# “Open longer than” flow **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [July 20, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/open-longer-than-flow/140102 "2025-07-20T16:30:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Corey\_McL](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/corey_mcl/32/121460_2.png) [@Corey\_McL](https://community.homey.app/u/Corey_McL)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/open-longer-than-flow/140102/1 "2025-07-20T16:30:48Z")
I need some help creating a flow. I’d like to setup a flow to to do something or make an announcement after being open for 5 minutes? I have a Homey Mini so it will be executed locally. Thanks for your help ---
**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/open-longer-than-flow/140102/2 "2025-07-20T18:15:24Z")
You mean like checking if a door is open for more than 5 minutes? If so, you can use the [Device Capabilities](https://homey.app/en-nl/app/nl.qluster-it.DeviceCapabilities/Device-Capabilities/) app. It has a dedicated flowcard for this purpose. In the following example this card triggers a flow if the alarm of my front door sensor (Voordeur Sensor) is active for more than 1 minute. It continues to trigger this flow after every 1 minute as long as the door is open: ![IMG_2014](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/8/285af29c4a73d488c0ba8ef416056cae252a2fbb.jpeg) You can also choose to trigger the flow only once (instead of continuously). ---
**Author:** ![Corey\_McL](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/corey_mcl/32/121460_2.png) [@Corey\_McL](https://community.homey.app/u/Corey_McL)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/open-longer-than-flow/140102/3 "2025-07-20T19:42:04Z")
Thank you , just wanted I was looking for! ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/open-longer-than-flow/140102/4 "2025-07-21T10:40:17Z")
It’s also possible with timer apps, like the [Chronograph](https://homey.app/a/nl.fellownet.chronograph/) app: - [Fridge door open](https://community.homey.app/t/fridge-door-open/33206) - [I want a warning after a given time from my door open contact - #7 by Andy\_Henderson](https://community.homey.app/t/i-want-a-warning-after-a-given-time-from-my-door-open-contact/111345/7) ---
**Author:** ![tlangelaar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tlangelaar/32/10980_2.png) [@tlangelaar](https://community.homey.app/u/tlangelaar)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 6:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/open-longer-than-flow/140102/5 "2025-07-22T06:16:39Z")
Keep an eye on new changes. v12.5.2-rc.2 on [Homey Pro (Early 2023) and Homey Pro mini Changelog | Homey](https://homey.app/en-us/wiki/homey-pro-firmware-changelog/) mentions: > Adds built-in Flow cards for number capabilities “when value becomes greater than X for Y minutes/seconds” and “when value becomes less than X for Y minutes/seconds”. That doesn’t cover your use case yet as you need a boolean not a number value variant. Maybe Athom might add boolean support later? ---
**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:** [July 22, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/open-longer-than-flow/140102/6 "2025-07-22T15:27:58Z")
I hope they add support for string/enum values as well, to complete it. (like: When Weather contains [cloudy] for X minutes, trigger the flow) And, it _is possible_; as you can see, the [aforementioned](https://community.homey.app/t/open-longer-than-flow/140102/2) “great example” [community flow card](https://community.homey.app/t/43287) can process num, string, enum & bool values: ![Screenshot_20250722_171006_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/6/7/67b21c84704539eb69471224253e87d35a11e333.jpeg) These conditions can “catch” all 4 types: ![Screenshot_20250722_171332_Firefox](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/4/742dd087546c35a4075a73ea1dd7a6460f26feee.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20250722_172027_Firefox](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/1/31d94357d44a99658b477ade15a2cd96889e292c.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20250722_172606_Firefox](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/6/465c848b9223705db13113a836081277e0887be6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rett\_Pop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rett_pop/32/69805_2.png) [@Rett\_Pop](https://community.homey.app/u/Rett_Pop)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 7:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/open-longer-than-flow/140102/7 "2025-07-31T07:35:12Z")
Not exactly for the topic case, but for my fridges I have a flow, which is triggered on a power consumption change. If it was not changed for certain amount of time (depends on a usual power pattern of the applience it is either 1 or 2 hours), notification is sent. When door is opened, fridges usually stop to fridge. Thus, power consumption stays constant. 1-2 hours for a fridge it is not the damage time. But I avoid installing door sensors. And cover other cases. Like someone pulled off the plug or so.