# How to handle Arlo when IFTTT is turned off? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [November 3, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247 "2021-11-03T20:27:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johan\_Gunnar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/johan_gunnar/32/16719_2.png) [@Johan\_Gunnar](https://community.homey.app/u/Johan_Gunnar)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/1 "2021-11-03T20:27:16Z")
Hi, just got news that Homey will turn away from IFTTT in feb. I have used IFTTT as the only way to communicate with Arlo after they so kindly turned on the 2fa and made the existing Homey app non-functional. I now fear that without IFTTT I will only be able to received events via webhooks from Arlo, not be able to turn on and off surveilence from Homey. That would make Arlo quite pointless… Any ideas on how to resolve this? Anyone working on a new Arlo app? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/2 "2021-11-03T21:12:34Z")
Heb je dit gelezen? 2FA disablen en Wie weet… ![Screenshot_20211103-221155_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/5/452edbdb8e04cf7ea82cae9cecb9afe91e6ddf29.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Johan\_Gunnar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/johan_gunnar/32/16719_2.png) [@Johan\_Gunnar](https://community.homey.app/u/Johan_Gunnar)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/4 "2021-11-03T21:26:18Z")
Arlo has made 2fa mandatory… You can’t turn it off any more. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/5 "2021-11-03T21:32:58Z")
Ah okay. Then you could try to contact Jamie and make a request. Jamie can be found at the \< group \> app topic. ---
**Author:** ![Johan\_Gunnar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/johan_gunnar/32/16719_2.png) [@Johan\_Gunnar](https://community.homey.app/u/Johan_Gunnar)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/6 "2021-11-03T22:06:11Z")
@Jamie any plans/possibilty to update app now that Homey close door on IFTTT workaround? ---
**Author:** ![Russell\_S](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/russell_s/32/45779_2.png) [@Russell\_S](https://community.homey.app/u/Russell_S)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/7 "2021-11-04T00:46:00Z")
Next camera, buy a Hikvision 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/8 "2021-11-05T01:14:43Z")
The Arlo app is still working, but only if you have not turned on 2FA . [https://homey.app/en-au/app/com.arlo/arlo/](https://homey.app/en-au/app/com.arlo/arlo/) Once you turn on 2FA, there is nothing I can do, as the way they have implemented 2FA targets specifically people accessing their APIs. Perhaps contact their support and ask them to disable your 2FA? ---
**Author:** ![Lichtenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lichtenberg/32/36370_2.png) [@Lichtenberg](https://community.homey.app/u/Lichtenberg)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/9 "2021-11-07T13:35:47Z")
Hassio dudes made a “workaround” for 2fa. > **[GitHub - twrecked/hass-aarlo: Asynchronous Arlo Component for Home Assistant](https://github.com/twrecked/hass-aarlo)** > > Asynchronous Arlo Component for Home Assistant. Contribute to twrecked/hass-aarlo development by creating an account on GitHub. Also the homey community store have a great home assistant app, works flawless for sensors Edit: added “” to workaround on behalf of Jamie ---
**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/10 "2021-11-08T13:32:32Z")
No, they have no “worked around it”. “For IMAP 2FA Arlo needs to access and your email account form where it reads the token Arlo sent.” Their “solution” is to ensure that you sign up using an email with imap … then it asks for and saves your email credentials then manually logs in and check all your mail for the code, periodically. As I said, as far as I know, there is no “work around” you need access to where ever that is is sent. And logging in and reading peoples emails is a little on the 1984 side for me. And completely undermines the 2fa … why have it on at all? ---
**Author:** ![Russell\_S](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/russell_s/32/45779_2.png) [@Russell\_S](https://community.homey.app/u/Russell_S)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/11 "2021-11-08T13:43:52Z")
> [@Jamie](#): > > And logging in and reading peoples emails is a little on the 1984 side for me Wow, people are actually willing to allow a 3rd party to have complete access their email inbox… Nuts 🙃 ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/12 "2021-11-08T13:48:30Z")
The code runs locally and it’s open source. It doesn’t require 3rd party access to e-mail accounts. ---
**Author:** ![Lichtenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lichtenberg/32/36370_2.png) [@Lichtenberg](https://community.homey.app/u/Lichtenberg)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/13 "2021-11-08T14:35:57Z")
Jeez sorry Jamie, i forgot to add a “” to the “workaround” part 🙄 Also just create a junk protonmail. ---
**Author:** ![reusje](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/reusje/32/941_2.png) [@reusje](https://community.homey.app/u/reusje)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 7:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/14 "2021-11-10T07:43:04Z")
If you find some workaround to work with Arlo please let me know. When I enable the alarm system at home via homey it also arms the arlo cameras via ifttt… I always start the flow via my smartphone so maybe some other program can create a scene to start the homey flow and then start the ifttt flow on the smartphone? ---
**Author:** ![Johan\_Gunnar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/johan_gunnar/32/16719_2.png) [@Johan\_Gunnar](https://community.homey.app/u/Johan_Gunnar)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 8:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/15 "2021-11-10T08:06:25Z")
Hi Still thinking on what to do here without creating too much work for myself. One option might be using smartthings/aeotec to handle arlo arm/disarm and geofencing. And then trigger events via webhooks to IFTTT into homey. Then arlo and smartthings can live thier own insecure life, and I can handle the real automation in homey… ---
**Author:** ![Nescio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nescio/32/9474_2.png) [@Nescio](https://community.homey.app/u/Nescio)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/16 "2021-12-08T09:28:39Z")
Sending Webhooks from Homey to IFTTT works well to (dis)arm Arlo, using whatever trigger works for you. I’m not too thrilled about Homey’s geofence. ---
**Author:** ![Edwin\_D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_d/32/136417_2.png) [@Edwin\_D](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_D)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 9:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-handle-arlo-when-ifttt-is-turned-off/54247/17 "2021-12-08T09:33:01Z")
A tutorial how to keep using IFTTT trough webhooks after the official IFTTT support has ended can be found here: > [@\[HOWTO\] Use IFTTT with Homey when the official support has ended](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-use-ifttt-with-homey-when-the-official-support-has-ended/54535): > > We all heard the official Homey support for IFTTT will end, and those still using it are probably looking for alternatives. Look no further - you can keep using IFTTT together with Homey (in a slightly different way) using webrequests. Both directions are covered, also see the second post in this thread. Don’t be intimidated by the length of this post, once you get it it is not that hard. Start an IFTTT applet from Homey To start an IFTTT action from Homey, you need to create a webrequest trig…