Other popular Blink workflows and automations
- Arm the house when everyone is gone
- Get a phone call when your Blink Camera detects motions
- Arm Blink at Time
- Disarm Blink When You Unlock the Door
- Disarm Blink System When Rachio Starts
- Text to Disarm Your Blink System
- Get an email when your Blink Camera detects motions
- Disarm your Blink System and turn on Philips Hue Lights when you get home
- Disarm your Blink System when you get home
Useful Blink and Smart Life integrations
Triggers (If this)
- Device or group is turned onThis trigger fires when the specified device/group is turned on.
- Motion detectedThis Trigger fires when your Blink camera detects motion. Please note: Only the events stored in the Blink cloud are supported by the Blink.
- Device or group is turned offThis trigger fires when the specified device/group is turned off.
- Unlock the lockThis trigger fires when user unlocking the lock, his password or fingerprint identification or card is confirmed.
- Camera detects motionThis trigger fires when the specified camera detects motion. To use this trigger, camera’s motion detection should be turned on.
- Camera detects soundThis trigger fires when the specified camera detects sound. To use this trigger, camera’s sound detection should be turned on.
- Input incorrect password repetitiouslyThis trigger fires when someone input incorrect password repetitiously.
- Battery lowThis trigger fires when residual electricity in the lock under threshold.
- Door sensor is openThis trigger fires when the door sensor is open.
- Door sensor is closedThis trigger fires when the door sensor is closed.
- Person is detectedThis trigger fires when PIR detects person.
- Leak detectedThis trigger fires when water leak detected.
- Sound and light detectedThis trigger fires when water sound and light detected.
- Shake detectedThis trigger fires when sensor shake detected
Queries (With)
- History of Leak detectedThis query returns a list of times when the sensor detected a water leak.
- History of motion detectedThis query returns a list of when your Blink camera detects motion.
- History of when Door sensor was closedThis query returns a list of times when the door sensor was closed.
- History of when Door sensor was openThis query returns a list of times when the door sensor was open.
- History of when a Person was detectedThis query returns a list of when PIR detected person.
- History of Device turned offThis query returns a list of times when the specified device/group was turned off.
- History of Device was turned onThis query returns a list of when the specified device/group was turned on.
- History of repetitious incorrect password alertsThis query returns a list of times when someone input an incorrect password repetitiously.
- History of motion detections by CameraThis query returns a list of when a Camera detected motion. To use this query, Camera motion detected should be turned on.
- History of Camera detected soundThis query returns a list of times when the specified camera detected sound. To use this query, camera’s sound detection must have been turned on.
- History of Shake detectedThis query returns a list of when sensor detected a shake
- History of when lock unlockedThis query returns a list of when a user unloocked the lock and his password, fingerprint identification, or card was confirmed.
- History of Sound or Light DetectedThis query returns a list of when water sound or light were detected.
- History of low Battery alertsThis query returns a list of when residual electricity in the lock dropped below the threshold. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
Actions (Then that)
- Turn onThis action will turn on the device/group of your choosing.
- Arm systemThis Action will set your Blink system to Armed.
- Turn offThis action will turn off the device/group of your choosing.
- Disarm systemThis Action will set your Blink system to Disarmed.
- Activate SceneThis action will activate the specified scene.
- Set light brightnessThis action will set your light to a specified brightness.
- Set light colorThis action will set the light to specified color.
- Start Cool ModeThis action will set your AC to Cool Mode.
- Start Heat ModeThis action will set your AC to Heat Mode.
- Set AC temperatureThis action will set your AC to a specified temperature by remote controller.
- Turn on oscillation function of fanThis action will turn on the oscillation function of your fan by IR remote controller.
- Turn off oscillation function of fanThis action will turn off the oscillation function of your fan by IR remote controller.
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