[TUTORIAL][HOW TO] Automatic Presence setting with Macrodroid (Android)

[Peter_Kawa]

→ Applies to any Homey model ←

An alternative to Homey Presence, no Homey app needed.

It uses a phone app which can trigger on certain geofences and or wifi, and which is able to send webhooks as a result.

Usecase:

In order to have a flow set your status home/away, you can use the webhook and a specific flow trigger: Logic card “Event x is received”;
This sends a command to Homey (all models incl. Homey Cloud), and you can have a flow ‘listening’ to it.

Webhook

• This is the format to use:

https://webhook.homey.app/my_homey_id/my_event_name?tag=my_tag

3 parts for you to change:

1. my_homey_id:
   go here https://my.homey.app/settings/system/general and find your HomeyID in the “Cloud” section. That long number is part of the web app link as well.
   
   
2. my_event_name:
   This is the description to which the flow “listens” to. For example geofence
3. my_tag:
   The optional tag is a word or value or whatnot, which is sent along and can be used as filter. For example away

Now, with the example data, the webhook looks like this:

https://webhook.homey.app/61123456789123456789/geofence?tag=away

Flow:

This is the trigger card to use:

In the [Event] field, enter the my_event_name, which is geofence in this example

Now the flow looks like this;

• when my_tag = away it would mean you left home;

• use an “And” logic card “text is exactly [text]” and enter “away” to build a switch:

• • when it’s exactly away: start “Then” cards
• • when it’s anything else: start “Else” cards

• When acknowledged or without push confirmation it’ll start the “Then” cards:
  

  

• • Optional:
    With the push confirmation it’ll asks to continue:
    
    

• To trigger the “back home” part, you can use the same webhook, only you should use an other tag, like, home:

https://webhook.homey.app/61123456789123456789/geofence?tag=home

• The flow will start the “Else” cards:
  
  

MacroDroid

Install Macrodroid

As macro trigger, you can use leaving or entering:

• (a) predefined geofence(s)

• the area between 3 transmission towers
  

  

• (a) known @ home wifi SSID(s), in or out of reach
  

  

Enter the webhooks as http request in the action field

Leaving:

use webhook tag=away

Returning:

use webhook tag=home