# “Open longer than” flow

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/open-longer-than-flow/140102>\
**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")\
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**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")

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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).

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