Creating a Routine with Alexa and your Ring Device

Routines are a series of commands you can set your Alexa to perform when it is connected to a Ring device (such as a doorbell or security camera), usually triggered by an event such as motion detection and video recording with 180 day video history.¹ Routines follow a simple formula: when this happens (for example, your doorbell detects motion) do that (your Alexa could announce "Motion at the front door").

Important: To get started, first make sure that you've integrated Ring with Alexa. See how it's done.

Create a Routine using Alexa  

Once your devices are linked, to create a Routine in the Alexa app for your Ring Video Doorbell, Security Camera(s), or other devices:

1. Open the Alexa app.
2. Tap

   More

   .
3. Select

   Routines

   from the menu.
4. Select the

   Your Routines

   tab.
5. Tap the

   +

   icon to

   Create Routine

   .
6. Tap

   Add an event

   under the

   When

   section.
7. Tap

   Smart Home

   .
8. Select your device from the

   Choose Device

   screen.
   1. Choose the Ring device you are creating the routine for.
   2. Select which behavior will trigger your Routine.
9. Tap

   Next

   .
10. Tap

    Add an action

    under the

    Alexa Will

    section.
    1. Choose what action Alexa completes and what Ring device to control.
    2. Select

       Send notification

       to receive a push notification when the device is triggered.
11. Tap

    Save

    .

Create a Routine using Alexa to Video Record from your Ring camera

Create an Alexa Routine to stay in the know about what’s happening around your home by recording video¹ from your linked Ring cameras.

1. Open the Alexa app.
2. Tap

   More

   .
3. Select

   Routines

   from the menu.
4. Select the

   Your Routines

   tab.
5. Tap the

   +

   icon to

   Create Routine

   .
6. Tap

   Add an event

   under the

   When

   section.
7. Tap

   Smart Home

   .
8. Select your camera from the

   Choose Device

   screen.
   1. Choose the Ring camera you are creating the routine for.
   2. Select what behavior will trigger your Routine.
9. Tap

   Save

   .
10. Tap

    Add an action

    under the

    Alexa Will

    section.
    1. Tap

       Smart Home

       .
    2. Select

       Cameras

       .
    3. Select the camera you are turning on video recording for.
    4. Select the

       Record

       checkbox.
    5. Tap

       Next

       .
11. Tap

    Save

    .

After your Routine has been created, you can review video recordings¹ from Event History in the Ring app.

Create custom Alexa announcements for your mailbox

Receive custom announcements letting you know when your mail has arrived from your Ring Mailbox Sensor on Amazon Echo, Echo Show, Fire TV, Fire Tablet, or other Alexa-enabled device. Just link your Alexa device to your Ring Mailbox Sensor, then create a Routine in the Alexa app using the steps below:

1. Open the Alexa app.
2. Tap

   More

   .
3. Tap

   Routines.
4. Select the

   Your Routines

   tab.
5. Tap the

   +

   icon to create a

   New Routine

   .
6. Tap

   Rename

   to enter a new name for your Routine (for example, “you’ve got mail”).
7. Tap

   Next.
8. Tap

   Add an event

   under the

   When

   section.
9. Tap

   Smart Home.
10. Select your device from the

    Choose Device

    screen.
    1. Select

       Mailbox Sensor.
    2. Select

       When Motion is Detected.
11. Tap

    Add Action

    under the

    Alexa Will

    section.
    1. Select

       Announcement

       (do not choose “Alexa Says”).
    2. Tap

       Send Announcement

       and enter your custom announcement (for example, “you’ve got mail”).
12. Select

    All Devices

    (or select specific Amazon Echos from the list).

Create a voice command for snoozing Ring Motion Alerts on your Alexa device

Follow these steps to create a voice command Routine that can snooze alerts from your Ring Video Doorbell or Security Camera.

1. Open the Alexa app.
2. Tap

   More

   .
3. Tap

   Routines.
4. Select

   the

   Your Routines

   tab.
5. Tap the

   +

   icon to create a

   New Routine

   .
6. Tap

   Rename

   to enter a new name for your Routine (for example, “you’ve got mail”).
7. Tap

   Next.
8. Tap

   Add an event

   under the

   When

   section.
9. Tap

   Voice.
   1. Type out what you'd like your voice command to be, in this case "

      Alexa, snooze alerts".
   2. Tap

      Next.
10. Tap

    Add Action

    under the

    Alexa Will

    section.
11. Tap

    Device Settings
12. Tap

    Do Not Disturb.
13. Tap

    On

    and select the Alexa devices for which you’d like to snooze alerts, or tap

    All Devices

    to select all.
14. Tap the box next to

    Duration.
15. Manually select how long you’d like to stop alerts on your Alexa device(s).
16. Tap

    Next.
17. Tap

    Save

    .
18. Wait about one minute for the Voice Routine to be ready to use.