Set up Philips Hue with Alexa

Connect Amazon Alexa with Philips Hue smart lights to use simple voice commands to control the smart lights in your home – and get the perfect sidekick to your smart lighting set-up.

There are two ways you can pair Philips Hue lights with Alexa, depending on whether you have a Hue Bridge or use Bluetooth to control your lights.

How to set up Philips Hue with Alexa (with Bluetooth)

Set up your Echo device. Make sure you have the latest Echo device software by asking, 'Alexa, is your software up to date?'
Power on your Philips Hue smart lights. If Alexa or your Alexa app says, 'New light found', your device is ready to use and you can skip step 3.
If your Echo device does not discover the light, say, 'Alexa, discover devices'. Once your light has been discovered, just say, 'Alexa, turn on first light'.

What you need

Philips Hue Bluetooth-enabled smart lights

Any compatible Alexa-enabled smart speaker/display

How to set up Philips Hue with Alexa (with Hue Bridge)

Make sure that your Hue Bridge and smart lights are set up correctly and that you have created a Hue account in the Philips Hue app.
Open the Amazon Alexa app.
Tap the menu icon in the top left corner, and then select Skills.
Type 'Philips Hue' in the search bar. When you see the Philips Hue skill, tap it to select.
In the next screen, tap Enable.
You will be redirected to your Philips Hue account page. Sign in to your account.
In the pop-up, tap Discover Devices. It may take some time for the app to discover all your smart lights.
Tap the back arrow icon to return to the main screen of the Amazon Alexa app. All of your Philips Hue lights, accessories, Rooms and scenes will now be listed.

If you are having trouble setting up Philips Hue with Alexa, read the FAQs.

What you need

Philips Hue smart lights

Philips Hue Bridge

Philips Hue account

Mobile device

Amazon Alexa app

Any Amazon Alexa-enabled device

Basic Alexa voice commands for Philips Hue

Now that you’re all set up with Amazon Alexa and Philips Hue, you can play around with these basic Alexa commands – and watch your lights react!

'Turn on all the lights.'

Use this command to turn on all the lights throughout your home – the perfect way to get everybody started for the day.

'Dim the lights to 40%.'

Say this command to dim your lights down low, creating a cosy atmosphere for a night on the sofa.

'Make the living room blue.'

With this command – using any colour you like – you can instantly set the mood for any occasion.

See our list of popular commands for Alexa

*When a bulb displays "Up to" a certain number of lumens in its specifications, it displays the maximum lumen output of the bulb. It shows how bright the bulb can get at 2700 K (White bulbs) or 4000 K (White ambiance or White and colour ambiance bulbs). Learn more about brightness.