# Activating a flow with alexa **URL:** \ **Category:** Flows\ **Created:** [September 23, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activating-a-flow-with-alexa/116583 "2024-09-23T15:24:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Maximino\_Cantero\_Mar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maximino_cantero_mar/32/79647_2.png) [@Maximino\_Cantero\_Mar](https://community.homey.app/u/Maximino_Cantero_Mar)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activating-a-flow-with-alexa/116583/1 "2024-09-23T15:24:59Z")
This Hello: I wanted to ask if it is possible to make a flow called, for example, “turn off”. And I can tell ALEXA by voice “TURN OFF” and the “TURN OFF” flow is executed in homey-pro. is created to show, and explain the working of specific Flows in homey. ---
**Author:** ![Emile](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/emile/32/115314_2.png) [@Emile](https://community.homey.app/u/Emile)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activating-a-flow-with-alexa/116583/2 "2024-09-24T07:56:30Z")
Yes, in Alexa, make a ‘Routine’ that starts the Flow. You can select it from within the Alexa app, after connecting with the Homey skill. ---
**Author:** ![Maximino\_Cantero\_Mar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maximino_cantero_mar/32/79647_2.png) [@Maximino\_Cantero\_Mar](https://community.homey.app/u/Maximino_Cantero_Mar)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activating-a-flow-with-alexa/116583/3 "2024-09-25T15:18:35Z")
I don’t quite understand the procedure. I open the Alexa app, go to routines and click on create routines, but here I don’t see the HOMEY flows. What am I doing wrong? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Draper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jonathan_draper/32/33978_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Draper](https://community.homey.app/u/Jonathan_Draper)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activating-a-flow-with-alexa/116583/4 "2024-09-27T18:10:48Z")
Google is your friend [https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/4409837342354-Starting-Flows-with-Amazon-Alexa](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/4409837342354-Starting-Flows-with-Amazon-Alexa) ---
**Author:** ![Maximino\_Cantero\_Mar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maximino_cantero_mar/32/79647_2.png) [@Maximino\_Cantero\_Mar](https://community.homey.app/u/Maximino_Cantero_Mar)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activating-a-flow-with-alexa/116583/5 "2024-09-27T19:23:50Z")
Thanks, what I didn’t understand was that the flows to see them from Alexa had to be in favorite flows. ---
**Author:** ![Maximino\_Cantero\_Mar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maximino_cantero_mar/32/79647_2.png) [@Maximino\_Cantero\_Mar](https://community.homey.app/u/Maximino_Cantero_Mar)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activating-a-flow-with-alexa/116583/6 "2024-10-18T13:57:59Z")
Sorry to ask again, but I can’t see the flows I have in my favorites on my “homey pro”. According to the homey pro tutorial, in \ **Author:** ![Jonathan\_Draper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jonathan_draper/32/33978_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Draper](https://community.homey.app/u/Jonathan_Draper)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activating-a-flow-with-alexa/116583/7 "2024-10-19T06:37:09Z") The UI design of the Alexa app is poor so you have to scroll to the bottom of your list of devices on the devices tab then there’s a heading for scenes and then I have to tap on ‘view all scenes’ If they’re not appearing there, did you definitely do the discover devices step in the tutorial? ---
**Author:** ![Maximino\_Cantero\_Mar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maximino_cantero_mar/32/79647_2.png) [@Maximino\_Cantero\_Mar](https://community.homey.app/u/Maximino_Cantero_Mar)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activating-a-flow-with-alexa/116583/8 "2024-10-24T14:44:37Z")
I’ve already managed to get a flow working with Alexa, but the flow has to start with start, otherwise I can’t see the flow with Alexa. Thanks for your help, Jonathan\_Draper ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Draper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jonathan_draper/32/33978_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Draper](https://community.homey.app/u/Jonathan_Draper)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activating-a-flow-with-alexa/116583/9 "2024-10-24T18:53:03Z")
Well done figuring it out. I didn’t think of that. Yes for advanced flows to be triggered directly (rather than by some event associated with a when card in the flow) they have to have a start ‘button’ added. As you’ve probably found, that doesn’t stop you having when cards as well in the same flow. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Hemels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/paul_hemels/32/79588_2.png) [@Paul\_Hemels](https://community.homey.app/u/Paul_Hemels)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activating-a-flow-with-alexa/116583/11 "2025-03-11T16:48:48Z")
I have a problem, I’m on the lates beta version. I have 4 Alexa routines, 2x normal flows, 2x advanced flows. Last year when I was not in beta, all the 4 worked fine. Now my advanced flows don’t start (flows didn’t change) The routine starts, I put a “Alexa say” in it, and that is done. I did put a “Push messages” in the advanced flow to check if it’s triggered, but that’s not happening. @Emile Can this be a bug in the beta version?