# Make Homey receive "message/text" through iOS Siri?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/make-homey-receive-message-text-through-ios-siri/72318>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Tags:** app, homey-pro\
**Created:** [November 17, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/make-homey-receive-message-text-through-ios-siri/72318 "2022-11-17T21:49:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dooniem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dooniem/32/58384_2.png) [@dooniem](https://community.homey.app/u/dooniem)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/make-homey-receive-message-text-through-ios-siri/72318/1 "2022-11-17T21:49:21Z")

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I’m looking to update a variable by just talking to Siri. With the limitations that comes with iOS Shortcuts.  
I came so close with Telegram Notifications. But in the end, bots can’t read what other bots write in a chat…So even though I managed to build a URL and complete my message through voice and send the message. I came up too short since the message isn’t sent by a normal user, but a bot…

Does anyone have any thoughts on how to achieve such a goal through other “projects”?  
Or, anyone able to construct a URL or a iOS Shortcut-way to send a message as myself?

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**Author:** ![spkesDE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/spkesde/32/54352_2.png) [@spkesDE](https://community.homey.app/u/spkesDE)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/make-homey-receive-message-text-through-ios-siri/72318/2 "2022-11-18T16:07:27Z")

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Maybe these two apps can help

> **[HTTP request flow cards](https://homey.app/de-de/app/com.internet/HTTP-request-flow-cards/)**
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> HTTP request triggers, conditions and actions for flows

> **[Local API](https://homey.app/en-us/app/dev.dadda.localapi/Local-API/)**
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> Local API Creator directly hosted and served from your Homey Hub

And maybe this topic too.

> [@\[TUTORIAL\] Using Siri/Shortcuts for activating flows (with pics!)](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-using-siri-shortcuts-for-activating-flows-with-pics/7473):
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> Lately I’ve been busy figuring out how to make Siri work for activating Homey flows. I think that’s the quickest way for me to activate flows. For me as a total noob it was quite hard to figure it out, so I thought maybe a tutorial would help other people to make it work. Thanks to @robertklep, @Erik, @Rocodamelshekima and @OetAelse for helping me out in the first place. Make sure to install HTTP request flow cards ([https://apps.athom.com/app/com.internet](https://apps.athom.com/app/com.internet)) Download Shortcuts/Opdrachten from t…

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**Author:** ![dooniem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dooniem/32/58384_2.png) [@dooniem](https://community.homey.app/u/dooniem)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/make-homey-receive-message-text-through-ios-siri/72318/3 "2022-11-18T18:21:00Z")

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Brilliant! Thanks for sharing.  
I noticed “Local API” states you should be careful to expose this to the internet. But I think the first one with the included tutorial should do the trick! Once again thanks for helping!