# Control Elgato Key light via Google Assistant / http binding - the manual way

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/control-elgato-key-light-via-google-assistant-http-binding-the-manual-way/157573>\
**Category:** Tutorials & Examples\
**Tags:** rules, http, manual, elgato, httpbinding\
**Created:** [August 1, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/control-elgato-key-light-via-google-assistant-http-binding-the-manual-way/157573 "2024-08-01T18:58:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![3DJupp](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/3djupp/32/105950_2.png) [@3DJupp](https://community.openhab.org/u/3DJupp)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/control-elgato-key-light-via-google-assistant-http-binding-the-manual-way/157573/1 "2024-08-01T18:58:10Z")

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Hey, in case you are trying to add the Elgato Lights to openhab: There is no binding yet, but the manual way works great.  
I utilize three dummy items for Google Assistant and a couple of other rules, scripts etc.

Have a look at it (I even implemented a remote status functionality via cloudflare access, but thats not needed for most of us.)

> [@Elgato Key Light](https://community.openhab.org/t/elgato-key-light/101162/5):
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> Hey, i just wanted to share my Elgato keylight air config.. quite complex.. but why not? play_button Itemsplay_button Thingsplay_button Rules Bonus script and rule: If you can detect if the Elgato light is offline (e.g.) smart socket, just turn the http-things on or off. Script-OFF (ON is “true” in the last part) var thingMgr = osgi.getService('org.openhab.core.thing.ThingManager') var ThingUID = Java.type('org.openhab.core.thing.ThingUID') thingMgr.setEnabled(new ThingUID('http:url:elgatokeylight1:info'), false) thingMgr.…

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**Author:** ![system](https://community-openhab-org.s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/6/6a52f2ac5d00e4c7b50471a354b3a9221188be90.png) [@system](https://community.openhab.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/control-elgato-key-light-via-google-assistant-http-binding-the-manual-way/157573/2 "2024-09-12T10:58:33Z")

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