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Get Scene Details

State and supported features of a scene.

Action referenceRead

What this action does #

First, connect Philips Hue in Services. Then open Actions → + → Philips Hue and choose Get Scene Details.

Inputs to fill in #

Open an input to choose its value. Keep a fixed value with Text, receive it from Shortcuts, ask when the action runs, or use an Earlier Step. Read how input sources work.

Scene

RequiredText

Choose the named v2 resource. V1 numeric IDs cannot be used here.

This input offers a picker for scene from your connected account. You can also supply its value directly.

Example value (replace with your own):

fc2daa74-0d44-4712-a373-e39a9c2b426d

What comes back #

In the action editor, open Output → Returned Value to choose fields for your shortcut. These are the response fields described by the app; a service may omit an optional field or return an empty list. JSON File contains the full response.

Returned field	Type	Meaning
`errors`	array	A list of values.
`errors[].description`	string	Text value.
`errors[].error_code`	string	Text value.
`data`	array	A list of values.
`data[].id`	string	Text value.
`data[].id_v1`	string	Text value.
`data[].type`	string	Text value.
`data[].owner`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].owner.rid`	string	Text value.
`data[].owner.rtype`	string	Text value.
`data[].metadata`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].metadata.name`	string	Text value.
`data[].metadata.archetype`	string	Text value.
`data[].services`	array	A list of values.
`data[].services[].rid`	string	Text value.
`data[].services[].rtype`	string	Text value.
`data[].group`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].group.rid`	string	Text value.
`data[].group.rtype`	string	Text value.
`data[].actions`	array	A list of values.
`data[].actions[].target`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].actions[].target.rid`	string	Text value.
`data[].actions[].target.rtype`	string	Text value.
`data[].actions[].action`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].actions[].action.on`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].actions[].action.on.on`	boolean	True or false.
`data[].actions[].action.dimming`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].actions[].action.dimming.brightness`	number	Numeric value.
`data[].actions[].action.dimming.min_dim_level`	number	Numeric value.
`data[].actions[].action.color`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].actions[].action.color.xy`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].actions[].action.color.xy.x`	number	Numeric value.
`data[].actions[].action.color.xy.y`	number	Numeric value.
`data[].actions[].action.color.gamut_type`	string	Text value.
`data[].actions[].action.color.gamut`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].actions[].action.color.gamut.red`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].actions[].action.color.gamut.red.x`	number	Numeric value.
`data[].actions[].action.color.gamut.red.y`	number	Numeric value.
`data[].actions[].action.color.gamut.green`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].actions[].action.color.gamut.green.x`	number	Numeric value.
`data[].actions[].action.color.gamut.green.y`	number	Numeric value.
`data[].actions[].action.color.gamut.blue`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].actions[].action.color.gamut.blue.x`	number	Numeric value.
`data[].actions[].action.color.gamut.blue.y`	number	Numeric value.
`data[].actions[].action.color_temperature`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].actions[].action.color_temperature.mirek`	integer	May be null when the light is outside the white temperature spectrum.
`data[].actions[].action.color_temperature.mirek_valid`	boolean	True or false.
`data[].actions[].action.color_temperature.mirek_schema`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].actions[].action.color_temperature.mirek_schema.mirek_minimum`	integer	Whole-number value.
`data[].actions[].action.color_temperature.mirek_schema.mirek_maximum`	integer	Whole-number value.
`data[].speed`	number	Numeric value.
`data[].auto_dynamic`	boolean	True or false.
`data[].status`	object	A group of named values.
`data[].status.active`	string	Text value.
`data[].status.last_recall`	string	Text value.

Run it from Shortcuts #

Give the action a recognizable name and tap Save.
In Apple Shortcuts, add Shortcutify’s Execute Action and select the saved action.
Supply any Param or File slots you bound in the inputs, then run the shortcut.

If the result is unexpected, open Logs in Shortcutify, select the run, and inspect this step’s inputs and response.

Advanced reference #

Request, permissions, and identifiers

Request: GET https://api.meethue.com/route/clip/v2/resource/scene/{id}

Action identifier: philips-hue.scene.get.v1

No additional per-action permissions are declared in the app’s catalog. The integration’s connection and account access rules still apply.

Input	Request key	Location
Scene	`id`	path

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