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[Briggitte_O (Brigitte)]

How can I add IFTTT to openhab? is there any way? Since I read that this way you can’t

[Bruce_Osborne]

There is no longer any way using the free myopenhab cloud server due to abuse overloading the server. The foundation does not have the resources to expand and cannot charge for access.

You can host your own instance of the cloud server since the code is available on GitHub. That is currently the only way for this.

[Wolfgang_S]

@Bruce_Osborne

There is no longer any way using the free myopenhab cloud server due to abuse overloading the server.

Shouldln’t that be rephrased a bit with regard to the context ? Without the context it could be misunderstood.

[Bruce_Osborne]

@Wolfgang_S

Shouldln’t that be rephrased a bit with regard to the context ?

I was addressing the topic at hand in the thread title. A novel concept here, I know. BHow about this?

There is no longer any way using the free myopenhab cloud server with IFTTT due to abuse overloading the server. People would add all their items instead of just the necessary ones.

[rpwong (Russ)]

You can use webhooks to send commands from openHAB to IFTTT. However, you can’t use IFTTT to control openHAB without having your own cloud server.

Control a Windows PC with IFTTT and AssistantComputerControl

I came across an opensource app called AssistantComputerControl (ACC) that enables you to send commands to a Windows PC from a voice assistant via IFTTT. There are 28 different actions available. IFTTT writes files to a cloud drive of your choosing, which are then synchronized to your computer. The ACC app monitors the synchronized folder, and as soon as it sees a new file it acts on the command. I’ve found it to be pretty quick in my brief tests. At this point in time, you can’t synchronize o…

[clinophobic]

You could use the telegram binding to control openhab. I don’t so it myself but I believe the Telegram binding allows sending and receiving.

Telegram - Bindings

Regards