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Connect OpenAI (ChatGPT, Sora, DALL-E, Whisper) and SmartThings integrations

Explore ready-made OpenAI (ChatGPT, Whisper) and SmartThings templates and start automating in minutes.

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Transform your smart home with AI-powered automation by connecting OpenAI (ChatGPT, Sora, DALL-E, Whisper) to SmartThings through Make. Let voice commands, data analysis, and AI insights automatically trigger your smart devices—from Whisper processing voice routines to ChatGPT optimizing energy patterns—creating workflows that put intelligent control at your fingertips.

Create a custom workflow

Every automation starts with a trigger and an action. Select one from each app to generate a workflow tailored to your needs.

OpenAI (ChatGPT, Whisper)
Trigger: Watch batch completed
SmartThings
Action: Select an action
1. Select a trigger

  • Triggers when a batch is completed.

2. Select an action

  • Creates a location for a user.

  • Creates a room.

  • Deletes a location.

  • Deletes a room.

  • Executes a rule.

  • Executes a scene.

  • Retrieves a location.

  • Retrieves a room.

  • Performs an arbitrary authorised call.

  • Updates a location.

  • Updates a room.

Select a trigger and an action

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Triggers and actions

Connect SmartThings as a trigger to OpenAI (ChatGPT, Sora, DALL-E, Whisper) as an action through Make's integration platform. When OpenAI processes inputs—such as voice commands through Whisper, ChatGPT analyzing data patterns, or AI-generated insights—these triggers automatically activate OpenAI (ChatGPT, Sora, DALL-E, Whisper) actions to control your smart home devices. For example, Whisper can process voice commands that trigger OpenAI (ChatGPT, Sora, DALL-E, Whisper) routines, or ChatGPT can analyze your home's energy patterns to trigger device schedule optimizations in OpenAI (ChatGPT, Sora, DALL-E, Whisper). Make's visual interface allows you to map data from SmartThings triggers directly to OpenAI (ChatGPT, Sora, DALL-E, Whisper) actions, creating automated workflows where AI-powered triggers control your connected devices.

Analyze images (Vision)
Analyzes images according to specified instructions.
Action
Cancel a batch
Cancels an "in-progress" batch. The batch will be in status "cancelling" for up to 10 minutes, before changing to "cancelled", where it will have partial results (if any) available in the output file.
Action
Create a batch
Creates and executes a batch of API calls.
Action
Create a Location
Creates a location for a user.
Action
Create a Room
Creates a room.
Action
Create a skill
Creates a new skill.
Action
Create a skill version
Creates a new immutable skill version.
Action
Create a vector store or add files
Creates a new vector store and optionally adds files to it, or adds files to an existing vector store.
Action
Delete a conversation
Deletes an existing conversation.
Action
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How to set up OpenAI (ChatGPT, Whisper) and SmartThings in 5 easy steps

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Get your SmartThings access token

Log into your SmartThings account through your web browser and navigate to the account settings area. Look for a section called 'Tokens' where you can generate a new access token—this is a special secure key that will allow Make to connect to your SmartThings devices. Click the button to generate a new token and immediately copy it to a safe place, as you won't be able to view it again later.

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Open your Make scenario

Switch to your Make account and open the automation scenario where you want to use SmartThings. A scenario is Make's term for an automation workflow where you'll build the connection between your apps. If you haven't created a scenario yet, start a new one to begin setting up your automation.

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Add the SmartThings module

Inside your Make scenario, search for and add a SmartThings module from the available applications. This module represents the SmartThings action or trigger you want to use in your automation. Once you've added the module to your scenario, you'll see an option to create a new connection.

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Create a new connection

Click on the 'Create a connection' button that appears when you add the SmartThings module. Make will prompt you to set up the connection between the two services. You can optionally give your connection a descriptive name like 'My SmartThings Home' to help you identify it later if you create multiple connections.

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Enter your access token

Paste the access token you copied from SmartThings into the authentication field provided by Make. This is the key step that securely links your SmartThings account with Make's platform. Once you've entered the token, click to confirm and create the connection—Make will verify your credentials and you'll be ready to start building your automation.

Transform your smart home with AI-powered automation

Integrate OpenAI and SmartThings to enable voice-controlled devices, intelligent automation rules, conversational scene creation, and AI-powered troubleshooting for a smarter, more intuitive home.

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Intelligent voice-controlled smart home

Use OpenAI's Whisper to convert voice commands into text and trigger SmartThings devices with natural language processing for hands-free home automation.

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AI-powered home automation rules

Use ChatGPT to create intelligent automation logic that adapts SmartThings device behaviors based on contextual patterns, schedules, and user preferences.

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Automated device status summaries

Generate natural language reports of your SmartThings devices' status, energy usage, and activity logs using GPT models for clear home insights that are straightforward to understand.

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Smart troubleshooting assistant

Automatically diagnose SmartThings device issues by feeding sensor data and error logs to ChatGPT for instant troubleshooting recommendations and solutions.

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With Make, you can create powerful automations that combine OpenAI's artificial intelligence capabilities with SmartThings' smart home control. For example, you can use ChatGPT to process natural language commands and automatically trigger SmartThings devices, create intelligent scenes based on AI analysis of your routines, or generate automated responses to smart home events. Make's visual workflow builder allows you to connect these applications without coding, enabling you to build sophisticated automations like having AI analyze your daily schedule and automatically adjust lighting, temperature, and security settings accordingly.

The integration opens up numerous practical automation possibilities. You can create a voice-to-action system where Whisper transcribes voice commands and ChatGPT interprets them to control SmartThings devices. Set up intelligent energy management where GPT-4 analyzes usage patterns and optimizes device scheduling. Build a smart security system that uses AI to analyze sensor data and make intelligent decisions about alerts and responses. You can even create personalized ambient experiences where DALL-E generates mood-based imagery while SmartThings adjusts lighting and temperature to match. Make's platform lets you combine multiple triggers and actions from both apps to create these sophisticated workflows in minutes.

No programming knowledge is required. Make provides an intuitive drag-and-drop interface that allows you to visually design automation workflows between OpenAI and SmartThings. You simply select triggers from one app (like a SmartThings sensor activation) and actions from another (like generating an AI response with ChatGPT), then connect them together. Make handles all the technical API connections and data formatting behind the scenes. The platform also offers pre-built templates and scenarios to help you get started quickly, and you can test your automations in real-time to ensure they work as expected before deploying them.

Make provides enterprise-grade reliability and security for your integrations. The platform uses secure OAuth authentication for both OpenAI and SmartThings connections, ensuring your credentials are protected. Make monitors your workflows 24/7 and provides detailed execution logs so you can track every action. If an automation fails, Make offers error handling options and notifications to keep you informed. Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and Make complies with major security standards. Additionally, you have full control over which devices and AI models your workflows can access, allowing you to maintain precise control over your smart home automation while using AI capabilities safely.