# Is there a nice way to add flows or moods to Apple Homekit to start them as a Scene?

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**Tags:** flow, homey-pro\
**Created:** [December 26, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-there-a-nice-way-to-add-flows-or-moods-to-apple-homekit-to-start-them-as-a-scene/125485 "2024-12-26T13:12:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michel\_van\_Lier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/michel_van_lier/32/100854_2.png) [@Michel\_van\_Lier](https://community.homey.app/u/Michel_van_Lier)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-there-a-nice-way-to-add-flows-or-moods-to-apple-homekit-to-start-them-as-a-scene/125485/1 "2024-12-26T13:12:57Z")

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Is there a nice way to add flows or moods to Apple Homekit to start them as a Scene from apple homekit?

For now I make virtual button/device, in homey that starts a flow. Then in Apple homekit I can make a scene that triggers that virtual button/device, but I need to do that for every flow and takes a lot of time, and many virtual devices that start something. It would be really nice if I can select in someway directly a flow or mood in apple homekit app, that is started with a specific scene…

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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:** [December 26, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-there-a-nice-way-to-add-flows-or-moods-to-apple-homekit-to-start-them-as-a-scene/125485/2 "2024-12-26T16:36:54Z")

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Scenes are stored locally on your iDevice or on your Home hub (and, from what I know, are basically just a bunch of device actions that get executed when you activate a scene), meaning they can’t be “published” by a HomeKit bridge, like Homey.

The only thing I can imagine being possible is to publish moods to HomeKit as buttons or switches, but that would have to be explicitly implemented (something that I might consider doing for HomeKitty).

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**Author:** ![Michel\_van\_Lier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/michel_van_lier/32/100854_2.png) [@Michel\_van\_Lier](https://community.homey.app/u/Michel_van_Lier)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-there-a-nice-way-to-add-flows-or-moods-to-apple-homekit-to-start-them-as-a-scene/125485/3 "2024-12-26T19:55:09Z")

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Not sure if I get what you mean, but I want to import flows or moods into homekit, not the other way around like you mention? For now I need to make a virtual button that activates a scene in homey, but that takes an additional step. Furthermore, activating a mood is even not possible?

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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:** [December 27, 2024, 7:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-there-a-nice-way-to-add-flows-or-moods-to-apple-homekit-to-start-them-as-a-scene/125485/4 "2024-12-27T07:00:49Z")

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> [@Michel\_van\_Lier](#):
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> but I want to import flows or moods into homekit, not the other way around like you mention?

What I’m saying is that moods cannot be imported as scenes into HomeKit, and flows either, at least not as-is. You will need a workaround like a virtual device to trigger the mood/flow.