Philips Hue Reference

This page describes built-in Touch Portal Philips Hue actions, events and states. For other automation options, see the Touch Portal Capability Model.

Philips Hue Actions

Turn On / Off

The Action 'Turn On / Off' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Bridge
The bridge that has the entity set up
Entity Type
The entity type; light, room or zone
Entity Name
The entity name/id
State
the state to set the entity to.
This action allows you to turn on and off lights, zones and rooms
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

2.1

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Set Color

The Action 'Set Color' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Bridge
The bridge that has the entity set up
Entity Type
The entity type; light, room or zone
Entity Name
The entity name/id
Color
the color to set the entity to.
This action allows you to set the color of lights, zones and rooms
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

2.1

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Set Color (raw)

The Action 'Set Color (raw)' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Bridge
The bridge that has the entity set up
Entity Type
The entity type; light, room or zone
Entity Name
The entity name/id
Color
The hex color to set the entity to.
This action allows you to set the color of lights, zones and rooms by using states and values.
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

4.5

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Set Color

The Action 'Set Color' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Bridge
The bridge that has the entity set up
Entity Type
The entity type; light, room or zone
Entity Name
The entity name/id
Brightness
the brightness to set the entity to.
This action allows you to set the brightness of lights, zones and rooms
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

2.3

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Change Brightness

The Action 'Change Brightness' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Bridge
The bridge that has the entity set up
Entity Type
The entity type; light, room or zone
Entity Name
The entity name/id
Brightness
the brightness increase or decrease
This action allows you to change the brightness of lights, zones and rooms from relative to the current value
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

2.1

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Set Color Temperature

The Action 'Set Color Temperature' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Bridge
The bridge that has the entity set up
Entity Type
The entity type; light, room or zone
Entity Name
The entity name/id
Color Temperature
the color temprature value
This action allows you to change the color temperature of lights, zones and rooms
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

2.3

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Change Color Temperature

The Action 'Change Color Temperature' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Bridge
The bridge that has the entity set up
Entity Type
The entity type; light, room or zone
Entity Name
The entity name/id
Color Temperature
the color temprature value increase or decrease
This action allows you to change the color temperature of lights, zones and rooms relative to the current value
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

2.3

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Set Scene

The Action 'Set Scene' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Bridge
The bridge that has the entity set up
Entity Type
The entity type; room or zone
Entity Name
The entity name/id
Scene
the scene to set
This action allows you to set the scene for rooms or zones
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

2.3.2

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Set Special Effect

The Action 'Set Special Effect' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Bridge
The bridge that has the entity set up
Entity Type
The entity type; light, room or zone
Entity Name
The entity name/id
Effect
the special effect to set
This action allows you to start a special effect for lights, rooms or zones
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

2.1

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Set Alert

The Action 'Set Alert' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Bridge
The bridge that has the entity set up
Entity Type
The entity type; light, room or zone
Entity Name
The entity name/id
Alert
the alert to set
This action allows you to start an alert for lights, rooms or zones
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

2.1

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Restore Light Source State From Value

The Action 'Restore Light Source State From Value' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Bridge
The bridge that has the entity set up
Entity Type
The source type; light, room or zone
Entity Name
The source name/id
Value
the Value to read the state from
This action allows you to restore a source (light, room or zone) from a stored Hue State
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

4.3

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Store The Current Light Source State Into A Value

The Action 'Store The Current Light Source State Into A Value' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Bridge
The bridge that has the entity set up
Entity Type
The source type; light, room or zone
Entity Name
The source name/id
Value
the Value to store the state in
This action allows you to store a source (light, room or zone) state into a Value
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

4.3

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.