Hello everyone! I’m excited to share my recent project where I successfully integrated my home lighting system with Microsoft Teams. The goal was to automatically turn on the lights in my home office whenever I join a Teams call. I’m using a Mac OS system, and after some research, I found a way to monitor when I join a call and trigger an API request to my Hubitat hub. Here’s how I did it:
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Monitoring App: I used a third-party app to detect when I join a Microsoft Teams call. This app sends an API request to my Hubitat hub upon detecting the call.
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Hubitat Setup: I already had the Maker API set up on my Hubitat hub, which made it easy to receive the API request and trigger the light automation.
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Light Automation: I configured my smart lights to turn on when the API request is received. This ensures that I never have to manually turn on the lights during a call.
I’m really happy with how this turned out! It’s a small but incredibly useful automation that enhances my daily routine. If anyone has questions or needs help setting something similar up, feel free to reach out! 