# Users - Possible to see who turned on the light, or open the door?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [January 14, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411 "2020-01-14T11:17:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![tommyhagenes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tommyhagenes/32/18147_2.png) [@tommyhagenes](https://community.homey.app/u/tommyhagenes)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/1 "2020-01-14T11:17:57Z")

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In Homey i have different users. But can i somehow see who turned on the light or open the door?

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**Author:** ![Robin\_van\_Kekem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robin_van_kekem/32/8187_2.png) [@Robin\_van\_Kekem](https://community.homey.app/u/Robin_van_Kekem)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/2 "2020-01-14T12:19:36Z")

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No, this functionallity would be nice to have but is currently not available.  
You’d could file an feature request. More details here:

> [@\[Links\] Athom websites and user accounts](https://community.homey.app/t/links-athom-websites-and-user-accounts/43):
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> Links: Athom websites and user accounts The Community: You! Me! We! people all over the World (from the first Kickstarter release) and to reach these people a big part of the Community and on Slack is in English. [https://www.athom.com/community](https://www.athom.com/community) For an overview of other Homey Communities see: [[Info] The Homey Communities](https://community.homey.app/t/44) For the bug tracking system (Github) and Chat (Slack) you need to create a separate account (username/password) if you wish to participate with the community. The Store…

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**Author:** ![Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijn_hoogenbosch/32/10647_2.png) [@Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://community.homey.app/u/Martijn_Hoogenbosch)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/3 "2020-01-14T12:51:55Z")

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Natively: no but you can create this with some flows. For example duplicate the current flow and create conditions based on user.

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**Author:** ![tommyhagenes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tommyhagenes/32/18147_2.png) [@tommyhagenes](https://community.homey.app/u/tommyhagenes)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/4 "2020-01-14T14:36:03Z")

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I mean more things that don’t require a flow, just simple things as a Z-wave light or door. In the log i can see that it went on/off at certain time, but now who invoked this.

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**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/5 "2020-01-14T15:22:13Z")

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Like when there is 5 peeps living in 1 household and u wanna check later which one pushed that light button??

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**Author:** ![tommyhagenes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tommyhagenes/32/18147_2.png) [@tommyhagenes](https://community.homey.app/u/tommyhagenes)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/6 "2020-01-14T15:26:15Z")

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Correct!

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**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/7 "2020-01-14T15:28:59Z")

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Put 5 switches next to each other and give them all a different color. Then attach a flow to each color and tell everyone to just use their own color.  
But seriously, how would u have this in mind?

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**Author:** ![DidierVU](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/didiervu/32/12458_2.png) [@DidierVU](https://community.homey.app/u/DidierVU)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/8 "2020-01-14T15:30:21Z")

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Install a fingerprint recognition switch…?

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**Author:** ![Hans\_van\_Hengel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hans_van_hengel/32/16602_2.png) [@Hans\_van\_Hengel](https://community.homey.app/u/Hans_van_Hengel)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/9 "2020-01-14T15:32:15Z")

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Not quite sure how that would even be possible without flows. It would have to be activated through a device tied to a user, how else would your system decide who pressed the button? No way to know who opened the door or pressed the button.

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**Author:** ![Robin\_van\_Kekem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robin_van_kekem/32/8187_2.png) [@Robin\_van\_Kekem](https://community.homey.app/u/Robin_van_Kekem)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/10 "2020-01-15T11:18:56Z")

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Physical buttons do bring the reliability of a perfect closed solution down.  
So I’d say this is not possible without eliminating all physical buttons…

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**Author:** ![Jan\_Willem\_Visser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jan_willem_visser/32/10747_2.png) [@Jan\_Willem\_Visser](https://community.homey.app/u/Jan_Willem_Visser)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/11 "2020-01-15T12:23:01Z")

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Is this a serious question? Sorry that i say it this way but how should homey now who open a door or push a button? It looks impossible to me. When there is one person in the house, oke… but when there are multiple people in the house??

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**Author:** ![tommyhagenes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tommyhagenes/32/18147_2.png) [@tommyhagenes](https://community.homey.app/u/tommyhagenes)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/12 "2020-01-15T12:58:37Z")

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Well, it should be quite simple and something that would come. Because i’m a user, and when i push on the light in the morning, that would generate something?

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**Author:** ![Hannes85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e79b87/32.png) [@Hannes85](https://community.homey.app/u/Hannes85)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/13 "2020-01-15T13:02:42Z")

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Impossible without AI… unless you use some kind of Bluetooth proximity app on all devices and the one closest to the button is assumed to have pressed it… but this requires you to carry the BT with you at all times. Maybe make it an implant in your arm?

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**Author:** ![Osorkon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osorkon/32/43026_2.png) [@Osorkon](https://community.homey.app/u/Osorkon)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/14 "2020-01-15T13:19:24Z")

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> [@tommyhagenes](#):
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> Because i’m a user, and when i push on the light in the morning, that would generate something?

If you use the Homey App to control the light, than yes.

If you use the wall switch, no.

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**Author:** ![tommyhagenes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tommyhagenes/32/18147_2.png) [@tommyhagenes](https://community.homey.app/u/tommyhagenes)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/15 "2020-01-15T13:22:04Z")

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Sorry, i ofcourse ment in Homey.

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**Author:** ![Hans\_van\_Hengel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hans_van_hengel/32/16602_2.png) [@Hans\_van\_Hengel](https://community.homey.app/u/Hans_van_Hengel)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/users-possible-to-see-who-turned-on-the-light-or-open-the-door/24411/16 "2020-01-15T14:17:21Z")

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Then it currently is NOT possible, at least not that I am aware off… The only way I can think of is creating a flow for every light, for every user. That way you add a log to every time the flow is started. But I assume that is not what you are looking for.

Out of curiosity, what are you trying to achieve? Because, there might be another road leading to Rome?
