But how can a Home Assistant automation trigger an iOS shortcut? I think that’s the main problem I’m dealing with, I’m wanting to trigger two different systems, in one sense. Unless an automation can open an URL on a Home Assistant device?
Actually, I should probably look into making the iOS shortcut trigger the script in Home Assistant.
Just thinking through that helped. Here is the solution, if anyone finds this later:
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Make an iOS shortcut that looks like the following. Important note: the data after
actioncan’t have spaces and may need to be all caps. The spaces screwed me up for awhile.
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Trigger the Automation with the following to match your iOS shortcut"
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Make sure the iOS shortcut is on every device you are going to use this button on.
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Call the iOS shortcut as a the
tap-actionwith your UI button and you should be good to go. -
Wait for the wife not to even notice…

