
- New Applet published by serviceThis trigger fires whenever a service has published a new Applet on IFTTT.
- New trigger or action published by serviceThis trigger fires whenever a service has published a new trigger or action on IFTTT.
Queries (With)
- History of Applets published by serviceThis query returns a list of whenever a service has published a new Applet on IFTTT.
- Get LightsThis query returns all lights of the bridge.
- History of IFTTT updatesThis query returns a list of every time the IFTTT blog posts something tagged Updates." It's an easy way to stay on top of new services or features."
- History of triggers or actions published by serviceThis query returns a list of whenever a service has published a new trigger or action on IFTTT.
- History of services published on IFTTTThis query returns a list of whenever a new service has been published on IFTTT.
Actions (Then that)
- Set a scene in a roomThis 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
- Turn on lightsThis Action will turn on your hue lights.
- Turn off lightsThis Action will turn off your hue lights.
- Toggle lights on/offThis Action will toggle your hue lights on or off.
- Blink lightsThis Action will briefly turn your hue lights off then back on.
- Dim lightsThis Action will dim or brighten your hue lights to a value between 0-100.
- Change colorThis 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 to random colorThis Action will change your hue lights to a randomly selected color. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
- Change color from imageThis 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.
- Turn on color loopThis Action will turn on a slow color loop effect for your hue lights. NOTE: not compatible with hue lux bulbs.
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