Plain answers, plainly written.
Set up your Circle, run the daily check-in, use the Family Map, connect Getwello to Claude or Home Assistant. If you can't find what you need, email us.
Most families read these first.
From signing up to inviting Mum and her three siblings to switching the map on. Five minutes, end-to-end.
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Create your first Circle
Sign up, name your Circle, and you're off.
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Invite your family
Coordinators can invite Check-in Members and Support Members.
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What each role can do
A clear comparison of Coordinator, Support Member, and Check-in Member.
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Turn on Family Map
How a Coordinator enables the map for the Circle, and how each member opts in for themselves.
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Make Getwello part of your house.
Connect Getwello to Claude, Home Assistant, your smart speaker, or any webhook receiver. Coordinator-only, included in £4.99. Step-by-step guides below.
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What the Developer API is for, in plain English
A non-technical overview. What it is, what it isn't, and who it's for.
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Set up the Getwello MCP server with Claude Desktop
Install the npm package, drop the config into Claude Desktop, ask Claude how Mum's week is going.
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What webhooks are, and why you would want one
In plain English. The difference between polling and pushing, and when each makes sense.
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Recipe: Sonos announces "Mum has just checked in" via Home Assistant
A complete end-to-end example. Webhook, Home Assistant automation, TTS, done.
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Every article, organised.
10 topics, 52 articles in total. Click any chip above to jump straight to a section.
Getting started
3 articlesSet up your Circle, invite the family, get going in five minutes.
The daily check-in
2 articlesHow the one-button check-in works, and what happens if a day is missed.
Visit calendar
2 articlesAdding visits, day and week views, and how gap detection works.
Family Map
3 articlesTurn the map on, add Places like Home and the GP, manage who sees what.
Turn on Family Map
How a Coordinator enables the map for the Circle, and how each member opts in for themselves.
Add and manage Places
Save Home, Work, the GP and other meaningful spots so the map shows 'at the gym' instead of a pin.
Manage Family Map privacy
Turn sharing off in one tap, see what we keep, and understand the consent and audit trail.
Notifications & emails
2 articlesEvery alert and email Getwello sends, and when to expect them.
Roles & permissions
1 articleWhat each role can see and do: Coordinator, Support Member, Check-in Member.
Account & access
2 articlesSign in, reset your password, change your email, accessibility settings.
Billing & subscription
3 articlesPricing, payment methods, free month codes, cancellation.
Troubleshooting
3 articlesCommon hiccups and how to sort them out quickly.
Developer API, MCP and webhooks
New31 articlesPlug Getwello into Claude, Home Assistant, smart speakers and your own automations. Step by step.
What the Developer API is for, in plain English
A non-technical overview. What it is, what it isn't, and who it's for.
Create your first API key
Step by step. Coordinator-only. Takes under a minute.
Set up the Getwello MCP server with Claude Desktop
Install the npm package, drop the config into Claude Desktop, ask Claude how Mum's week is going.
What webhooks are, and why you would want one
In plain English. The difference between polling and pushing, and when each makes sense.
Set up your first webhook
Pick a URL, pick the events, copy the secret. Three minutes end to end.
Recipe: Sonos announces "Mum has just checked in" via Home Assistant
A complete end-to-end example. Webhook, Home Assistant automation, TTS, done.
Troubleshooting integrations
Common error codes from the API, what they mean, and how to fix them.
Set up Getwello with Slack, end to end
Mirror the Family Room and check-ins to a Slack channel. About 5 minutes from zero to live.
Set up Getwello with Amazon Alexa
Make your Echo speak the check-in announcement. Two routes: easy (via a bridge service) or powerful (custom skill).
Set up Getwello with Apple Shortcuts and Siri
Ask Siri 'has Mum checked in?' on iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch. Build the shortcut once, use it everywhere.
Set up Getwello with Google Home and Nest
Make your Nest Mini or Hub announce check-ins. Bridge service or self-hosted: your choice.
Set up Getwello with Zapier
No code. Forward Getwello events to Gmail, Sheets, Twilio, anything Zapier supports.
Set up Getwello with Notion
Log every check-in, visit and Family Room message to a Notion database. Build dashboards, share with the family.
Set up Getwello with n8n
Self-hosted workflows. Branch on mood, fan out to multiple destinations, verify HMAC. About 15 minutes.
Set up Getwello with Make.com
Visual scenarios. Branch with Router, fan out to dozens of modules. Ten minutes end to end.
Set up Getwello with Discord
Mirror to a Discord channel. Plain webhook for raw text, middleman for proper embeds.
Set up Getwello with Microsoft Teams
Post Adaptive Cards to a Teams channel via Incoming Webhook. Free with Microsoft 365.
Set up Getwello with Telegram
Build a tiny Telegram bot that posts check-ins to a private group. 5 minutes with @BotFather.
Set up Getwello with IFTTT
Build an IFTTT applet with Webhooks as the trigger. Hundreds of destinations.
Set up Getwello with Pushover
Personal push to phone and watch. Emergency priority bypasses Do Not Disturb on missed days.
Set up Getwello with Cursor
Use the same MCP server as Claude Desktop, inside Cursor. Two minutes.
Set up Getwello with Ollama
Run a local LLM with the Getwello MCP server. Care data never leaves the house.
Set up Getwello with Apple HomeKit
Bring Getwello status into the Home app via Homebridge. Scenes, automations, HomePod announcements.
Set up Getwello with SmartThings
Trigger SmartThings routines when Mum checks in. IFTTT bridge or webCoRE.
Set up Getwello with Hubitat
Local hub, Maker API, virtual sensor. About 20 minutes for the first wire-up.
Set up Getwello with Tasker
Power-user Android automation. HTTP Server Pro, per-event vibration patterns.
Set up Getwello with Sonos
Speakers announce check-ins via the local Sonos API or via Home Assistant.
Set up Getwello with Google Calendar
Mirror Getwello visits into a shared Google Calendar via Zapier. 10 minutes.
Set up Getwello with Apple Calendar
Mirror Getwello visits into iCloud Calendar. Show on iPhone, iPad, Mac, watch.
Set up Getwello with Obsidian
Append Getwello events into your daily note via Local REST API plugin.
Set up Getwello with ntfy
Open-source push notifications. Free on the public instance, self-hostable.
Talk to a real person.
We're a small UK team and we read every email. We aim to reply within one working day. No bots, no ticket-system runaround.
hello@getwello.co.ukOpen a ticket from inside the app.
Coordinators can submit support tickets from the in-app support page. We can see your Circle context, which makes it faster to help.
Open the app →- Create your first Circle
- Invite your family
- What the Check-in Member sees
- How the daily check-in works
- What happens if a check-in is missed
- Adding and editing visits
- Gap detection
- Turn on Family Map
- Add and manage Places
- Manage Family Map privacy
- Every notification we send
- Turning notifications off
- What each role can do
- Reset your password
- Accessibility options
- Pricing and what you get
- Your first month free
- Update your payment method or cancel
- I didn't get an email
- My invite link doesn't work
- I can't log in
- What the Developer API is for, in plain English
- Create your first API key
- Set up the Getwello MCP server with Claude Desktop
- What webhooks are, and why you would want one
- Set up your first webhook
- Recipe: Sonos announces "Mum has just checked in" via Home Assistant
- Troubleshooting integrations
- Set up Getwello with Slack, end to end
- Set up Getwello with Amazon Alexa
- Set up Getwello with Apple Shortcuts and Siri
- Set up Getwello with Google Home and Nest
- Set up Getwello with Zapier
- Set up Getwello with Notion
- Set up Getwello with n8n
- Set up Getwello with Make.com
- Set up Getwello with Discord
- Set up Getwello with Microsoft Teams
- Set up Getwello with Telegram
- Set up Getwello with IFTTT
- Set up Getwello with Pushover
- Set up Getwello with Cursor
- Set up Getwello with Ollama
- Set up Getwello with Apple HomeKit
- Set up Getwello with SmartThings
- Set up Getwello with Hubitat
- Set up Getwello with Tasker
- Set up Getwello with Sonos
- Set up Getwello with Google Calendar
- Set up Getwello with Apple Calendar
- Set up Getwello with Obsidian
- Set up Getwello with ntfy