# Unify G4 Doorbell flow with Sonos

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/unify-g4-doorbell-flow-with-sonos/53686>\
**Category:** Flows\
**Tags:** flow, sonos\
**Created:** [October 25, 2021, 10:31am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/unify-g4-doorbell-flow-with-sonos/53686 "2021-10-25T10:31:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![TThiadens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tthiadens/32/35860_2.png) [@TThiadens](https://community.homey.app/u/TThiadens)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 10:31am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/unify-g4-doorbell-flow-with-sonos/53686/1 "2021-10-25T10:31:33Z")

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If someone is ringing our Unify G4 doorbell I want it to push and play a sound on my Sonos. I am pretty new on Homey and especially on Flows. I have set up a flow but it does not work:

IF  
A doorbell rings

THAN  
Play a sound on a specific Sonos

Help!? Any suggestions…

🙂

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**Author:** ![DavidH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/davidh/32/46160_2.png) [@DavidH](https://community.homey.app/u/DavidH)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/unify-g4-doorbell-flow-with-sonos/53686/2 "2021-10-25T11:01:17Z")

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what you described should be possible, I have a similar setup, but (for me) the Sonos isn’t that great of an option. If you’re new to Homey, a good tip is to add push-notifications to everything you do. so ‘if a doorbell rings’ \> send me a push. ‘play sonos’ \> send me another push. This will give you a feel for if your flow is running at all, and where your issue is.

That being said, I’d estimate that it’s the Sonos. In my experience, when switching on a radio station or playlist, it takes a while before it starts because it has to buffer the stream. So instead of telling sonos to play a sound, try playing a soundboard sound, or getting sonos to ‘say’ something, these are all standard flow card you should have. If your Homey is in view, try adding a led-ring blink or something, just to make sure everything else works.

Also remember that everything you do through Homey will add a tiny delay, so you might not want to go this route, as people will have been at your front door for a few seconds already before Homey even kicks in, let alone before the Sonos starts playing.

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/unify-g4-doorbell-flow-with-sonos/53686/3 "2021-10-25T12:19:49Z")

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[https://homey.app/f/-uroTO](https://homey.app/f/-uroTO)  
The MP3 file must be stored at the URL.  
For this I used [Micro Web Server App for Homey | Homey](https://homey.app/en-gb/app/com.sdn.webserver/Micro-Web-Server/)