# Dim light over a periode of time

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-over-a-periode-of-time/19054>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [October 9, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-over-a-periode-of-time/19054 "2019-10-09T17:47:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 11:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-over-a-periode-of-time/19054/22 "2019-10-11T11:08:21Z")

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You need to create a new flow that triggers on “transition changed”, which will provide a token called “value”.

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Bo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alex_bo/32/13597_2.png) [@Alex\_Bo](https://community.homey.app/u/Alex_Bo)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-over-a-periode-of-time/19054/23 "2019-10-11T12:23:09Z")

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looks like this :  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/0/d0d5bf8a009f6553baf694e38d2b1cc314167764.png)  
and  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/6/163cac136236117a9a02ede1cc47b0a27f16866f.png)  
but does nothing 🤔

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-over-a-periode-of-time/19054/24 "2019-10-11T12:33:29Z")

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You shouldn’t use a Name token in the When, but the actual name of the transition (“fadin”).

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Bo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alex_bo/32/13597_2.png) [@Alex\_Bo](https://community.homey.app/u/Alex_Bo)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-over-a-periode-of-time/19054/25 "2019-10-11T13:07:35Z")

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woks great ! thanks!! 😃

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Bo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alex_bo/32/13597_2.png) [@Alex\_Bo](https://community.homey.app/u/Alex_Bo)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-over-a-periode-of-time/19054/26 "2019-10-12T14:47:12Z")

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hello @Whomee, would you mind showing how the cards looks like?

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**Author:** ![Whomee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/whomee/32/12627_2.png) [@Whomee](https://community.homey.app/u/Whomee)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 11:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-over-a-periode-of-time/19054/27 "2019-10-13T11:21:54Z")

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![Ikea%20dimma%20la%CC%8Angsamt%201](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/d/dd52c32d1f1b0b2b037599c1623efb5dc570785a.png)

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**Author:** ![Whomee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/whomee/32/12627_2.png) [@Whomee](https://community.homey.app/u/Whomee)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 11:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-over-a-periode-of-time/19054/28 "2019-10-13T11:29:11Z")

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![Ikea%20E14%20bulb](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/7/274567f9eaec045b15077916106619aabdda8eaf.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Bo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alex_bo/32/13597_2.png) [@Alex\_Bo](https://community.homey.app/u/Alex_Bo)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-over-a-periode-of-time/19054/29 "2019-10-13T13:24:38Z")

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I finaly got my hand on a INNR bulb, and it also got the same dimming fonction over time! 🙂  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/1/212cc869c5dfd8e2571fe1e8587af4c408b54f1b.png)

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**Author:** ![Moun\_Mar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/moun_mar/32/12703_2.png) [@Moun\_Mar](https://community.homey.app/u/Moun_Mar)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 10:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-over-a-periode-of-time/19054/30 "2019-12-23T10:59:05Z")

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Please you can explain that with a share of flow or an jpeg…?  
Thank you for your answers. I’m a newbies and I have a difficulties to do a graduation’s light flow for my Yeelight bulb.

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-over-a-periode-of-time/19054/31 "2019-12-23T18:26:30Z")

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There are some apps that can help you with dimming over a time, look at:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/c/dc9813b08f9c9b3dc4621feff7c3bcf075f81f03.png)

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