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Ambient reassurance, no phone
The announcement happens in the room you're already in. No notification to clear, no app to open.
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Smart speakers · Nest, Hub, Mini
The Nest Mini handles the announcement.
Google Home and Nest are in millions of UK kitchens. Connect Getwello and the Nest Mini quietly says 'Mum has just checked in' the moment it happens. If you have a Nest Hub with a screen, it shows the day at a glance.
Coordinator-only. Included in the £4.99 plan. Same day to set up.
Tuesday · 08:1414°C
Getwello
Mum's checked in.
7 minutes ago · mood fine
Next visit
JamesToday, 14:00
Why this fits
Ambient, glanceable, voice-controlled.
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Every Nest device, instantly
Multi-room broadcasts target all speakers on the same account. Scope to one if you prefer.
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Nest Hub shows the day
Hub screen displays the check-in status, next visit and recent room messages. Glanceable, ambient.
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Voice queries from anywhere
Hey Google, has Mum checked in? Kitchen, lounge, car, phone, watch. Same source, same answer.
Good Morning routine
Triggered at 07:00 weekdays
- 💡Turn on bedroom lights, 30%
- 🌤️Today's weather
- 📰BBC news briefing
- ✓Mum's check-in status
- 📅Next two visits this week
Tied into your morning routine
Good Morning routine, with Mum's status built in.
Most households already have a Good Morning routine: lights on, weather, news. Add Getwello to the same routine and you wake up to one coherent start to the day, with Mum's check-in status woven into the briefing.
- Wake-up lights, weather, news, then Mum's status.
- Voice Monkey bridges in £3/month, free Cloudflare Worker for self-hosting.
- Routines fully configurable in the Google Home app.
- Works alongside Alexa in mixed-speaker households.
How to set it up
The high level. Full walkthrough in the help guide.
- 01Step 1 of 4
Mint a Getwello API key.
Open Settings → Developer API as a Coordinator. Name the key 'Google Home / Nest'. Copy the gw_live_ token.
- 02Step 2 of 4
Pick a bridge service.
Google doesn't accept raw webhooks into routines. Bridge via Voice Monkey (£3/month, cleanest), Pushcut (£10 one-off), or a self-hosted Cloudflare Worker (free).
- 03Step 3 of 4
Create the Getwello webhook subscription.
On Settings → Developer API → Webhooks, paste the bridge service's URL. Tick check_in.created for the daily, check_in.missed for the louder alert.
- 04Step 4 of 4
Configure the Google Home routine.
In the Google Home app, create a routine: trigger from the bridge, action Broadcast 'Mum has just checked in', devices kitchen group. Test and adjust volume.
Frequently asked questions
Can I do this without a paid bridge service?
Yes, if you self-host. Run a small Cloudflare Worker or Vercel function that receives our webhook and uses google-home-notifier (or similar) to push the announcement to your Google devices. More setup but free forever once running.
Will it work on Nest Mini, Nest Hub Max and Nest Audio together?
Yes. The 'Broadcast' action targets every Google Assistant device on your account by default. Or you can route announcements to specific devices (kitchen-only, all upstairs, etc.) using device groups.
Can I ask 'Hey Google' to check?
For full voice queries you need a custom Google Action, which is more involved. The simpler route, also useful, is having Google announce automatically on the events you care about so you do not need to ask.
What about Chromecast or Google TV?
They're part of the Google Home device family and can show notifications via routines. Less useful for an audio announcement, more useful if you want a check-in card to flash up on the lounge TV.
Does this work alongside Alexa in a mixed-speaker household?
Yes. Set up the same webhook to fan out to both bridges. Both ecosystems get the same notification at the same time.
Other integrations
Pair this with another.
Some families wire two or three at the same time. The webhook fans out, the API keys stay the same.
- Amazon AlexaIf you have Echo, even simpler.
- Home AssistantFull control, no bridge service needed.
- Apple ShortcutsHey Siri version too.
- ZapierFor everything beyond the kitchen.
See every integration or jump to the Developer API overview.
Connect Getwello to Google Home.
Today.
Mint your first API key in two minutes. Coordinator-only. Included in the £4.99 family plan.
