# Zigbee read/refresh

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-read-refresh/131376>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Tags:** zigbee, flow\
**Created:** [February 23, 2025, 10:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-read-refresh/131376 "2025-02-23T10:29:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![gary.osullivan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gary.osullivan/32/119418_2.png) [@gary.osullivan](https://community.homey.app/u/gary.osullivan)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 10:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-read-refresh/131376/1 "2025-02-23T10:29:15Z")

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In a flow, how can I “read”, “update” or “refresh” ZigBee device?

Ideally, I would have a flow that runs every 15 minutes and tries to read from a ZigBee device, if it can’t read, it then does something.

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-read-refresh/131376/2 "2025-02-23T13:25:37Z")

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Not sure what you are trying to achieve, but if you want to trigger an action when a device becomes unavailable (or available), then you may want to check out the [Device Capabilities](https://homey.app/en-nl/app/nl.qluster-it.DeviceCapabilities/Device-Capabilities/) app.

Is has a WHEN flowcard that performs this check:

 ![Decice Capabilities Device Becomes](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/a/1a72024c1ad363cdf31fe432c1d6592ba7f94584.png)

You can further limit the check on brand (‘Merk’) and device type (‘Apparaat Type’).