# How to unlock a door?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-unlock-a-door/49126>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [July 5, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-unlock-a-door/49126 "2021-07-05T13:06:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pmeester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pmeester/32/17275_2.png) [@pmeester](https://community.homey.app/u/pmeester)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-unlock-a-door/49126/1 "2021-07-05T13:06:20Z")

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Want to unlock a door with Homey. Need to connect two wires with, I guess, a normally open switch.

How can I do that?

Thanks

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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:** [July 5, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-unlock-a-door/49126/2 "2021-07-05T13:29:59Z")

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> How can I do that?

With a switching device that can temporarily close the connection between the wires, like a Shelly 1 or Uni or a Fibaro Smart Implant.

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**Author:** ![Osorkon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osorkon/32/43026_2.png) [@Osorkon](https://community.homey.app/u/Osorkon)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-unlock-a-door/49126/3 "2021-07-05T16:22:26Z")

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Or [POPP STRIKE LOCK](https://www.popp.eu/products/strike-lock-control/)

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**Author:** ![pmeester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pmeester/32/17275_2.png) [@pmeester](https://community.homey.app/u/pmeester)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-unlock-a-door/49126/4 "2021-07-05T18:29:55Z")

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Thanks Robert and Osorkon