# Nfc Tag's to start a flow **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** app, flow\ **Created:** [August 19, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777 "2020-08-19T17:02:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gisle\_Johnsen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gisle_johnsen/32/9720_2.png) [@Gisle\_Johnsen](https://community.homey.app/u/Gisle_Johnsen)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/21 "2022-08-10T14:14:40Z")
Explained here: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/9/99606da76226153c6a21132441f309bae5fbacbe.jpeg "NFC og Homey på Android") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXY3OZ66How) ---
**Author:** ![Elkana](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/elkana/32/44138_2.png) [@Elkana](https://community.homey.app/u/Elkana)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/22 "2023-02-13T19:06:28Z")
I’ve setup the Flic button (genius idea @Sortberg!), flow and NFC-tag as described in the video. But nothing happens. I get the browser window with ‘ok’ and that’s it. No lamp that turns on… If I test the flow on Homey then the lamp does get to 100% brightness. Can somebody help me with this? Hereby the screenshots of my setup and also the tools I use. - Homey Pro (Early 2019) - Samsung S22 Ultra - NFC Tools Android app - MCalle NFC-Tag, ntag215 - 540 Byte Webhook: ![nachtkastje_webhook](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/6/3/638d24f83a6d701934df1cbc76119fb78272a13e.jpeg) Flow: ![nachtkastje_flow](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/7/97544ef4cb7dc8033ffc98732ec9c860061a993d.png) NFC-Tag: ![nachtkastje_NFCtools](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/8/4876a1a707f35ad00996fdd9ee0f93041278cab5.jpeg) Browser: ![nachtkastje_ok](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/6/4/647c482416e92857edd9ae0299f7de029640bcce.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/23 "2023-02-14T00:06:10Z")
Does NFC Tools “Record 1” send a GET request? Why I ask this: The default logics card “Event received” does not respond to POST request webhooks on a Pro 201x; I’m not sure if Homey in general, or just the logics card cannot handle that. Apart from that, just FYI: when you always use this nfc while on your wifi, you can send the webhook directly to your Homey (bypass the cloud): http://[homey.local.ip.address]/api/manager/logic/webhook/your\_event ---
**Author:** ![Morten\_Solberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/morten_solberg/32/68506_2.png) [@Morten\_Solberg](https://community.homey.app/u/Morten_Solberg)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/24 "2023-08-09T13:08:45Z")
Did you figure this out? have the same issue as you ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/25 "2023-08-09T14:03:34Z")
> [@Elkana](#): > > Flow: > > ![nachtkastje_flow](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/7/97544ef4cb7dc8033ffc98732ec9c860061a993d.png) Imho this should not have been triggered by the Flic switch alone, but also by the webhook. That’s the idea when using webhooks. Example This flow responds to webhook `https://webhook.homey.app//flic_1?tag=single_press` In advanced flow, you can add the trigger card of the actual Flic switch in parallel to the Logics “Event received” or “A webhook was received” trigger, so both can dim the light to 100% ---
**Author:** ![Julen\_Arambarri\_Elor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/julen_arambarri_elor/32/106515_2.png) [@Julen\_Arambarri\_Elor](https://community.homey.app/u/Julen_Arambarri_Elor)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/26 "2023-08-30T17:37:07Z")
Hello, I’m new to this and don’t have much computer knowledge, but I’m trying to activate a flow by touching an NFC sticker. I’ve followed the steps from the video, and I noticed that it’s done with Flic, which I happen to have a few of. However, I can’t seem to get it to work. In the end, I saw something about Logic, but I don’t understand it very well. If someone could explain something to me, please. Thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/27 "2023-08-30T18:13:29Z")
> [@Julen\_Arambarri\_Elor](#): > > by touching an NFC sticker. I’ve followed the steps from the video You need to send a webhook with it. Trigger the flow with this Logics card: ![Screenshot_20230830-195741_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/6/f/6f666c441f649504451729de9f0bd332f2d5b3ea.jpeg) You see an example of the webhook you’ll need to send, which is: Method = GET URL = `https://webhook.homey.app/my_homey_id/my_event?tag=my_tag` (_Your homey\_id can be found via_ …More \> Settings \> General) This flow responds to my example URL: ---
**Author:** ![Julen\_Arambarri\_Elor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/julen_arambarri_elor/32/106515_2.png) [@Julen\_Arambarri\_Elor](https://community.homey.app/u/Julen_Arambarri_Elor)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/28 "2023-08-30T21:08:55Z")
I can’t get it to work. What I really want is that when I activate the NFC card on Homey, it changes the status of Heimdall to ‘Disabled’. I’ve started with this Advanced Flow, but I have no idea what ‘event’ or ‘my\_tag’ means. I’m sorry, I’m learning a lot, but I’m stuck here. Thank you very much for the help you’re providing! ![Screenshot_1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/8/880ac04505c695d01c712c4953ca0de3de3be6dd.png) ![Screenshot_2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/0/3075624c4bf0a17f7c7eb831be3ea5822efcfd83.png) ---
**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:** [August 31, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/29 "2023-08-31T05:19:48Z")
How are you “touching an NFC sticker”? ---
**Author:** ![Julen\_Arambarri\_Elor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/julen_arambarri_elor/32/106515_2.png) [@Julen\_Arambarri\_Elor](https://community.homey.app/u/Julen_Arambarri_Elor)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/30 "2023-08-31T07:05:28Z")
With the phone, using NFC tools app [Screenshot\_20230831-090235|225x500](https://community.homey.app/uploads/short-url/uUn98pUZBRhQyhDMuRaDRD1Hn0Q.jpeg) ---
**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:** [August 31, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/31 "2023-08-31T07:25:58Z")
What exactly don’t you understand? @Peter_Kawa’s post shows how `my_event` and `my_tag` are part of the webhook URL, and how you can check for them in the Logic card on Homey. Also, don’t start with a difficult flow, start with a very easy one (_“Webhook event **my\_event** has been received”_ and send a notification to yourself when it has) and build from there. ---
**Author:** ![Julen\_Arambarri\_Elor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/julen_arambarri_elor/32/106515_2.png) [@Julen\_Arambarri\_Elor](https://community.homey.app/u/Julen_Arambarri_Elor)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 7:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/32 "2023-08-31T07:44:03Z")
Ok, you’re right. Does the event “my\_event” has this exact name or it can be whatewer I want? ---
**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:** [August 31, 2023, 7:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/33 "2023-08-31T07:47:47Z")
It can be whatever you want (within reason, using “strange” characters may cause issues), as long as it matches with your flow card. ---
**Author:** ![Julen\_Arambarri\_Elor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/julen_arambarri_elor/32/106515_2.png) [@Julen\_Arambarri\_Elor](https://community.homey.app/u/Julen_Arambarri_Elor)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/34 "2023-08-31T08:28:01Z")
OH YES!!! I finally got it. “Event” has to have the name of the flow!! Now that I know how it works, I’ll create other automations with NFC tags. Thank you very much! ---
**Author:** ![Tomas\_Severa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tomas_severa/32/33929_2.png) [@Tomas\_Severa](https://community.homey.app/u/Tomas_Severa)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/35 "2023-08-31T13:11:42Z")
Is there any solution to send the webhook from phone without the opening the Webbrowser window? I mean everytime I touch the TAG it opens the browser with the address and writes OK… Some background? ---
**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:** [August 31, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/36 "2023-08-31T13:13:17Z")
On iOS, the built-in Shortcuts app can do that. ---
**Author:** ![Mike1233](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mike1233/32/20991_2.png) [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/37 "2023-08-31T13:22:14Z")
If I am right, when you store the webhook on that nfc card, everyone can send that webhook. So you have to reed the nfc card with your phone, that must send a webhook what is stored on your phone. ---
**Author:** ![Tomas\_Severa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tomas_severa/32/33929_2.png) [@Tomas\_Severa](https://community.homey.app/u/Tomas_Severa)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/38 "2023-08-31T13:29:46Z")
Have Android phone 🙃 ---
**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:** [August 31, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/39 "2023-08-31T13:32:37Z")
Ah yes, good point: I wouldn’t suggest storing the webhook URL on the tag itself, not only because it contains private(-ish) information (namely your Homey’s unique cloud ID), but also because it’s not very flexible and it’s relatively easy to copy. Instead I would use an app that can scan NFC tags and recognise them from their unique ID (a bit more difficult to copy), then perform the webhook request. That’s what I do on iOS with Shortcuts. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777/40 "2023-08-31T13:35:50Z")
Macrodroid works fine with webhooks. Which NFC app do you use now? Can you show the settings with the webhook? Pls anonymise your HomeyID. [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777.md?page=3)