Ask google to trigger script

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Hi,

I would like to ask google to trigger a script. So I can say “OK google, bedtime” and my bedtime script would run.

I have Google Assistent component set up, but I can’t see a way of asking google to run a script. At present the best alterative I have is to use Google Home shortcuts along with IFTTT to send an event to my Home Assistant. And have that event trigger the script.

That’s all fine except I don’t want IFTTT to act as a middle man - I’d like to cut it out completely. Any suggestions?

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Two options

Okay google, turn on bedtime

Or the google assistant app allows you to set up shortcuts so set up a bedtime shortcut with the action “turn on bedtime”

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So, “turn on” can run a script?

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Yes it can

Setting it up as a shortcut would allow you to say OK Google, Bedtime

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Thank you.

My individual scripts do not show up under:
Google Assistant -> Settings -> Home Control
Although there is an entry there called “all scripts”, so it must be possible to expose individual scripts to Google Assistant?

I just synced them so I know it’s up to date.

Is there a setting somewhere I need to expose?

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Ah, I probably need to expose them in the Google Assistant part of configuration.yaml. I’ll look at that when I get home.

Cheers,

James

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Yeah, not sure scripts are exposed by default. You can expose the whole domainnin the component config or individually in the customize platform config.

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I actually had “expose_by_Default” set to on, but they still didn’t show. anyway; having instead exposed the lights and the scripts only, and resynced my google account, they now show up. :slight_smile:

Thanks for your help.

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Ha. so, now I have another question! With IFTTT you can get Google Home to give a specifc reply when you activate an applet (e.g., I had it set up to say "Alright, good night!). With Google Home Shortcuts - you can’t. Unless anyone has information otherwise?

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Nope you can’t. The smart home implementation used by the component doesn’t allowed for custom responses.

If you want that it’s IFTTT or building your own app using Dialogflow.

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Thanks - seems a step too far. I might go back to IFTTT. I assume that using Google Home at all is still being processed in the cloud somewhere? So it’s still internet connection dependant. So not much difference between either method.