# Virtual button and ifttt appley

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/virtual-button-and-ifttt-appley/13777>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [May 29, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/virtual-button-and-ifttt-appley/13777 "2019-05-29T19:56:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Yestond](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/yestond/32/9807_2.png) [@Yestond](https://community.homey.app/u/Yestond)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/virtual-button-and-ifttt-appley/13777/1 "2019-05-29T19:56:20Z")

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Hi I’ve spent a lot of time on trying to make a virtual button open my garage via ifttt.  
I can make it work when I press a flow, but I want the virtual button to trigger the flow which thus far has been unsuccessful.  
Can anyone help me here?

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**Author:** ![Yestond](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/yestond/32/9807_2.png) [@Yestond](https://community.homey.app/u/Yestond)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/virtual-button-and-ifttt-appley/13777/3 "2019-05-29T21:18:12Z")

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Of course, I’m sorry I’m writing from my phone. I I’m using Virtual devices app, but I didn’t know homey had one built in?  
Attached are pictures of the setup

 ![Screenshot_20190529-231540_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/1/1c42356f1123fc96c4a93b0fd34baf4c1ec9b5d3.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20190529-231518_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/9/91f2cebce808d22e2173ff3899b008378ebe8824.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20190529-231504_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/7/7416f4d890d8ff19d97b3f1bdf050e369f64eb0b.jpeg)  
 ![Screenshot_20190529-231846_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/7/7260f4557f363940ff05bbe3549841794620fa7b.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20190529-231851_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/8/842c5c1e7ec71052a9cf156115bf0f3ca361a7cc.jpeg)  
Does this help?

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**Author:** ![Yestond](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/yestond/32/9807_2.png) [@Yestond](https://community.homey.app/u/Yestond)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/virtual-button-and-ifttt-appley/13777/5 "2019-05-30T18:25:54Z")

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I don’t really know how tags work so the power tag is randomly set there I guess. But do I even need to use tags?

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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:** [May 30, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/virtual-button-and-ifttt-appley/13777/6 "2019-05-30T18:28:01Z")

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> [@Yestond](#):
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> I don’t really know how tags work

Nice post [here.](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-tags-in-a-flow/9285) \<Link, click.

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**Author:** ![Yestond](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/yestond/32/9807_2.png) [@Yestond](https://community.homey.app/u/Yestond)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/virtual-button-and-ifttt-appley/13777/9 "2019-05-31T22:34:01Z")

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Your suggestion with a button was enough. It works like a charm 😉