# iHost vs Messenger

**URL:** https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-vs-messenger/28656
**Category:** eWeLink CUBE
**Tags:** ihost, node-red
**Created:** [February 20, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-vs-messenger/28656 "2024-02-20T16:33:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![anlef](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/anlef/32/6955_2.png) [@anlef](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/anlef)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-vs-messenger/28656/1 "2024-02-20T16:33:55Z")

</div>

When will it be available in iHost, an Add-On permitting to add a message via Messenger when making a scene (scenario)?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![eerke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@eerke](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/eerke)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-vs-messenger/28656/2 "2024-02-21T02:38:08Z")

</div>

Pretty sure there is a video here on how to connect WhatsApp to iHost. Telegram and PushOver also work, but never tried Facebook Messenger. Doesn’t the same company own WhatsApp though? If you can do it to WhatsApp maybe the instructions can be adjusted to use Messenger instead, although I’ve never used Messenger.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### 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: [February 21, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-vs-messenger/28656/3 "2024-02-21T03:34:41Z")

</div>

Here’s the link for What’s app.

[![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/ewelinkforum/original/2X/0/0e3452fcc9e065e8838f6885349d3f859fb5f383.jpeg "SONOFF iHost: How to receive device status notifications in WhatsApp") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grb7k7-hlNE)

I assume you could use node-red for some workaround working with other platforms like this:

> **[node-red-contrib-facebook-messenger-writer-2](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-facebook-messenger-writer-2/scorecard)**
>
> A node to write output to Facebook Messenger

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![anlef](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/anlef/32/6955_2.png) [@anlef](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/anlef)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-vs-messenger/28656/4 "2024-02-21T15:40:04Z")

</div>

Thank’s for the reply, but there should be an easier way (users friendly) to do that. I have a Genbolt IPcam that can do that with ease through WAN.  
Question: When a device is set to Notification Push, does it push only through LAN or WAN or both?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![vdrijver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ed8c4c/32.png) [@vdrijver](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/vdrijver)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-vs-messenger/28656/5 "2024-02-23T11:23:55Z")

</div>

It works, now I have to figure out how to get this working with multiple switches. And whether I will also receive the out of situation message