Hello Guys,
So as my part time job, I install cameras for people around town. WYZE camera has been my go to camera and I purchase a lot monthly to install. One feature that my client love is, I install a Raspberry pie as part of setup and have WYZE trigger IFTTT applet call a webhook and they get notified on their smart Home assistant(Google Home) to make announcment that someone is outside or if a sound is heard etc.
I have advised my existing client to upgrade to IFTTT pro for $1.99 a month, some are not super stoked but most doing it. Now my concern is for my new clients after Oct 7th, I can not advertise this feature anymore, I don’t think anyone would pay $9.99 USD a month.
Questions:
Is there anyway to trigger a webhook other than IFTTT? (tinycam is not an option since I can not run an android device 24/7)
Is there any plan for WYZE to add this if not possible already? or else I would be have to switch to other brands that support this (not sure which yet, need to do some research)
Not sure I understand why all of that is necessary - what is the goal? Because what I’ve quoted above is a core feature of the regular Wyze app. (Specific person detection notwithstanding.)
Sorry I mis-typed that, (corrected now) I was referring to Google Home speakers. I install node-red for them, WYZE calls a webhook via IFTTT and webhook make an announcement on Google Home via Node-red.
Cheers,
Ah, okay, that makes a little more sense. If you switch them to Echo Dots ($25 on sale) the recently added and built in Wyze to Alexa person detection announcements work very well for me. To do sound and motion announcements is more difficult (but often unneeded).
Oh Cool, I didnt know you have that option with Echo. Will try it, however some already have Google Home and would be difficult to make them switch, I guess they have a Echo dedicated to Wyze.
I am curious though, would you happen to know why would Wyze allow IFTTT to call their API and not general public? I mean how does this benefit Wyze?