IFTT integration

[Andy82]

Dear developers.
I really like your product and would like to use https://ifttt.com/ integration that will allow to use Emporia Vue Meter with home automation services. Also would be great if you will implement mqtt support or, as it was mentioned in one of previous topics, to provide API for home automation systems.
Thank you!

[akifbayram]

Great idea! IFTTT is a wonder tool for home automation. I would love to see this implemented soon.

[Jim @Emporia]

Thanks for your feedback. APIs and IFTTT integration are on our roadmap and we’ll be working on it in the coming months.

[MaximillianC]

I just swapped out my TP-Link Kasa plug for one of my Emporias, assuming that if it worked with Alexa and Google, it must work with IFTTT.  Doh!  🤦‍♂️  I’m really disappointed that over two years after we were told you’d be working on it “in the coming months”, it’s still not done, as far as I can see.  Whether or not hundreds of your customers are clamoring for it in your forums here, I can guarantee you there is a substantial portion of your customer base who will be quite disappointed (as was I) when they realize it doesn’t work with IFTTT.  My most-pressing need is just to be able to turn the plugs on and off through IFTTT, but as others have said, I could also really use the ability to use energy usage thresholds as triggers in IFTTT, as well.  Someone mentioned being able to know when certain devices/appliances finish their cycles on your phone, and that’s one use case I would appreciate, as well, for my washer, dryer, distiller, and even humidifiers (when they run out of water).  Keep in mind that each one of us who is clamoring for this is another Emporia customer who is likely to be shopping around for a different energy monitoring plug that does have the IFTTT integration, as I am now doing–and therefore, a customer at risk of being lost.

[Stooba]

Has there been any progress on the IFTTT integration for Gen 2 Vue?

[smellslikeMI]

IFTTT integration is critical for those of us who wish to be able to receive notifications other than mobile push. I need to be able to receive middle of the night phone calls to alert me when my sump pumps or well pump are excessively running in order to prevent flooding or a pump motor burning out.

[msf10]

I too am requesting IFTTT support. I’d like to be able to use smart buttons to trigger my Emporia smartplugs.

Have there been any development updates to report over the past year?

[ferrelljewells]

I am honestly baffled that this is not implemented yet. I got an emporia for the express purpose of providing my wife with notifications of when our clothes washer has finished a cycle. Using the Sense energy monitor IFTTT integration this is an extremely simple task (it is even a suggested applet). With the emporia, I cannot figure out any built in functionality that could accomplish this task whatsoever.

[MaximillianC]

That said, I guess I should point out that, given the extremely low price of these plugs (at 1/4 the price or less of the competition), I guess missing features like that are probably part of the reason the price is so low, and we should accept that.  I would definitely be willing to pay a little more for the IFTTT integration, though. 🙂

[smellslikeMI]

I agree with @maximillianc (but am unable to reply directly to his comment above regarding IFTTT and smart plugs). I only bought this system because I wasn’t happy with the Sense energy monitor and I noticed that emporia had IFTTT on their roadmap. There are probably a lot of customers like me who use this to monitor critical systems like sump pumps and well pumps. I actually bought 2 separate systems. One for my house and one on my barn. I wanted to set this system up to call my phone if any of my pumps ran beyond a certain time threshold, which would indicate a failure of some sort.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by smellslikeMI.

[riwall]

Plus one for IFTTT integration! I just got the EVSE and Vue. I have my EVSE set to charge overnight during off-peak time. It would be super helpful to be able to use IFTTT to initiate charging outside the normal schedule if needed.

[jcorbett87@gmail.com]

Has there been any update on the IFTTT integration? It is great being able to track solar generation, but my ultimate goal with the Emporia is to be able to use the information to trigger home automation tasks.

I am  based in the UK, so the plugs are not an option. I notice in the app there is some thermostat integration – has anyone had any experience with these? Are these services available outside of the US?

[derson]

Wow… does Emporia even read the forums any more?

[mooky]

I understand UK plugs are going to release in UK this summer.

I hope they are moving forward with API, so 3rd party integrations can emerge.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by mooky.

[perrynmyers]

Hi, it has been 2+ years since this was communicated as being on the roadmap. Can someone from Emporia let us know if it is still on the roadmap and expected anytime soon?

Thanks!

[smellslikeMI]

I am still eagerly awaiting IFTTT integration as well. Either do it or let us know that it’s off the table so we can move forward with different hardware.

[Mooreinc07]

Me: Is someone monitoring the forum? People are asking again for IFTTT integration but no replies from Emporia!

Kevin: We do monitor the forums, but we try to allow customers to discuss amongst themselves there as needed w/o too much intervention from our side. IFTTT is certainly one of the things we’d like to add at some point, main issue so far has been a small team (< 12 employees for most of our history). We’ve ramped up over the end of this summer into fall/winter, so teams growing a bunch right now. Hoping that’ll allow us to add more of these features going forward, especially the third party app integrations like IFTTT, Home Assistant and more. This upcoming year will see a bunch of cool updates to the app and cloud/software side of things, so I’d keep an eye out for some of those announcements coming soon.

[mooch91]

Another request for some level of IFTTT integration.  I’d like to be able to turn virtual switches (Smartthings) on or off depending upon consumption on a particular circuit.

[olso2095]

Another request for IFTTT integration. I also am using a smart plug to monitor my basement ejection pump. I would like to be able to setup notifications to be notified if the pump DOES NOT run for a specific period of time. This could be a sign that the pump failed and allow me to troubleshoot before there is a potential water/sewage overflow issue. Please let me know if this is part of the emporia roadmap. Thanks!

[acastrolee]

Another request for this. It’s quite important to have this

[emporiacs]

Hi all,

Thank you for continuing to express your interest in this feature.

We’ve mentioned this on another thread, but worth mentioning here as well:

We are doing our best to build the many feature enhancements on our roadmap – both those requested by our customers and those that will make Emporia the best Smart Home Energy Management service available.  We maintain a very small development team in order to ensure this service remains free to you.  Their priorities are often adjusted to fix critical customer-facing issues or to build features that will have the broadest impact to our customer base. We will continue to monitor for everyone’s feedback and pass it on to the team.  We appreciate your support and understanding.

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