Can I create a flow based on the Wifi status to the Homey Unit?

Flows
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My Homey seems to drop connection to WiFi a good bit resulting in me needing to unplug and plug the Homey Pro back in.

Is it possible to create a flow that if the Homey Pro loses WiFi that it will power cycle?

2

Yes. You can create an Advanced Flow. You should first add a When card, and choose “Every 15 minutes”. Connect it to a THEN card: Send HTTP request (from the Logic category). Enter https://connectivitycheck.gstatic.com/generate_204 as the URL. Add the Error point of that card to the “Reboot Homey” Then card

3

Thanks for the help. I am still pretty new with Homey so could I ask a few questions.

First off I am having hard time finding those cards. The Logic one I do not see a Send HTTP request and tried using the search. Then in regards to the reboot Homey could not find that either.

Finally what is that web address doing?

Thanks

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This is an example:

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How it works:

Every 15 minutes, it will send a web request to that URL. It’s a URL from Google that returns a 204 (no content) when you send a request to the /generate_204 endpoint. It’s the same service used by Android for internet connectivity checks. When the request fails, it reaches the error point. The request fails when the internet/network connection is offline, and then restarts Homey.

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Also, if you want to check Homey’s connection to the Athom cloud servers, you can use this URL:
https://[cloudid].connect.athom.com/api/manager/system/ping?id=[cloudid]

You can find the Cloud ID in More→Settings→General.

6

Did you download any apps to get the Get HTTP and System Cards? I am not seeing those as an option.

7

No, they are available under the “Logic” category

8

Maybe you have to enable the Power User experiment in settings.

Edit: instead of this workaround you might just want to fix the issue instead. If homey isn’t connected, automations might not work as expected either.

There’s alot of information on this forum about similar issues.

Most likely it’s swapping between access points. In most cases you can “pin” the Homey to a specific access point in the networking software. Select the one it has the best connection with (most times, the one closest).