get device

This block is part of the globals group and was last modified in core v15.0.0.

get device condition v15.0.0

Returns one device: its name, room, capabilities and current state.

In pins 1 + flow

flow v15.0.0
flow
device v15.0.0
value
Device id, native address, or exact device name. Leave empty to use the device picked on the block.

Out pins 4 + flow

flow v15.0.0
flow
found v15.0.0
condition
device v15.0.0
object
state v15.0.0
object
Current value per capability, e.g. {occupancy: true, battery: 87}.
available v15.0.0
condition

Looks a device up by id, native address or exact name. `found` is false rather than erroring when there is no match, so a flow can handle a missing device without an error branch.

zigbee

zwave

matter

thread

hue

smart home

A typical wiring for get device: a function trigger starts the flow; the flow out pin feeds debug.

Used in these guides

These documentation pages use or explain this block:

Action Reference

Version history

Introduced in v15.0.0.

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