Control Home
Set the state of [name of Home set up in the Home app] by selecting scenes and accessories to automate.
Control air purifier
Toggles a smart switch by checking its current power state and turning it off or back on accordingly.
Scripting Actions
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Get the state of Home
Get the state of [name of Home set up in the Home app).
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Control%20air%20purifier
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Control%20air%20purifier
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Control air purifier”
end tell
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