# How to use NFC Tags to trigger homey flows? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [November 8, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-nfc-tags-to-trigger-homey-flows/3810 "2018-11-08T10:59:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Upsilon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/upsilon/32/70506_2.png) [@Upsilon](https://community.homey.app/u/Upsilon)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-nfc-tags-to-trigger-homey-flows/3810/1 "2018-11-08T10:59:38Z")
Hi all, So I’ve got some NFC Tags that I want to use to start flows when I touch them with a smartphone. The way I do this now is: - Program my NFC Tag with NXP TagWriter to open a link, this is a IFTTT webhook link - Then IFTTT starts my homey flow So it does the job sort of, but everytime I do this my phone starts the browser app to execute the link and that’s not really nice. Is it possible to let my smartphone start a flow on homey directly when a NFC Tag is touched? Or what would be the best solution for NFC Tags to use with homey? ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 11:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-nfc-tags-to-trigger-homey-flows/3810/2 "2018-11-08T11:13:52Z")
Did you look at this? > **[\[How-To\] use NFC Tags with Homey - main discussion topic](https://forum.athom.com/discussion/3664/how-to-use-nfc-tags-with-homey-main-discussion-topic)** > > How-to use NFC Tags with Homey  You can use several types of simple NFC Tags with Homey.  It can read a tag when you touch the tag to the top of Homey.  You can also look at This one: [https://apps.athom.com/app/se.warting.nfctools](https://apps.athom.com/app/se.warting.nfctools) Depends if you want to touch your phone to a tag, tag to your Phone of Tag to Homey. Eventually you can maybe use an App to open the link on your Phone direct to Homey (Without IFTTT) ---
**Author:** ![Upsilon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/upsilon/32/70506_2.png) [@Upsilon](https://community.homey.app/u/Upsilon)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 11:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-nfc-tags-to-trigger-homey-flows/3810/3 "2018-11-08T11:19:18Z")
> [@Dijker](#): > > h your ph Thanks for your fast reply. Yes I’ve read this post, already created a flow in the past for my OV-chipkaart when touching the homey. But I’m talking about phone to a tag, I’ve got some tags in my house which I want to play around with. Like switching lights on/off when tag is touched with phone. ---
**Author:** ![Ricardo\_Nunes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ricardo_nunes/32/30598_2.png) [@Ricardo\_Nunes](https://community.homey.app/u/Ricardo_Nunes)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-nfc-tags-to-trigger-homey-flows/3810/4 "2020-08-19T11:40:37Z")
Hi @Upsilon Did you ever found a solution for this? I was thinking about make the same use as you i believe, with the nfc tags. When the phone touchs a tag then trigger something. ---
**Author:** ![Upsilon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/upsilon/32/70506_2.png) [@Upsilon](https://community.homey.app/u/Upsilon)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 6:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-nfc-tags-to-trigger-homey-flows/3810/5 "2020-09-13T06:39:44Z")
Hi, yes I did found a solution with the Android app Tasker. But it wasn’t a stable solution so I didn’t use it much. The only tag I’ve got left is an WiFi access tag that guests at my home can use to get access to our WiFi. Nothing to do with Homey though. ---
**Author:** ![Upsilon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/upsilon/32/70506_2.png) [@Upsilon](https://community.homey.app/u/Upsilon)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-nfc-tags-to-trigger-homey-flows/3810/6 "2020-09-13T06:42:15Z")
@Ricardo_Nunes, also. The ‘tag code’ of phones is different everytime you touch. Witch makes it even more difficult. ---
**Author:** ![Ricardo\_Nunes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ricardo_nunes/32/30598_2.png) [@Ricardo\_Nunes](https://community.homey.app/u/Ricardo_Nunes)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-nfc-tags-to-trigger-homey-flows/3810/7 "2020-09-13T17:24:38Z")
Hum ok, guess I have to found another solution for my need then 🤔 Any way thank you for the feedback!