Connected Home API, Smart Home Skill

[scg]

I've just set up Connected Home API, Smart Home Skill and I'm not sure how to get an event to run. I tried "Alexa run cleaning (Cleaning is an event name) to no avail.
Thanks for your help,
Art

[Sgt. Shultz]

The API skill will not run events.

You need to have the 'HomeSeer Home Automation' skill to run events.

The command would be, 'Alexa, tell homeseer to run the event cleaning'

[Rupp]

The API skill will not run events.

You need to have the 'HomeSeer Home Automation' skill to run events.

The command would be, 'Alexa, tell homeseer to run the event cleaning'

Wade,
I believe a small spread sheet showing what the API vs the Skill can do as a sticky would help eliminate many of these questions.

[scg]

I've just set up Connected Home API, Smart Home Skill and I'm not sure how to get an event to run. I tried "Alexa run cleaning (Cleaning is an event name) to no avail.
Thanks for your help,
Art

There is no way to make a virtual device to run an event?

[randycboone]

There is no way to make a virtual device to run an event?

There is, but . . . using the API (not the HomeSeer Skill) the command would be, "Alexa, Turn on <the virtual device>", and of course the device must be discovered by the Amazon Echo.

Your event must then be triggered by the setting/turning on of that device.

[rmasonjr]

There is, but . . . using the API (not the HomeSeer Skill) the command would be, "Alexa, Turn on <the virtual device>", and of course the device must be discovered by the Amazon Echo.

Your event must then be triggered by the setting/turning on of that device.

This is the best way to control a group of lights with one command.

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