I would like to start a flow based on a tag with a time. The only trigger card available is a literal time, not a variable time. Plus there’s a gate-card (and) with a date, again a literal, not a variable. If we can trigger flows based on a time-tag and a date-tag, we can set the next start date/ti…

Could you perhaps give a concrete example?

I’m building a smart charging flow. For that, I check my calendar for the next appointment I need to go to. Plus I check energy prices to see when it’s cheap to charge (dynamic pricing contract). So then I need to start and stop charging based on the optimal start/stop time I calculate. If I can tri…

Check the “Timey” app, it has a triggercard which can use a variable as time input [image] [APP][Pro] Timey - Make your time flows dynamic with variables Apps Timey Use text variables in time flow cards with a 24-hour format: ‘H:mm’, ‘H.decimal’ or ‘H’ 00:00 i…

Okay, understand. I agree with you that this should be possible using the standard Flow cards, so without any additional Homey apps.

I already maxed out my Homey with apps, one more and it’s gonna blow :frowning: So I’d rather do this without any additional apps.

[Feature request] Trigger datetime with tags

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Peter_Kawa September 29, 2026, 3:08pm 4

Check the “Timey” app, it has a triggercard which can use a variable as time input

You can discuss with its developer if a date tag can be added to the app, which can be used in a conditional card.

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[Feature request] Trigger datetime with tags

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