Push2Run set up for using an Amazon Alexa device with IFTTT and Pushbullet
Of note, Push2Run is not released nor supported by Amazon, IFTTT or Pushbullet.
This page explains how to setup Push2Run and control your Windows computer using an Amazon Alexa device, IFTTT and Pushbullet.
The example below shows you how to open the Windows calculator on your PC or laptop.
What you will need, a:
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1. Amazon Alexa device 2. Windows computer 3. (free or paid) account with PushBullet 4. (free) copy of Push2Run 5. (free) account with IFTTT (note: a free IFTTT account only allows you to create two applets / Push2Run commands) |
What to do:
Now comes the part that's kind of like Mousetrap, here is how it all fits together ...
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Go to the Pushbullet website and sign on to your account
(if you don't have one you'll need to create one), |
| 2. | Click on 'Settings' in the left navigation bar, |
| 3. | Click on 'Account' to the top left of the left navigation bar, |
| 4. | Click on 'Create Access Token', and a box will appear containing your Pushbullet Access Token, |
| 5. | Copy your Pushbullet Access Token into your Windows clipboard (i.e. select your Access Token with your mouse, right click, and select 'copy'), |
| 6. | Install and run Push2Run on your PC or Laptop, When Push2Run is first run you should be prompted to setup up Dropbox, Pushbullet, Pushover, or MQTT; these instructions explain how to setup Pushbullet. |
| 7. | On the Push2Run Options window, in the Pushbullet settings, check the option 'Enable Pushbullet' paste (i.e. right click and select 'Paste') your Pushbullet Access Token from your Windows Clipboard into the field named 'Pushbullet Access Token', copy what it says in the 'Title filter' field into your Windows clipboard, and click 'OK', note: by default your Title Filter will be loaded with 'Push2Run xxx' where xxx is your computer name. In the example below it says 'Push2Run ROBSPC' as my computer's name is 'ROBSPC'. |
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Sign onto IFTTT Notes: a) if you don't already have an IFTTT account, you will need to click on 'Sign up' to create one; its easiest if you sign on using your gmail account via the 'Continue with Google' option b) if you haven't already linked your amazon device, click on the icon of a person's head (top right), click on 'My Services' - from this window link your Amazon Alexa account to IFTTT. You should also link your Pushbullet account; if you don't do this now you will be prompted to do this in step 18. |
| 9. | In IFTTT click on the icon of a person's head (top right), click on 'Create', |
| 10. | On the IFTTT "Create" window, click on the "+ this" in the "if + this then that", |
| 11. | In the search for services, search for "Amazon Alexa" and select it, |
| 12. | Select "Say a specific phrase" |
| 13. | Select your linked account and enter a phrase which you will use to trigger the action in Push2Run: |
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Note: the phrase is part of what you will
say when you want to run this specific action. In the example
above, it is "open the calculator" but of course it can be something
else.
| 14 | Click on "Create trigger", |
| 15. | Click on "then that" in the "if + this then that", |
| 16. | Click on Pushbullet, |
| 17. | Click on 'Push a note', |
| 18. |
Complete the IFTTT-Pushbullet 'Push a note', pasting the words you copied into your clipboard in step seven above, into the 'Title' field: |
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| Please note: If you have not linked your Pushbullet account to IFTTT before, you will be prompted to do so in this step. On the Push a note window, under where it says 'Message' you may initially see some text filled in, delete this and then then type in the phrase you would like Push2Run to respond to, for example: open the calculator |
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| 19. | Click on "Create action", |
| 20. | Click "Finish", |
| 21. | Give it a try by saying to your Amazon device "Alexa trigger open the calculator". |
For additional help
Please see the Push2Run Help webpage.
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