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If This Then That (IFTTT) Integration

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Your Blue by ADT system can do more than just security. IFTTT integration lets customers pair outside devices with their Blue by ADT security system.


Connecting Blue by ADT with IFTTT

IFTTT lets you integrate with other compatible smart devices in your home such as Nest, EcoBee, Ring, Lutron, Arlo, WeMo, iRobot, and more. To pair these devices, go to If This Than That (https://ifttt.com) to create an account using your email, Google, or Facebook account, or you can sign in to an existing account.

Once you create an IFTTT account, you can search for the service called “Blue by ADT” and enter your credentials to connect your account. Using the Blue by ADT service lets you create applets that help control other devices or control your security system. Choose either a pre-existing Blue by ADT applet or create your own.

Pairing services through applets lets you create a wide variety of rules. Some examples are:

  • Turn on your lights when motion is detected from your Ring, Nest, or Arlo devices.
  • Shut off your Sonos when your system is armed in away mode.
  • Have your iRobot start cleaning when you leave the house.


Pairing Blue by ADT with EcoBee

If you have an EcoBee thermostat, you can setup a rule using IFTTT to change your EcoBee Comfort Profile based on the arming status of your system.

To enable this function:
  1. Connect your EcoBee and Blue by ADT system to IFTTT
  2. Select "Get More" then select “+.”
  3. Choose “Make your own applet from scratch.”
  4. Choose Blue by ADT for your "+This."

Set your EcoBee in away mode

To setup an applet that sets your EcoBee into away mode when you arm your Blue by ADT system away:

  1. Select "Get More" then select “+.”
  2. Click “Make your own applet from scratch.”
  3. Choose Blue by ADT for your "+This."
  4. Select "A Change in Arm State"
  5. Choose Armed Away, then click "Create Trigger."
  6. Click "+That" and choose the EcoBee service.
  7. Click "Set Thermostat Comfort Profile Until Next Transition," and select "Away."
  8. Click "Create Action."
  9. Create a name for your applet, and then choose whether you would like to receive a notification when the applet runs.
  10. When you are done, click "Finish" and your rule is then active and ready to go.

Set your EcoBee in home mode

To setup an applet that sets your EcoBee into Home mode when you disarm your Blue by ADT system:

  1. Select “+.”
  2. Click “Make your own Applet from scratch.”
  3. Choose Blue by ADT for your "+This."
  4. Select "A Change in Arm State," then choose “Disarmed.”
  5. Click "Create Trigger."
  6. Next, click "+That" and choose the EcoBee service.
  7. Click "Set Thermostat Comfort Profile Until Next Transition," choose "Home” then click "Create Action."
  8. Create a name for your applet and choose whether you would like to receive a notification when the applet runs.
  9. When you are done, click "Finish" and your rule is then active and ready to go.

Set Your EcoBee in sleep mode

To setup an Applet that sets your EcoBee into Sleep mode when your Blue by ADT system is armed in Instant:

  1. Select "New applet."
  2. Click "+This," and then choose the Blue by ADT service.
  3. Select "A Change in Arm State” and choose “Armed Instant.”
  4. Click "Create Trigger." Next, click "+That" and choose the EcoBee service.
  5. Select "Set Thermostat Comfort Profile Until Next Transition” and choose "Sleep."
  6. Click "Create Action."
  7. Create a name for your applet, and then choose whether you would like to receive a notification when the applet runs.
  8. When you are done, click "Finish" and your rule is then active and ready to go.


Pairing Blue by ADT with iRobot

If you have a Roomba networked vacuum cleaner, you can setup a rule using IFTTT to start your iRobot when your system is armed in Away mode. To pair these services:

  1. Connect your iRobot and Blue by ADT systems to IFTTT.
  2. Select "Get More" then select “+.”
  3. Click “Make your own applet from scratch” and choose Blue by ADT for your "+This."

Start iRobot when you arm Blue by ADT away

 

  1. Select "Get More" then select “+.”
  2. Next go to “Make your own Applet from scratch” and choose Blue by ADT for your "+This."
  3. Choose the Blue by ADT service and select "A change in arm state.”
  4. Choose Armed Away, then click "Create Trigger."
  5. Click "+That" and choose the iRobot service.
  6. Click "Start Roomba," then click "Create Action."
  7. Create a name for your applet, and then choose whether you would like to receive a notification when the applet runs.
  8. When you are done, click "Finish" and your rule is then active and ready to go.