# Cant start Samsung washer from a flow using Smartthings **URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/cant-start-samsung-washer-from-a-flow-using-smartthings/144604 **Category:** Apps **Tags:** flow **Created:** [October 27, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-start-samsung-washer-from-a-flow-using-smartthings/144604 "2025-10-27T16:28:23Z") **Posts on this page:** 6 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Peter\_Jensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_jensen/32/34840_2.png) [@Peter\_Jensen](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Jensen) #### Post date: [October 27, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-start-samsung-washer-from-a-flow-using-smartthings/144604/1 "2025-10-27T16:28:23Z")
Hi! I can’t select my Samsung washer in “THEN”-command in a flow. Neither the washing machine nor the Smartthins app appear to be selected . I would like to start it on a specific time. The device is added in Smartthings and i can find the washer in “WHEN”- command. Regards Peter ---
### Author: ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa) #### Post date: [October 27, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-start-samsung-washer-from-a-flow-using-smartthings/144604/2 "2025-10-27T20:49:50Z")
Hi Peter, There’s no Then cards at all for the washer according to the app store page for [this Samsung app](https://homey.app/en-nl/app/com.smartthings/Samsung-SmartThings/) ![Screenshot_20251027_214326_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/f/bf691adfe4f324ce089a8e3c110bf73d3f245be0.jpeg) . But, other SmartThings apps like the [community app](https://homey.app/en-nl/app/ady.smartthings/SmartThings-Community/) do have Then cards, so I think you should try them as well ![Screenshot_20251027_214835_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/3/331b967d3c5332f36434f84a49fed5c4a3c65822.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Peter\_Jensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_jensen/32/34840_2.png) [@Peter\_Jensen](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Jensen) #### Post date: [October 28, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-start-samsung-washer-from-a-flow-using-smartthings/144604/3 "2025-10-28T04:16:11Z")
```auto Thank you so much. I guess SmartThings Community is the only app I need. I wouldn't have figured this out myself. Kind regards, Peter ``` ---
### Author: ![Maarten\_Bennink](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maarten_bennink/32/120753_2.png) [@Maarten\_Bennink](https://community.homey.app/u/Maarten_Bennink) #### Post date: [January 19, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-start-samsung-washer-from-a-flow-using-smartthings/144604/4 "2026-01-19T14:28:48Z")
Do these community apps also still work after Samsung changed their API rules? apparently API tokens are only valid for 24hrs now. I did a reboot of my Homey, meaning I lost my old Token. Since then I can’t control my washing machine and Dryer anymore after 24 hours. Anybody knows how to solve this? ---
### Author: ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa) #### Post date: [January 19, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-start-samsung-washer-from-a-flow-using-smartthings/144604/5 "2026-01-19T14:46:09Z")
As explained in the community app topic of Adrian’s SmartThings app, it’s dictated by Samsung > [@\[App\]\[Pro\] SmartThings Community (was the HCS version 2) Live 2.0.28, Test 2.0.33](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-smartthings-community-was-the-hcs-version-2-live-2-0-28-test-2-0-33/61418/418): > > > [@\[App\]\[Pro\] SmartThings Community (was the HCS version 2) Live 2.0.28, Test 2.0.33](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-smartthings-community-was-the-hcs-version-2-live-2-0-28-test-2-0-33/61418/417): > > > > Sow the token i get for my smartag 2 will expire within 24 hours? > > That was the announcement they made, so unless the went back after lots of pressure, I believe that it the case. Tokens obtained before the announced date will continue to work, so I don’t want to try with a new one as it will invalidate my old one. . > [@Maarten\_Bennink](#): > > I did a reboot of my Homey, meaning I lost my old Token. I don’t quite understand how a Homey reboot can cause the loss of your token. It’s stored on “disk”, not in RAM. Most probably you can restore a backup to revert it? ---
### Author: ![Maarten\_Bennink](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maarten_bennink/32/120753_2.png) [@Maarten\_Bennink](https://community.homey.app/u/Maarten_Bennink) #### Post date: [January 21, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-start-samsung-washer-from-a-flow-using-smartthings/144604/6 "2026-01-21T12:34:04Z")
Hi Peter, Thanks for your quick reply. For some reason my flows stopped at the “change washingmachine to run” cards. I got some error in return. I found out when i generated a new token, it worked again. So I thought that solved my problem. To clean up my smart things profile I deleted the old API’s, not knowing the new ones are only valid for 24 hours. I only found this out after the system stoped working again after a day and i did some more research. I’m affraid I lost the old tokens, even when I restore my homey to an earlier date. I also found out the official Athom Smartthings app should not have this issue, unfortunately I haven’t been able to test this yet. However like mentioned above, this one only has a card to start a dryer. The washing machine can’t be started from this app. For that reason I used the apps from the community.