Set Eufy Security Modes using Google Home's Scripting Feature

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Since Eufy ‘currently’ supports Google Home voice commands to set the various Eufy security modes (sometimes), I took Google Home’s new scripting features out for a spin.

HOWEVER! The Eufy integration with the Google servers is not very stable at all as their Google Home integration works on average about 50 percent of the time (at best), but it’s something.

Anyway, here is an example of a Google Home script using the Google Home app’s geolation as the starter (trigger) to set the Eufy Security mode to Away.

metadata:
  name: Eufy Away Mode
  description: Eufy Home Security Automation

automations:
  starters:
    - type: home.state.HomePresence
      state: homePresenceMode
      is: AWAY

  actions:
    - type: device.command.ArmDisarm
      devices: Eufy HomeBase - 1-Home Security
      arm: true
      armLevel: 0 # 0 = Away, 1 = Home, 3 = Custom1, 4 = Custom2, 5 = Custom3

For my Google Home script to set Eufy security to Home mode, I changed the starter to ‘is: HOME’, and set the action to ‘armLevel: 1’.

Also, I’m using SmartThings home automation devices as starters (triggers) through Google Home to set the Eufy Home and Away security modes, including the various ‘custom’ security modes. For example, when SmartThings is in Armed mode and a contract sensor is opened triggering an Intrusion virtual device, I have a Google Home script using the Intrusion virtual device state as the starter (trigger) to set the Eufy cameras to a ‘Custom’ security mode (3, 4, or 5) where all of my indoor & outdoor cameras are actively recording and sounding the Eufy HomeBase siren.

Presently, I’m currently testing a 5 second wait after the first action to send the armLevel action a second time, which so far has been more stable in setting the Eufy security mode. Maybe it needs to wake-up the integration servers first so that the second time the armLevel action is sent it works. Here is the 5 second wait added to the script to send the armLevel a second time.

    - type: time.delay
      for: 5sec

    - type: device.command.ArmDisarm
      devices: Eufy HomeBase - 1-Home Security
      arm: true
      armLevel: 0 # 0 = Away, 1 = Home, 3 = Custom1, 4 = Custom2, 5 = Custom3
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I have a few updates.

First, using the extra 5 second wait and sending the action a second time has made the Google Home Script Automations a lot more stable setting the Eufy Security Mode(s).

Also, I noticed that if any Eufy device is down (offline), then the Google Home integration to set the Eufy Security Modes ‘DOES NOT WORK AT ALL’.

BTW, if you have not heard about Google’s Scripting Feature, here are a few links.

Here is an overview of the Google Scripting Feature.
https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/13460475

(The WOW link) This link shows all of the Google Home Script starter (triggers), conditions (like SmartThings pre-conditions), and actions.
https://developers.home.google.com/automations/starters-conditions-and-actions

Finally, to create Google Home script Automations. I have to first access the Google Home Automations on the web. Once I have created the script Automations on the web, I can then access, edit, and run them in the Android or iOS mobile app(s).
https://home.google.com/automations

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