IFTTT: Can you specify a delay for an action?

Question

I've a specific use case, where once an If-this-then-that trigger happens, I want an action to occur, but I do not want that action to happen for at least 30 minutes.

When a WeMo switch is switched on, send a "SwitchOff" action 30 minutes later, to ensure the switch isn't on for more than 30 - 45 minutes at a time

Is there anyway to do this?

Answer 1

IFTTT states in their help file:

Personal Recipes check for new Trigger data every 15 minutes. Some Recipes have “Quick Triggers” that will run as soon as they receive Trigger data. Quick Triggers can be identified by a lightning bolt icon.

So for setting up a recipe based on a WeMo switch to only fire every 30 minutes you'd have to set up a service in between WeMo and IFTTT (one that IFTTT works with) that would trigger a Quick Trigger at 30 minutes so that you could have your delay.

As of right now with IFTTT the solution you're looking for isn't possible without a third-party intermediate solution.