# Short flash for HUE bulp if someone PRESS Ring doorbell

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/short-flash-for-hue-bulp-if-someone-press-ring-doorbell/78503>\
**Category:** Flows\
**Created:** [March 28, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/short-flash-for-hue-bulp-if-someone-press-ring-doorbell/78503 "2023-03-28T07:02:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![RemcoV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/remcov/32/16441_2.png) [@RemcoV](https://community.homey.app/u/RemcoV)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/short-flash-for-hue-bulp-if-someone-press-ring-doorbell/78503/1 "2023-03-28T07:02:53Z")

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This category is created to show, and explain the working of specific Flows in homey.

When a person is detected by my Ring doorbell, I want to short flashing let the bulbs in a specific room.

- first, RING does only provide alerts for movement detection but does not share if a person is detected (which is a specific type of movement detection) OR if the button is pushed. It should be much appreciated if this type of information would be available in HOMEY as well.
- how to let the HUE BULPB flash. Currently, I only have the possibility to turn it off, wait for a second, and turn it on. This, of course, is a notable solution, but I prefer a short flash. Is such possible?

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**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:** [March 28, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/short-flash-for-hue-bulp-if-someone-press-ring-doorbell/78503/2 "2023-03-28T08:57:36Z")

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> [@RemcoV](#):
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> This category is created to show, and explain the working of specific Flows in homey.

I don’t know why you repeat the information about the “flow category”? Especially since you should now be aware that you are asking your questions in the wrong category. The “Questions & Help” category would have been the correct category. Or the relevant App threads.  
@Dijker, @Caseda, @Jamie could someone of you move the post to the right category? Thanks!

> [@RemcoV](#):
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> but does not share if a person is detected (which is a specific type of movement detection) OR if the button is pushed

Have you searched in the relevant [thread](https://community.homey.app/t/ring-doorbell-and-camera-support-for-homey/76364) to see if these functions are even possible with Homey? You can also submit a feature request to the app developer in this thread.  
These points are already on the ToDo list regarding movement detection. Maybe this is exactly what you need:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/9/a9db5ae0d2ab3040ec6bfbf141e142e93ea1c0f4.png)

> [@RemcoV](#):
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> how to let the HUE BULPB flash

It would be important to know which Hue app you are using. I myself use the “Philips Hue, without the bridge” app (by J. Bendz) and can say from my own experience that there is a flow card for this and it works:

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/c/9c158ad88ab3551f96499ed7dfaa9b6ff09eeb52.png)

And if I have a look at the Philips Hue App (by Athom) in the App Store, there is also a flow card for flashing the bulb:

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/3/9340e4512588ef6e25ea0c7e16d76b3c57f0733a.png)

What I do not know, if this will work with any model of lamp/bulb.