# \[HOW-TO\]\[Pro\]\[Cloud\] - Tool to FIX (advanced) flows after removing and re-adding devices
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018
**Category:** Tutorials
**Tags:** zigbee, flow, homey-pro, homey-bridge, howto
**Created:** [June 23, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018 "2022-06-23T12:20:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/1 "2022-06-23T12:20:57Z")
ℹ Also available as app: [[APP][Pro]Flow Converter](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-flow-converter/154906)
> 🚨⚠ **Use at own risk!** ⚠ 🚨
If you have a broken device which you want to replace or you have to fix flows for your device
I made a script which can help with this.
**Instructions:**
1. Device ID you would like to update -
```js
- Go to the Homey web app
- Devices
- Right click on the device to show context menu
- Hold down Alt / option key on keyboard
- Select “Copy ID”.
```
1. Write down the Device ID
2. Remove the Device
3. Re-add the Device
4. Get the Device ID of the new paired device:
```js
- Go to the Homey web app
- Devices
- Right click on the device to show context menu
- Hold down Alt / option key on keyboard
- Select “Copy ID”.
```
1. Run this script in the **[WebAPI playground](https://tools.developer.homey.app/tools/api-playground)**: (multiple devices possible)
> - [**script based on ID**](https://gist.github.com/martijnpoppen/dcf0b8fd3f7fe63dec087c87dbc66090#file-fix-flows-by-id-js): **Recommended**
> - [**scripts based on device Name**](https://gist.github.com/martijnpoppen/dcf0b8fd3f7fe63dec087c87dbc66090#file-fix-flows-by-name-js) (Make sure to use unique device names!)
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### Author:  [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2022, 3:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/2 "2022-06-26T03:49:48Z")
Maestro, 🙏🙏🙏
Congrats with your new Home(y).
My P1 dongle did not respond anymore. In short, only option was to remove and re-add it. That’s a PITA when lots of flows are involved.
BUT, your brilliant script saved the day, Martijn.
I saved the dongle’s ID and removed it.
(To me, the device ID is easily / easier found by using the [devices search](https://tools.developer.homey.app/tools/devices) function.)
After re-adding the dongle, I searched for its new ID and I updated old & new ID’s in your script, and ran it.
✅🎉 **it did the trick! 20 flows got fixed!**
Note: The flows with broken variables did not fix themselves, so maybe here’s is a new challenge 😬 (Warning: it does not have to be fixed today, or tomorrow 🙃🤪)
Oh, a suggestion to the topic subject:
_[HOW-TO][Pro][Cloud] - Tool to FIX flows after removing and re-adding devices_
And it’s not limited to zigbee devices btw.
All the best,
Peter
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### Author:  [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2022, 10:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/3 "2022-06-26T10:04:56Z")
If this works with remove and re-ad the device this also can work with a compleet new device?
Like a broken Aqara temperature or doorsensor and you change it for the same type of device.
Use this script and you’re ready again.
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### Author:  [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/4 "2022-06-26T10:14:57Z")
@Mike1233 yes it does, as long as the devices are using the same flowcards
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### Author:  [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/5 "2022-06-28T16:30:07Z")
Hi Martijn,
Is it possible to run it with HomeyScript?
(Well, I tried but nothing changes hehe).
I just don’t understand why the web api playground and HS can’t run the same scripts 😬🤓
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### Author:  [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/6 "2022-06-28T16:43:31Z")
Depends on the access roles. Web API has more rights
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### Author:  [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/7 "2022-07-06T10:54:50Z")
Added advanced flows support 🙂
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### Author:  [@timvdhoorn](https://community.homey.app/u/timvdhoorn)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/8 "2022-07-07T13:16:33Z")
This is great! Thanks a lot!
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### Author:  [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/9 "2022-07-08T01:27:55Z")
> [@martijnpoppen](#):
>
> (multiple devices possible)
Hi Martijn,
If I want to fix multiple devices at once, is this the correct way to enter the ID’s?
```auto
const oldIds = ['e63c7964-2e67-4347-b2e0-d17a9e4df7e9',
'e63c7964-2e67-4347-b2e0-d17a9e4df7e8',
'e63c7964-2e67-4347-b2e0-d17a9e4df7e7'
];
```
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### Author:  [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2022, 7:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/10 "2022-07-08T07:15:42Z")
@Peter_Kawa yes that’s correct.
Make sure that the first ID of the old array is the same device as the first ID of the new array 😉
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### Author:  [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/11 "2022-07-08T11:40:23Z")
🤙that makes perfectly sense, Martijn. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Manni\_A](https://community.homey.app/u/Manni_A)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/12 "2022-07-08T12:37:08Z")
Great Tool!! Thanks a lot !!
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### Author:  [@Arjan-21](https://community.homey.app/u/Arjan-21)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/13 "2022-08-04T14:57:49Z")
Really nice Martijn!
Saved me allot of time today!
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### Author:  [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/14 "2022-08-04T15:42:09Z")
Thanks,!!!
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### Author:  [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/15 "2022-08-10T13:58:20Z")
Did buy you a beer.
Removed and re-added 2 Shelly devices.
Great app.
Saves a lot of time.
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### Author:  [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/16 "2022-08-10T14:02:54Z")
Thanks a lot man!
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### Author:  [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/17 "2022-08-27T17:41:22Z")
@martijnpoppen
I have used this script a couple of times now and it works good.
But is it possible with a script to get a output of the devices and the ID?
So you can make a sort of backup of the devices.
Instead of a copy/paste of the device list.
When there is something wrong, remove the device directly without first find
out what ID it is.
Somethink like this:
Device Voordeur
ID llfuflulyf415125luyffl145
Achterdeur
ID 05005o86trygfuoylo68e
Schemerlamp
ID 05efh65ljhljh1654lj6jfdg
Thank you.
I hope i can ask it here.
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### Author:  [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/18 "2022-08-27T18:04:50Z")
@Mike1233 thanks!
I think @Peter_Kawa has posted such a script somewhere on the forum here…
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### Author:  [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/19 "2022-08-27T18:06:19Z")
@martijnpoppen
Thank you.
I wil have a look at the posts of @Peter_Kawa
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### Author:  [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018/20 "2022-08-27T21:11:52Z")
Hi Mike,
Here’s a nice one (don’t know if I posted it), and it fits in this topic I think.
With this _HomeyScript_ script you’ll have a nice device ID overview to save somewhere safe😉
(You can remove values you don’t need)
Note: a **`** is not equal to **’**
```auto
const devices = await Homey.devices.getDevices();
console.log(`\nDevices overview`);
// Loop over all devices
for (const device of Object.values(devices)) {
// Return some properties. Just remove what you don't need
console.log(`\nName:\t\t ${device.name} \nID:\t\t ${device.id} \nZone:\t\t ${device.zoneName} \nApp:\t\t ${device.driverUri} \nDriverID:\t ${device.driverId} \nCapabilities:\t ${device.capabilities} \nClass:\t\t ${device.class} \nVirtualClass\t (what's plugged in): ${device.virtualClass}`);
};
return(true);
```
Output example of 1 device
> 
.
Oh, and, 'VirtualClass is used with smart sockets.
With such devices you can pick class ‘Light’ f.i., so the socket responds to “Turn off all lights” commands
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