# Controlling webhook scenes from manual scenes

**URL:** <https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/controlling-webhook-scenes-from-manual-scenes/31744>\
**Category:** Free discussion\
**Created:** [April 28, 2024, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/controlling-webhook-scenes-from-manual-scenes/31744 "2024-04-28T08:50:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![0o0o0o0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/dec6dc/32.png) [@0o0o0o0](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/0o0o0o0)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/controlling-webhook-scenes-from-manual-scenes/31744/1 "2024-04-28T08:50:33Z")

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Why can’t I activate/deactivate an automatic scene triggered by a webhook from a manual scene?

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**Author:** ![morgan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/morgan/32/3184_2.png) [@morgan](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/morgan)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/controlling-webhook-scenes-from-manual-scenes/31744/2 "2024-04-28T19:28:13Z")

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> [@0o0o0o0](#):
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> Why can’t I activate/deactivate an automatic scene triggered by a webhook from a manual scene?

Because this is how our beloved programmers created ewelink and it has such limitations.

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**Author:** ![morgan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/morgan/32/3184_2.png) [@morgan](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/morgan)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/controlling-webhook-scenes-from-manual-scenes/31744/4 "2024-04-29T02:08:37Z")

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You can also rebuild your scenes a bit.

Instead of direct Tap, you can do it using an additional webhook…

 ![MS1](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/ewelinkforum/original/2X/f/ff188bebb0204f39ac41a136459dd1a0ea5bac31.png)

 ![AS1](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/ewelinkforum/original/2X/d/ddb18be275201dcfb7920e5688249c83833df711.png)

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**Author:** ![ward](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/ward/32/10437_2.png) [@ward](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/ward)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/controlling-webhook-scenes-from-manual-scenes/31744/5 "2024-04-29T03:01:49Z")

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Hey,

Thx for the feedback!

We will consider adding this in our next major update for the scene feature.

And thanks for the workaround @morgan