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title: "Use Siri, Shortcuts and the Action button · Cami Help"
description: "Say a phrase that ends with \"in Cami\", like \"Start nursing in Cami\". Every Cami action is also in the Shortcuts app, ready for the Action button."
url: https://camibaby.com/help/siri-shortcuts
language: en
updated: 2026-11-06
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# Use Siri, Shortcuts and the Action button

Say a phrase that ends with "in Cami", like "Start nursing in Cami". Every Cami action is also in the Shortcuts app, ready for the Action button.

Siri starts or stops the timer, or logs the entry, without opening the app. The phrases work without any setup.

## Phrases that work

| Say                                                          | What happens                                                                                         |
| ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| “Start nursing in Cami”                                      | Starts a nursing timer. Siri names the side it starts on.                                            |
| “Start nursing left in Cami” / “Start nursing right in Cami” | Starts nursing on that side.                                                                         |
| “Stop nursing in Cami”                                       | Pauses the timer and shows a summary. Tap **Save**, or **Keep Paused** to go on later.               |
| “Which breast in Cami”                                       | Tells you the last breast used.                                                                      |
| “Start sleep in Cami” / “Start a nap in Cami”                | Starts a sleep timer.                                                                                |
| “Stop sleep in Cami” / “End the nap in Cami”                 | Pauses the sleep and asks you to save it.                                                            |
| “Start pumping in Cami” / “Stop pumping in Cami”             | Starts or stops a pumping timer.                                                                     |
| “Log a bottle in Cami”                                       | Logs a bottle. Say “Log a formula bottle” or “Log a breast milk bottle” to name what is in it.       |
| “Log a diaper in Cami”                                       | Logs a diaper. Say “Log a pee diaper”, “Log a poop diaper” or “Log a mixed diaper” to name the kind. |

“Start” also resumes a paused timer.

To log for a child who is not the one open in Cami, add their name: “Start a nap for Mateo in Cami”, “Log a diaper for Lucía in Cami”. Without a name, Siri logs for the child you last had open in Cami.

A list of phrases is also in **More** , **Settings** , **Siri & Shortcuts**.

![Cami's Siri & Shortcuts screen with the Say to Siri phrase list and Open in Shortcuts.](https://camibaby.com/help/siri-shortcuts/settings.webp)

## More actions in the Shortcuts app

The Shortcuts app has every action Cami offers, including some with no phrase, such as **Log Medicine**, **Log Solids**, **Log Temperature**, **Get Last Feed** and **Get Today Summary**. Use them in your own shortcuts and automations.

To see them, open **More** , **Settings** , **Siri & Shortcuts** and tap **Open in Shortcuts**.

## Put a Cami action on the Action button

On an iPhone with the Action button:

1. Open the iOS **Settings** app and tap **Action Button**.
2. Swipe to **Shortcut**.
3. Choose a Cami action, for example **Start Nursing** or **Start Sleep**.

You can also put a Cami control there, like the **Sleep** control. See [Widgets and controls](https://camibaby.com/help/widgets-and-controls).

## Troubleshooting

### Siri says to unlock my iPhone first

Some actions need to read Cami’s data, which iOS keeps locked while the iPhone is locked. Unlock, then say the phrase again.

### Siri says to open Cami and sign in, or to add a child

Siri uses the account and children in Cami on this iPhone. Open Cami, sign in, and make sure your child is set up.

### Siri says a timer is already running

Cami runs one timer of each kind per child. Stop the running one first, or give a time for the entry you are logging.

### Siri asks which one, or does something else

Say the phrase exactly as in the table, with “in Cami” at the end.

## Related articles

- [Widgets and Control Center controls](https://camibaby.com/help/widgets-and-controls): Cami has a Home Screen widget, three Lock Screen widgets and two controls. Touch and hold the Home Screen or Lock Screen, add a widget, and pick Cami.
- [Timers on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island](https://camibaby.com/help/live-activities): When anyone in the family starts a timer, it shows on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Choose which in More › Settings › Live Activities.
- [Track twins and siblings, and switch between children](https://camibaby.com/help/multiple-children): Add each child to the same family, then switch with the menu under the child's name at the top of Home, or pull down on Home to switch.

## Still need help?

Write to us and a person reads it, usually within a day. From the app, Get Help attaches the details that help us fix it, and our reply shows in Cami.

In Cami: **More › Help Center › Get Help**

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