New Rules Builder Overview
The New Rules Builder makes it easy to create rules that trigger devices to perform specified actions.
Note: Available rules depend on the service package and equipment on an account.
Supported rules
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
- Disarming-triggered color light change
- Arming-triggered color light change
- Arming-triggered lock
- Disarming-triggered unlock
- Arming-triggered lock
- Arming-triggered video
- Disarming-triggered video
- Arming-triggered video
- Arming-triggered garage
- Disarming-triggered garage open
- Arming-triggered garage close
- Arming-triggered scene
- Disarming-triggered scene
- Arming-triggered scene
- Arming-triggered shade control
- Disarming-triggered shade open/close/position
- Arming-triggered shade open/close/position
- Local disarm triggered panel image capture (this rule requires a panel with a built-in camera)
Sensor-triggered rules
- Contact sensor-triggered light
- Contact sensor opening-triggered light on/off/dim
- Contact sensor closing-triggered light on/off/dim
- Contact sensor opening-triggered color light change
- Contact sensor closing-triggered color light change
- Motion sensor-triggered light
- Motion sensor activating triggered light on
- Motion sensor inactivating-triggered light off
- Motion sensor activating-triggered color light change
- Motion sensor inactivating-triggered color light change
- 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 video
- Locking-triggered video
- Unlocking-triggered video
- Lock-triggered scene
- Locking-triggered scene
- Unlocking-triggered scene
Access control-triggered rules
- Access control triggered arming
- Double swiping-triggered arm
- Single swiping-triggered disarm
- Configure an Access Control door to accept or reject credentials based on whether a system is armed or disarmed
- Automate Access Control doors when a credential is scanned
- Unlock
- Lock when unlocked (e.g., after a closing shift, swipe to lock the door that was continuously kept unlocked during business hours)
- Unlock when locked (e.g., the first person to arrive in the morning can unlock a secure door and then allow the door to remain unlocked for business hours)
- Lock
- Configure a camera to record video when a credential is scanned
- Configure the security system to arm or disarm upon credential scan
Alarm-triggered rules
- Alarm-triggered light
- Alarm-triggered light on/off/dim
- Alarm-triggered color light change
- Fire/smoke/CO alarm-triggered unlock
Note: This rule may only be applied to one lock per account - Water-alarm triggered valve close
- Alarm-triggered shade control
- Alarm-triggered shade open/close/position
- Alarm-triggered image capture
Garage-triggered rules
- Garage-triggered light
- Garage opening-triggered light on/off/dim
- Garage closing-triggered light on/off/dim
- Garage opening-triggered color light change
- Garage closing-triggered color light change
Gate-triggered rules
- Gate-triggered light
- Gate opening-triggered light on/off/dim
- Gate closing-triggered light on/off/dim
- Gate opening-triggered color light change
- Gate closing-triggered color light change
Location-triggered rules
- Location-triggered light
- Location-triggered light on/off/dim
- Location-triggered color light change
Doorbell-triggered rules
- Doorbell-triggered light
- Doorbell button press-triggered light on/off/dim
- Doorbell button press-triggered color light change
- Doorbell motion detection-triggered light on/off/dim
- Doorbell motion detection-triggered color light change
Remote-triggered rules
- Remote-triggered scene
- One button press-triggered scene
- Two button presses-triggered scene
- Three button presses-triggered scene
- Four button presses-triggered scene
- Five button presses-triggered scene
- Button hold-triggered scene
PGM-triggered rules
For panels compatible with PGM (i.e., DSC PowerSeries Neo and newer IQ panels), the following PGM-triggered rules are supported:
- Arming-triggered PGM-as-light
- Contact sensor-triggered PGM-as-light
- Motion-triggered PGM-as-light
- Doorbell-triggered PGM-as-light
- Alarm-triggered PGM-as-light
- Water sensor-triggered PGM-as-light
- Geo-fence-triggered PGM-as-light
- Garage door-triggered PGM-as-light
- Wi-Fi motion sensor (nami) triggered light
Create an automation rule using the New Rules Builder
Automation rules can be created using the New Rules Builder in Alarm.com app or Alarm.com customer website.
To create an automation rule using the New Rules Builder on the Alarm.com app:
- Log in to the Alarm.com app.
- Tap
. - Tap Automation.
- Tap
. - Tap New Rule.
- Tap When to select devices to trigger the rule.
- Tap to select the device type (e.g., Lock, Alarm, etc.).
- Tap to select the trigger devices and status, then tap Done.
- Tap Then to select devices to be triggered.
- Tap to select the device type (e.g., Lock, Scene, etc.).
- Tap to select the devices and action, then tap Done.
- In Type Rule Name Here, enter a name for the rule.
- If desired, configure when the rule will run:
- Tap Run at All Times to edit when the rule will run.
- Select one of the following options:
- At All Times for the rule will be carried out any time of day.
- Only during the following times to determine the specific days and times the rule will be carried out.
- Tap to select the days of the week 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.
- Only after Sunset for the rule to be carried out based on when sunset occurs for the account's timezone.
- Tap Done.
- Verify the rule is configured with the desired settings.
- Tap Save.
To create an automation rule using the New Rules Builder on the Alarm.com customer website:
- Log in to the Alarm.com customer website.
- Click Automation.
- Click Add New Rule.
- Click New Rules Builder.
- Click When to select devices to trigger the rule.
- Click to select the device type (e.g., Lock, Alarm, etc.).
- Click to select the trigger devices and status, then click Done.
- Click Then to select devices to be triggered.
- Click to select the device type (e.g., Lock, Scene, etc.).
- Click to select the devices and action, then click Done.
- In Type Rule Name Here, enter a name for the rule.
- If desired, configure when the rule will run:
- Click Run at All Times to edit when the rule will run.
- Select one of the following options:
- 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.
- Click to select the days of the week 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.
- Click to select Only after Sunset for the rule to be carried out based on when sunset occurs for the account's timezone.
- Click Done.
- Verify the rule is configured with the desired settings.
- Click Save.