RM Example: Use Google Assistant to run pool pump for 90 minutes (IFTTT/Cloud End Point)

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I am posting this one mainly to show how to use IFTTT and the Hubitat Cloud End Point together.

What it does
When I do my weekly swimming pool service, I tell Google to "start pool service" . This runs the pool pump for 90 minutes so I can check for leaks and to disperse any chemicals I may have added or filter any dirt that I may have stirred up.

How it works
Google Assistant executes an IFTTT applet, which makes a web request to a Hubitat Cloud end point. This triggers a RM rule that turns on the pool pump, then does a delayed off.

This example is given with the assumption that you have a Google Home device (would be easy to substitute Echo/Alexa as well) and an active IFTTT account with the Google Assistant (or Alexa) and Webhooks channels activated.

Note: there are other ways to do this. I started with the native Google Home/Hubitat integration, where I told Google to turn on a virtual switch (with an auto off after 1 second). This triggered a RM rule that did the ON and delayed OFF. I switched to IFTTT so I could get rid of the extra virtual device and have some flexibility in the trigger words for GH.

Step 1: Set up the RM Trigger

  • Trigger Event: Cloud end point
    -- After you select Cloud End Point, you will see a link to the Cloud End Point URL. Right click and copy this link.
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  • Actions
    -- On: Pool Pump
    -- Delayed Off: Pool Pump: 5400 seconds (delayed on/off only accepts seconds. 90 min * 60 sec/min = 5400 seconds)
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Step 2: Set up the IFTTT applet

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Question, is not easier to create a google routine that activates a virtual switch and this virtual switch is a trigger in RM? You are eliminating IFTTT.

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From my first post:

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Doh, I just replied not reading your note, sorry for that.

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No worries. I also edited my post above to clarify the point of posting this one (to demo a way to use IFTTT and the Hubitat Cloud End Point together), as I think my actual use case is probably not a common one.

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You have some crazy cool rules! IFTTT ROCKS man!! Their name spells it all out, which a lot of people don't even realize...IF This Then That...the basis of most programming logic. They were my HA before ST and now HE.

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I envy you colleagues for having Internet 24 hours :wink:.
IFTTT looks great but needs internet all the time right?
That kills my desire to use it ....:sob: