# Alexa "HOMEY Skill" **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [August 12, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515 "2020-08-12T07:18:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Luca\_Barbaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_barbaro/32/18413_2.png) [@Luca\_Barbaro](https://community.homey.app/u/Luca_Barbaro)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/1 "2020-08-12T07:18:40Z")
Hello everyone and thanks in advance for your help. I’m desperate because I can’t integrate “Alexa” with “Homey”: let me explain. My wish would be to set Homey’s “Heimdall” alarm with a voice command from “Alexa”, but I don’t know how. I did this: I have an Echo Dot 3 and Sonos speakers connected with Alexa. From the App I installed the “SKILL” of “Homey” and I logged in. When I go to create a new routine from Alexa to be able to connect with “Homey” it does not find any commands. It only finds an “Aqara” temperature sensor connected to the “Homey”. I can’t understand where I’m wrong. I have to search in all the web’s forum, but i cant’found nothing. Can you help me please? P.S. I’m from Italy…and i have read the F.A.Q… ---
**Author:** ![victoroos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/victoroos/32/8344_2.png) [@victoroos](https://community.homey.app/u/victoroos)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/2 "2020-08-12T12:11:40Z")
To do this you have to make a virtual switch to publish to alexa. Alexa can’t directly interact with heimdal, but If you make a a virtual switch, call it alarm make a flow saying \> when Alarm (switch) is on, then turn on Surveillance mode, same for the turning off. That way you can say to She who shall not be named: Alexa, Turn off (the) alarm ---
**Author:** ![Luca\_Barbaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_barbaro/32/18413_2.png) [@Luca\_Barbaro](https://community.homey.app/u/Luca_Barbaro)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/3 "2020-08-12T13:55:25Z")
Thanks for the answer: I did this: 1) created a virtual button with “virtual device” 2) created a flow that if I press the virtual button makes “Heimdall” go into armed mode. Finally I gave it a name. I went into the Alexa app to search for a device or stream, but nothing. It finds nothing that it can link to the phrase to say with “Alexa”. The “ALEXA” app only sees an “aqara” temperature sensor which is directly connected to “Homey” … I’m desperate … ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/4 "2020-08-12T14:09:47Z")
> [@victoroos](#): > > To do this you have to make a virtual switch > [@Luca\_Barbaro](#): > > created a virtual button Just read up. ---
**Author:** ![Luca\_Barbaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_barbaro/32/18413_2.png) [@Luca\_Barbaro](https://community.homey.app/u/Luca_Barbaro)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/5 "2020-08-12T14:12:50Z")
I have creted also a virtual switch (On/off) throught the “virtual device” homey app, and the respective flow, but nothing… I have to prove everything but dont operates… ---
**Author:** ![Luca\_Barbaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_barbaro/32/18413_2.png) [@Luca\_Barbaro](https://community.homey.app/u/Luca_Barbaro)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/6 "2020-08-13T09:21:00Z")
There is some one that can help me…??? ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 9:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/7 "2020-08-13T09:51:43Z")
Just to make sure: After adding the device u also discovered it in Alexa? Just made a virtual switch in Homey, called it Luca. After that i discovered new devices in the Alexa app. And there u go: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/e/eeefee8c31631fb4608a3bc1fe55772997aa1baf.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Luca\_Barbaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_barbaro/32/18413_2.png) [@Luca\_Barbaro](https://community.homey.app/u/Luca_Barbaro)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/8 "2020-08-13T09:58:01Z")
The problem is this!!! 1. I create a Virtual Switch in Homey app and i connect it in a new flow. 2. in Alexa app i prove to found a new device or a new app and dont happened nothing. Alexa app dont found nothing. The only one prove that the alexa app see HOmey is the only device that see, the aqara temperature sensor… I’m disperated ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/9 "2020-08-13T10:02:12Z")
So, after u (Taken that u linked the Homey account to the Alexa app) re-discover devices in the Alexa app there is no new devices found? ---
**Author:** ![Luca\_Barbaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_barbaro/32/18413_2.png) [@Luca\_Barbaro](https://community.homey.app/u/Luca_Barbaro)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 10:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/10 "2020-08-13T10:21:03Z")
Exact. I have installed before the Homey Skill in the alexa app and i insert user and pass correctly. “Alexa app there is no new devices found?” Yes. Dont found nothing… Do you think that the problem is that i’m italian??? ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/11 "2020-08-13T10:46:09Z")
> [@Luca\_Barbaro](#): > > Do you think that the problem is that i’m italian??? Well, if the app finds the Aqara sensor then it also should be capable of finding the virtual switch u just made. Virtual buttons don’t seem to work, virtual switches DO work. ---
**Author:** ![Luca\_Barbaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_barbaro/32/18413_2.png) [@Luca\_Barbaro](https://community.homey.app/u/Luca_Barbaro)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/12 "2020-08-13T11:05:04Z")
yesterday, after your message, i create both the Virtual buttons that the virtual switch and the relative flow, but the alexa app dont see nothing… ---
**Author:** ![Luca\_Barbaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_barbaro/32/18413_2.png) [@Luca\_Barbaro](https://community.homey.app/u/Luca_Barbaro)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/13 "2020-08-13T16:08:18Z")
I have add now on Homey a Fibaro FGMS 001 and the alexa app see it like a temperature sensor…This app make me crazy!!! ---
**Author:** ![Luca\_Barbaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_barbaro/32/18413_2.png) [@Luca\_Barbaro](https://community.homey.app/u/Luca_Barbaro)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 7:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/14 "2020-08-14T07:11:54Z")
I have call with the Alexa consumer car and the same customer care it not was be able to help me… ---
**Author:** ![Luca\_Barbaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_barbaro/32/18413_2.png) [@Luca\_Barbaro](https://community.homey.app/u/Luca_Barbaro)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/15 "2020-08-25T11:17:23Z")
there is some one can help me? I need to arm the Heimdall alarm throught the voice (with alexa voice)… There is one can help me??? Thanks a lot… ---
**Author:** ![Luca\_Barbaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_barbaro/32/18413_2.png) [@Luca\_Barbaro](https://community.homey.app/u/Luca_Barbaro)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/16 "2020-08-26T07:12:55Z")
I have write also on the official Homey support, but nothing… ---
**Author:** ![MoPepettes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mopepettes/32/14988_2.png) [@MoPepettes](https://community.homey.app/u/MoPepettes)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/17 "2020-08-27T15:15:24Z")
The homey skill is bugged like hell. So don’t expect it to do what you want it to do. ---
**Author:** ![victoroos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/victoroos/32/8344_2.png) [@victoroos](https://community.homey.app/u/victoroos)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/18 "2020-08-27T16:00:35Z")
Ir should work just fine. Add a switch. Try it or via the homey way or via the virtual switch app in homey. Give it a name. Discover though Alexa and see how it works. ---
**Author:** ![Luca\_Barbaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_barbaro/32/18413_2.png) [@Luca\_Barbaro](https://community.homey.app/u/Luca_Barbaro)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/19 "2020-08-27T17:15:10Z")
thanks. i will prove ---
**Author:** ![Luca\_Barbaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_barbaro/32/18413_2.png) [@Luca\_Barbaro](https://community.homey.app/u/Luca_Barbaro)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alexa-homey-skill/33515/20 "2020-08-28T12:49:43Z")
i have resolve the problem, and i hope that all the person that use Homey and the Alexa skill can see that. Homey skill for Alexa, see only one Virtual switch: 1. you go to Virtual Switch 2. Device 3. give a name 4. give a paper (not important) 5. IMPORTANT choose a Light switch. Homey Alexa skill see the Light Swith (it name) immediately, and after you can cretate one thousand flow with this, to control with the voice (alexa).