# Node red contrib amazon echo - Can it know the on/off state?

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**Created:** [4 December 2020 10:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-amazon-echo-can-it-know-the-on-off-state/36985 "2020-12-04T10:36:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [4 December 2020 10:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-amazon-echo-can-it-know-the-on-off-state/36985/1 "2020-12-04T10:36:09Z")

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Is there any way of telling a Device Node what the state of the On/Off switch is?

I've set it up so I can say "turn the heating on", or do it from the switch on the phone app. But since I can turn the heating on from the original panel, my NR Dashboard or the timer just does it, It would be good if the Device Node and the Alexa app could be updated with the current state. I know the current state within the Flow as it gets reported every 10 seconds or so.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [2 February 2021 10:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-amazon-echo-can-it-know-the-on-off-state/36985/2 "2021-02-02T10:36:11Z")

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