New Rules Builder Overview
Supported rules
Note: Available rules depends on the service package and equipment on an account. For more information, contact your your service provider.
Arming-triggered rules
- Arming triggered access control
- Disarming triggered access control unlock
- Arming triggered access control lock
- Arming triggered light
- Disarming triggered light on/off/dim
- Arming triggered light on/off/dim
- Arming triggered lock
- Disarming triggered unlock
- Arming triggered lock
- Arming-triggered scene
- Disarming-triggered scene
- Arming-triggered scene
- Arming triggered video
- Disarming triggered video
- Arming triggered video
- Arming triggered garage
- Disarming triggered garage open
- Arming triggered garage close
- Local disarm triggered panel image capture (this rule requires a panel with a built-in camera)
- Arming triggered shade control
- Disarming triggered shade open/close/position
- Arming triggered shade open/close/position
Sensor-triggered rules
- Contact sensor triggered light
- Contact sensor opening triggered light on/off/dim
- Contact sensor closing triggered light on/off/dim
- Motion sensor triggered light
- Motion sensor activating triggered light on
- Motion sensor inactivating triggered light off
- Contact sensor triggered video
- Contact sensor opening triggered video
- Contact sensor closing triggered video
- Contact sensor triggered lock (auto re-lock)
- Contact sensor closing triggered lock
- Contact sensor triggered shade control
- Contact sensor opening triggered shade open/close/position
- Contact sensor closing triggered shade open/close/position
- Motion sensor triggered shade control
- Motion sensor opening triggered shade open/close/position
- Motion sensor closing triggered shade open/close/position
- Sensor left open triggered thermostat
- Sensor left open triggered AC setpoint increase
- Sensor left open triggered Heat setpoint decrease
- Sensor left open triggered thermostat Off mode
Lock-triggered rules
Note: Automation rules triggered by unlocking a lock are only available for keypad lock models.
- Lock triggered panel image capture
- Unlocking triggered panel image capture
- Lock triggered arming
- Unlocking with user code triggered disarm
- Locking triggered arm
- Lock triggered lock
- Locking triggered lock
- Lock-triggered scene
- Locking-triggered scene
- Unlocking-triggered scene
- Lock triggered video
- Locking triggered video
- Unlocking triggered video
Access control-triggered rules
- Access control triggered arming
- Double swiping triggered arm
- Single swiping triggered disarm
Alarm-triggered rules
- Alarm triggered light
- Alarm triggered light on/off/dim
- Fire/smoke/CO alarm triggered unlock (Note: this rule may only be applied to one lock per account)
- Alarm triggered image capture
- Alarm triggered shade control
- Alarm triggered shade open/close/position
Create an automation rule using the New Rules Builder
To create an automation rule using the New Rules Builder on the Alarm.com app:
- Log into the Alarm.com app.
- Tap
. - Tap Rules.
- Tap
to create a new rule. - Enter a name for the new rule.
- Next to when, tap Select.
- Tap the trigger device type, then tap Next.
- Select the trigger device(s) and trigger action, then tap Done.
- Next to then, tap Select.
- Select the automation device, then tap Next.
- Select the automation action, then tap Done.
- If desired, next to Run at all times, tap Select to edit when the rule will run.
- Tap to select At All Times for the rule will be carried out any time of day.
- Tap to select Only during the following times to determine the specific days and times the rule will be carried out.
- In Day(s), tap to select the days the rule will be active.
- Using the Starting at dropdown menu, tap the start time for this rule.
- Using the Ending at dropdown menu, tap the end time for this rule.
- After selecting times for the rule to run, tap Done.
- Verify the rule is configured with the correct settings.
- Tap Save.
To create an automation rule using the New Rules Builder on the Alarm.com customer website:
- Log into the Alarm.com customer website.
- Click Automation.
- Click Add New Rule.
- Click New Rules Builder.
- In the Name of rule field, enter a name for the rule.
- Click when to select the trigger device and action.
- Select the trigger device, then click Next.
- Select the trigger action, then click Done.
- Click then to select the automation device and trigger.
- Select the automation device, then click Next.
- Select the automation action, then click Done.
- If desired, click Run at All Times to edit when the rule will run.
- Click to select At All Times for the rule will be carried out any time of day.
- Click to select Only during the following times to determine the specific days and times the rule will be carried out.
- In Day(s), click to select the days the rule will be active.
- Using the Starting at dropdown menu, select the start time for this rule.
- Using the Ending at dropdown menu, select the end time for this rule.
- After selecting times for the rule to run, click Done.
- Verify the rule is configured with the correct settings.
- Click Save.