Get a notification when a timer is created by Google Home

Question

Is there any way to get a notification in my application when I set a timer (such as "5 minutes") by voice with Google Home?

I wish I could display the countdown time using an ESP microcontroller and a segmented display. Displaying countdown is easy, but I don't know if it is possible to programmatically know when a timer has started.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65918182/get-a-notification-when-a-timer-is-created-by-google-home

Answer 1

If you are building a Smart Home Action, you can use the Timer trait, which will enable you to query by voice how much time is left, as long as you set the commandOnlyTimer attribue to false (this allows querying and reporting the device state).

Your execute response can then also include the status of SUCCESS or any ERROR codes that may occur when setting the timer.