Wiring it to a Stream Deck, phone or hotkey

This page turns your trigger URL into a physical key, a phone button, a hotkey, a step in a bot you already run, or a link you hand to a moderator.

None of these need anything from pulz - no plugin, no download - because every one of them can already open a URL. Start by copying the URL for the one action you want the key to do.

Get the URL first

  1. Open your dashboard and pick Automations in the sidebar.
  2. Find the action you want in the list.
  3. Press the copy button on that row.Each row's URL already contains example arguments, such as ?to=2. Edit those in the field you paste into.

Elgato Stream Deck

A physical key that switches scenes or drops the privacy screen. No plugin to install.

  1. Drag the System > Website action onto an empty key.
  2. Paste your trigger URL into the URL field.
  3. Tick “Access in background” so pressing the key does not open a browser window.
  4. Give the key a name and an icon, and you are done.

iPhone or iPad

Run the same actions from your phone, or from the Lock Screen.

  1. Open Shortcuts and create a new shortcut.
  2. Add the action Get Contents of URL and paste your trigger URL.
  3. Rename the shortcut, then add it to your Home Screen or a Lock Screen button.
  4. Say “Hey Siri, privacy screen” if you name it that way.

A keyboard shortcut

Bind a key on your own machine with a one-line script.

  1. Install AutoHotkey (Windows) or use Shortcuts / Automator (Mac).
  2. Make a script with one line: Run, YOUR_TRIGGER_URL
  3. Bind it to a key combination you are not already using.

Streamer.bot or Mix It Up

Already running a bot? Have it call pulz for the parts that live on the web.

  1. Add a Fetch URL / HTTP Request sub-action to any action.
  2. Paste your trigger URL as the target.
  3. Fire it from any trigger your bot already has - a channel point, a command, a hotkey.

IFTTT or Zapier

Connect a pulz action to anything else you automate.

  1. Create an applet with whatever trigger you like.
  2. Choose the Webhooks action and set the method to GET.
  3. Paste your trigger URL as the target.

Hand a button to a mod

A trusted mod can fire an action from their phone without your login.

  1. Copy one action's URL - a single URL only does that one thing.That is what the link does when pressed. It is not a limit on the person holding it - see Keeping your keys safe.
  2. Send it to your mod. They can bookmark it or add it to their Home Screen.
  3. Rotate your token from Automations if you ever want to take it back.

Changing what a key does

Arguments live in the query string, so one key becomes another by editing the URL in the field you already pasted it into. /scene?to=3 goes to scene 3, /timer?do=pause&key=break pauses a timer called break, and /counter?key=deaths&do=add&value=1 adds a death. The full list is in Your trigger URL.

FAQ

Do I need a pulz plugin for Stream Deck?

No. The Website action ships with Stream Deck, so there is nothing to install and nothing to keep updated.

Will pressing the key open a browser window?

On Stream Deck, not if you tick “Access in background”. A shortcut using Get Contents of URL and a bot's Fetch URL sub-action never open a window either. A plain bookmark does open a page, and that page closes itself after about a second.

Can a mod use this without a pulz account?

Yes. It is a link, so there is no login and they never see your dashboard. What they can reach is covered in Keeping your keys safe.

Nothing happened when I pressed the key. What now?

Open the same URL in a browser. The page that opens says what happened in one line, which is usually enough: No scenes yet, That timer is not running, or a 404 page if the URL is wrong.

Copy an action URL

Every action, with a copy button, on the Automations page.