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Control Shelly Plus 1 with Alexa using Node-RED

The Shelly Plus 1 is an ESP32-based WiFi relay with Bluetooth support. It offers local HTTP and MQTT APIs with improved performance over the original Shelly 1.

Device Overview

Shelly Plus 1

The Shelly Plus 1 is an ESP32-based WiFi relay with Bluetooth support. It offers local HTTP and MQTT APIs with improved performance over the original Shelly 1.

Manufacturer: Shelly (Allterco)
Category: Switch
Protocols: WiFi, MQTT, BLE

Node-RED Integration

Recommended protocol: MQTT via WiFi HTTP API or MQTT

node-red-contrib-shelly

Easy

Native support for Shelly Plus devices via Gen2 API.

npm i node-red-contrib-shelly

MQTT nodes (built-in)

Medium

Use with Shelly's MQTT support for local control.

Alexa Voice Commands

This device appears as a Smart Plug in Alexa.

  • Alexa, turn on the [device name]
  • Alexa, turn off the [device name]

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Quick Info

Manufacturer
Shelly (Allterco)
Category
switch
Protocols
WiFi, MQTT, BLE
Alexa Device Type
Smart Plug

Voice Command Reference

All Switch voice commands →

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