# Developers

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## [Update values Qubino 3-phase meter](https://community.homey.app/t/update-values-qubino-3-phase-meter/26743)

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**Author:** [@HarmJ](https://community.homey.app/u/HarmJ)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/update-values-qubino-3-phase-meter/26743 "2020-03-04T14:51:33Z")

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I am working on the Qubino 3-phase meter. Athom started with the app but did not finish the app. The frustrating thing is that I had the app working but with the migration to the Athom Qubino app it stopt working. The v…

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## [What kinds of modulation does homey really support, besides documented options?](https://community.homey.app/t/what-kinds-of-modulation-does-homey-really-support-besides-documented-options/26391)

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**Author:** [@RoyB](https://community.homey.app/u/RoyB)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 7:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/what-kinds-of-modulation-does-homey-really-support-besides-documented-options/26391 "2020-02-25T07:37:33Z")

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I have seen in pieces of code such as https://github.com/robertraaijmakers/nl.ithodaalderop/blob/master/app.json#L79 That besides the documented ASK, FSK and GFSK modulation, we can also choose 2-FSK. So all in all, wh…

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## [Want to hide default capability and use custom icon; what do I do wrong here?](https://community.homey.app/t/want-to-hide-default-capability-and-use-custom-icon-what-do-i-do-wrong-here/26301)

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**Author:** [@prosumer](https://community.homey.app/u/prosumer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/want-to-hide-default-capability-and-use-custom-icon-what-do-i-do-wrong-here/26301 "2020-02-23T15:20:00Z")

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For quite some time I have been a happy user of my own fork of (an older version of) the P1 Smartmeter App (main difference: I have different drivers for electricity and gas), but lately I have been unsuccessful in fixin…

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## [Optional flow argument](https://community.homey.app/t/optional-flow-argument/25971)

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**Author:** [@MaxvandeLaar](https://community.homey.app/u/MaxvandeLaar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/optional-flow-argument/25971 "2020-02-18T12:56:49Z")

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I have a flow card where I have 3 arguments. However, two of those arguments are not mandatory, so does anyone know if it is possible to set optional card arguments, and if so, how? If this is not possible, is it possib…

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## [How do I create a custom button UI?](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-create-a-custom-button-ui/17313)

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**Author:** [@mthurlin](https://community.homey.app/u/mthurlin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-create-a-custom-button-ui/17313 "2020-02-12T18:38:40Z")

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My use case: I want to control my garage door from Homey. I have the hardware in place and working (Shelly 1, using an HTTP API). And, I can add it just fine in Homey using a virtual button and HTTP flow cards. The pr…

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## [Wiser Home touch](https://community.homey.app/t/wiser-home-touch/25773)

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**Author:** [@Ablanc](https://community.homey.app/u/Ablanc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/wiser-home-touch/25773 "2020-02-11T15:20:18Z")

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Hello, everyone, has anyone successfully integrated the schneider wiser home touch solution? or is an app planned? thank you

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## [Enable/disable buttons](https://community.homey.app/t/enable-disable-buttons/25698)

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**Author:** [@Rinwinte](https://community.homey.app/u/Rinwinte)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/enable-disable-buttons/25698 "2020-02-09T16:26:56Z")

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Is it possible to enable/disable buttons based on whether a device is on/off? This moment when the device is off, buttons like mute are still pressable but do nothing.

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## [Reload capability/app after setCapabilityOptions()](https://community.homey.app/t/reload-capability-app-after-setcapabilityoptions/25696)

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**Author:** [@Rinwinte](https://community.homey.app/u/Rinwinte)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/reload-capability-app-after-setcapabilityoptions/25696 "2020-02-09T16:06:27Z")

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After calling setCapabilityOptions(‘volume\_set’, { min, max, step }), the backend code is changed however the gui is not directly changed. Only after leaving the device and reentering. This results in unknown error beha…

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## [Last update of device](https://community.homey.app/t/last-update-of-device/25593)

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**Author:** [@ropske](https://community.homey.app/u/ropske)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/last-update-of-device/25593 "2020-02-07T08:50:44Z")

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Hi, is there any possibility to know when a device has been updated (timestamp)? I would like to know this because i have 2 temperature devices in some rooms (1 zwave and 1 zigbee) and i’m using them to control my heat…

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## [Does Homey have a capability for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-have-a-capability-for-volatile-organic-compounds-vocs/4077)

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**Author:** [@Marlon](https://community.homey.app/u/Marlon)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2020, 9:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-have-a-capability-for-volatile-organic-compounds-vocs/4077 "2020-02-06T09:48:58Z")

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I am playing with a CCS811 gas sensor (cjmcu-811) and can’t seem to find a capability for VOCs? Are there any other alternatives for registration?

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## [Start a flow from HomeyScript](https://community.homey.app/t/start-a-flow-from-homeyscript/25225)

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**Author:** [@Jonas\_Hermansen](https://community.homey.app/u/Jonas_Hermansen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/start-a-flow-from-homeyscript/25225 "2020-01-30T18:10:24Z")

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Hi everyone. I’m dipping my toes into HomeyScript and I’m struggeling to start a flow from HomeyScript. My goal is to check whether my internet connection is live, and if not start a series of actions, including reboot…

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## [Samsung Multiroom speaker](https://community.homey.app/t/samsung-multiroom-speaker/12319)

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**Author:** [@chaser](https://community.homey.app/u/chaser)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/samsung-multiroom-speaker/12319 "2019-11-18T14:49:26Z")

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I have a Samsung soundbar that uses the Samsung Multiroom app to listen to radio or Spotify. There is no Homekit support for it. I would like to add the speaker to Homey. There are projects on Github that link the Sams…

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## [Polling and memory usage](https://community.homey.app/t/polling-and-memory-usage/24587)

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**Author:** [@Piotr\_Grochowski](https://community.homey.app/u/Piotr_Grochowski)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/polling-and-memory-usage/24587 "2020-01-27T13:50:54Z")

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Hello, I’m a developer of BleBox App, which is in the AppStore for quite a while. BleBoxes are small WiFi devices (switches, dimmers, gate openers, etc.). They’ve got their own http json API. Unfortunately there is no w…

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## [Pull requests](https://community.homey.app/t/pull-requests/24389)

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**Author:** [@sevenam](https://community.homey.app/u/sevenam)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pull-requests/24389 "2020-01-18T20:55:53Z")

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So, let’s talk pull requests. I think the one thing that can make Homey really great is the community, and the additional value that developers can provide to Homey and it’s users. In March last year, I made a driver f…

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## [Tutorial and boilerplate code for my first homey app](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-and-boilerplate-code-for-my-first-homey-app/23968)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Peters](https://community.homey.app/u/Chris_Peters)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-and-boilerplate-code-for-my-first-homey-app/23968 "2020-01-08T17:04:31Z")

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I would like to create an app that represents the state of a room so that I can use aggregated information to trigger flows (i.e. start ventilation when room is occupied, based on combined data from several motion senso…

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## [How to get the Arguments from the flow into your script?](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-get-the-arguments-from-the-flow-into-your-script/23888)

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**Author:** [@Moustache](https://community.homey.app/u/Moustache)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-get-the-arguments-from-the-flow-into-your-script/23888 "2020-01-05T23:07:37Z")

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Busy on a script and found out one can run a script from a flow and give the card arguments. I cannot find out how these arguments can be fetched in the script? Can someone help me out?

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## [How to do device notification and show it on the device (last) tab of the app](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-do-device-notification-and-show-it-on-the-device-last-tab-of-the-app/23374)

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**Author:** [@Edwin\_Biemond](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_Biemond)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 11:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-do-device-notification-and-show-it-on-the-device-last-tab-of-the-app/23374 "2019-12-31T11:34:43Z")

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I see on my apps, I have something like device notification on the last tab ,currently it is empty and I like to add some notification when a user is doing some action. I was reading about events or manager notification…

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## [Homeyduino - Deepsleep](https://community.homey.app/t/homeyduino-deepsleep/23298)

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**Author:** [@Andreas\_Osterdahl](https://community.homey.app/u/Andreas_Osterdahl)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homeyduino-deepsleep/23298 "2019-12-29T13:40:51Z")

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Hello! I can´t get homeyduino to work with deepsleep on ESP32. I want to send temperature every 60s. In order to get values to homey I need to have power for 10s until i go to deepsleep. Another problem is when i rebo…

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## [Request for extension of ui-components - numeric-selector](https://community.homey.app/t/request-for-extension-of-ui-components-numeric-selector/23043)

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**Author:** [@Frits\_Zwegers](https://community.homey.app/u/Frits_Zwegers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2019, 11:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/request-for-extension-of-ui-components-numeric-selector/23043 "2019-12-24T11:08:18Z")

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Hi, in my app (com.entone.ir) I created the infrared signals for a particular settop box used in the Netherlands. One of its features is setting the channel. There currently is no ui-component in het homey app to suppor…

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## [Create device settings from code](https://community.homey.app/t/create-device-settings-from-code/19271)

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**Author:** [@Kaoh](https://community.homey.app/u/Kaoh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-device-settings-from-code/19271 "2019-12-22T21:55:00Z")

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I am trying to create a device setting of the dropdown type and I want my Values collection to be dynamic. In this case I want the user to select from a list of charge cards from their account in my new motion app. I can…

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## [Web Editor not showing Boolean status](https://community.homey.app/t/web-editor-not-showing-boolean-status/22433)

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**Author:** [@Techniman](https://community.homey.app/u/Techniman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 11:10am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/web-editor-not-showing-boolean-status/22433 "2019-12-13T11:10:18Z")

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I’m getting really annoyed by the fact that (my) web editor is not showing the current boolean status, I was wondering if it’s just me or does anyone have this issue? Is there a solution ?

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## [Homeyduino: How can I change the caption of a button](https://community.homey.app/t/homeyduino-how-can-i-change-the-caption-of-a-button/17835)

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**Author:** [@Satoer](https://community.homey.app/u/Satoer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homeyduino-how-can-i-change-the-caption-of-a-button/17835 "2019-12-10T21:00:30Z")

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Can someone provide me with a syntax example how to change the caption of the button? This is the code in Arduino: Homey.addCapability(“channel\_up”, setUp); Homey.addCapability(“channel\_down”, setDown); Homey.addCapa…

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## [Capabilities starting with measure\_ will automatically try to trigger a Flow , what to define in the app.json?](https://community.homey.app/t/capabilities-starting-with-measure-will-automatically-try-to-trigger-a-flow-what-to-define-in-the-app-json/20512)

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**Author:** [@Edwin\_Biemond](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_Biemond)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 8:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/capabilities-starting-with-measure-will-automatically-try-to-trigger-a-flow-what-to-define-in-the-app-json/20512 "2019-12-05T08:37:49Z")

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Reading below is awesome and save some work but what do I need to define in the app.json to make this work. Thanks Edwin ## Starting Flows for custom capabilities Custom capabilities starting with \`alarm\_\` , \`meter\_…

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## [Create buttons to use with homey](https://community.homey.app/t/create-buttons-to-use-with-homey/21105)

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**Author:** [@Domino](https://community.homey.app/u/Domino)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-buttons-to-use-with-homey/21105 "2019-11-23T22:29:48Z")

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Hi I would like to make my own buttons to use with my smart home system. I would like more buttons than the commercial available but i cannot seem to find any information on how to make a piece of hardware that can comm…

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## [Let's get the Radio App Back!](https://community.homey.app/t/lets-get-the-radio-app-back/17216)

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**Author:** [@Handyman](https://community.homey.app/u/Handyman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lets-get-the-radio-app-back/17216 "2019-11-18T21:19:39Z")

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Hello All, I am very disappointing that the Radio App has stopped working since the Last Upgrade towards version 2.0 Is there any way to get this working again, i see there is an option to use the Chromecast, but i had…

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## [Thermostat capability issue](https://community.homey.app/t/thermostat-capability-issue/20262)

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**Author:** [@deetmo](https://community.homey.app/u/deetmo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/thermostat-capability-issue/20262 "2019-11-05T17:15:23Z")

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I’m trying to develop driver to support my Heat Pump. I get some issues when adding multiple “measure\_temperature” capabilities connected with “target\_temperature”… When I have X (let’s say 5) “measure\_temperature” it …

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## [Help on first steps with php](https://community.homey.app/t/help-on-first-steps-with-php/19061)

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**Author:** [@Henk\_Naber](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Naber)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/help-on-first-steps-with-php/19061 "2019-10-25T15:18:00Z")

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I’m new with Homey (\< 1 week). I would like to run a php script on my Synology NAS that reads measurements from Homey (weather sensors, solar panel, etc.) and store it in a SQL database on the Synology. I was able to do …

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## [Display ENUM as title instead of ID](https://community.homey.app/t/display-enum-as-title-instead-of-id/19458)

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**Author:** [@Stefan\_Lenders](https://community.homey.app/u/Stefan_Lenders)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/display-enum-as-title-instead-of-id/19458 "2019-10-18T15:27:00Z")

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I’m trying to get an enum capability to show the title of the value as a sensor value. Sadly it only shows the ID value instead of the title. Is there a way to display the title from the proper language of the enum val…

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## [Energy, multisocket devices](https://community.homey.app/t/energy-multisocket-devices/19326)

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**Author:** [@Rens\_Brandwijk](https://community.homey.app/u/Rens_Brandwijk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/energy-multisocket-devices/19326 "2019-10-15T18:51:49Z")

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Hi, I’m working to get my apps 3.0.0 / energy ready. Its not a very big change so lets get it over with. I was just wondering. I have implemented a multisocket device by having a capability onoff.soc1, onoff.soc2 ect an…

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## [Create flow over API](https://community.homey.app/t/create-flow-over-api/19199)

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**Author:** [@homeyuser](https://community.homey.app/u/homeyuser)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-flow-over-api/19199 "2019-10-13T13:46:46Z")

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Hi! I’m a new Homey user but started looking into using the API right away since I want to create a large number of flows programmatically. I am however not a developer so I have some trouble understanding the API docum…

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