# Problem with getting NFC Tags to start Flows **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** flow, homey-pro\ **Created:** [April 3, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-getting-nfc-tags-to-start-flows/107567 "2024-04-03T02:29:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tim\_Howard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tim_howard/32/78979_2.png) [@Tim\_Howard](https://community.homey.app/u/Tim_Howard)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-getting-nfc-tags-to-start-flows/107567/1 "2024-04-03T02:29:12Z")
I am new to Homey and have a Homey Pro 2023 and am using an Android phone with NFC Tools (not the Homey Community APP). I am able to write and read the NFC tags. But can not get them to start any flows. I have been reading previous posts about using NFC tags on the forum but the methods I see are different. I presume this is because of different versions/ages of Homey that people are using. It is obvious that I do not understand how to utilize webhooks. I have tried: [http://nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn/api/manager/logic/webhook/101](http://nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn/api/manager/logic/webhook/101) [http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/api/manager/logic/webhook/101](http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/api/manager/logic/webhook/101) [https://webhook.homey.app/nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn/NFC?tag=test\_a](https://webhook.homey.app/nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn/NFC?tag=test_a) [https://webhook.homey.app/xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/NFC?tag=101](https://webhook.homey.app/xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/NFC?tag=101) Where: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx represents the Ethernet IP Address of Homey found in Settings. nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn represents the 24 character Homey ID found in Settings. I can get the following to start a flow when it is entered into the address bar of a web browser and I hit ENTER. But it will not work when I scan the NFC Tag which has that URL written to it. [https://webhook.homey.app/nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn/NFC?tag=101](https://webhook.homey.app/nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn/NFC?tag=101) Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-getting-nfc-tags-to-start-flows/107567/2 "2024-04-03T04:59:30Z")
If you can get the flow to trigger when you open the URL in a browser, the issue isn’t with your Homey setup but with your phone setup. Are you sure that the NFC Tools app actually opens URL’s when it scans them from a tag? ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_Howard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tim_howard/32/78979_2.png) [@Tim\_Howard](https://community.homey.app/u/Tim_Howard)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-getting-nfc-tags-to-start-flows/107567/3 "2024-04-03T05:19:04Z")
No I am not. Frankly NFC Tools has very little in the way of tutorials or instructions that I can find and it has all been trial and error, lots of errors. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-getting-nfc-tags-to-start-flows/107567/4 "2024-04-03T05:25:15Z")
Given that opening random URL’s might be a security issue, it’s possible that it doesn’t work automatically. With iOS (specifically the Shortcuts app), there’s an option to open a URL when scanning an NFC tag with a particular ID (so the URL isn’t encoded on the tag, just a unique ID, and when the phone scans that ID it will open a URL), perhaps there’s something similar for Android? ---
**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:** [April 3, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-getting-nfc-tags-to-start-flows/107567/5 "2024-04-03T05:41:18Z")
Macrodroid can do the job ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_Henderson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/andy_henderson/32/80642_2.png) [@Andy\_Henderson](https://community.homey.app/u/Andy_Henderson)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-getting-nfc-tags-to-start-flows/107567/6 "2024-04-03T06:05:19Z")
I used NFC tools on Android together with the ‘Micro web server app’ for the same purpose and it works fine as long as I remember to start flows with the ‘Web Trigger’ when card provided by the app. Has the advantage of not needing the internet. Nice app. I mainly use it to run a dashboard - NFC processing is a useful added extra. When you read a correctly set up tag, Android opens a browser window using the supplied URL. If you are not seeing that, there’s a problem with the tag. Andy ---
**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:** [April 3, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-getting-nfc-tags-to-start-flows/107567/7 "2024-04-03T16:17:27Z")
Hi Andy, Thanx. Just FYI, you can use local webhooks without an app as well: > [@Webhook vom Smartphone an Homey schicken](https://community.homey.app/t/webhook-vom-smartphone-an-homey-schicken/90371/4): > > **Local Webhook Pro 2023:** > `http:///webhook?event=my_event&tag=my_tag` > > **Local Webhook Pro 2019:** > `http:///api/manager/logic/webhook/my_event?tag=my_tag` ---
**Author:** ![Jurek\_Chlebowski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jurek_chlebowski/32/111461_2.png) [@Jurek\_Chlebowski](https://community.homey.app/u/Jurek_Chlebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-getting-nfc-tags-to-start-flows/107567/8 "2024-08-06T12:55:00Z")
Hi Tim, I am stucked at the same point e.g. my tag triggers a notification to open the website but in order to run the flow I need to phisically tap and open it in browser, than it works fine, have you possibly overcome this issue and could share your solution? Thank you in advance Best J. ---
**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 6, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-getting-nfc-tags-to-start-flows/107567/9 "2024-08-06T13:07:04Z")
That’s a safety feature to prevent malicious URL’s from being opened automatically. ---
**Author:** ![Jurek\_Chlebowski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jurek_chlebowski/32/111461_2.png) [@Jurek\_Chlebowski](https://community.homey.app/u/Jurek_Chlebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-getting-nfc-tags-to-start-flows/107567/10 "2024-08-06T13:23:36Z")
e.g. you can not send the webhook to Homey? ☹ ---
**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 6, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-getting-nfc-tags-to-start-flows/107567/11 "2024-08-06T13:38:55Z")
That’s not the problem, the problem is that your phone won’t allow URL’s on NFC’s to be opened automatically (again, for safety reasons). If you have an iPhone, you may be able to get it working with a Shortcut, those can also scan NFC tags and open URL’s (but the URL won’t be stored on the NFC, instead it will be part of the shortcut), I think also without intervention but can’t remember for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Jurek\_Chlebowski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jurek_chlebowski/32/111461_2.png) [@Jurek\_Chlebowski](https://community.homey.app/u/Jurek_Chlebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-getting-nfc-tags-to-start-flows/107567/12 "2024-08-06T14:09:13Z")
Thanks a million. This is a work-around that will work with the particular shortcut, I intended to program NFC Tag for anybody to tap… ☹