Questions tagged [if-this-then-that]
If This Then That (IFTTT) is a web application that connects the APIs of multiple popular web applications to allow actions to be taken on a destination site when an event occurs on a source site.
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Add following people's links
Is it possible to create a rule with if-this-then-that for a user that I follow with Delicious so I can add his links to my Pocket?
The user isn't mine.
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How to retrieve tags from an Instagram photo?
I use IFTTT to put my liked Instagram photos into my Tumblr feed using this recipe. I would like to use the tags from the Instagram photo as tags for the Tumblr post, but the hashtags from the photo ...
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automatically get links my friends post to Facebook into Instapaper?
I usually use IFTTT for this kind of thing, but it doesn't have the right Facebook triggers: IFTTT has a "new link post by you"; what I want is a "new link post by your friend" trigger. Does anyone ...
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An If-This-Than-That like service fire an HTTP requres triggered by Github Gists
I'm trying to fire a webhook(HTTP request) from Zapier(An If This Then That like service) when a new Github gist is posted, ie have a new gist as the trigger.
Zapier has GitHub integration, and ...
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Working example of IFTTT recipe with RSS capability [closed]
Could any IFTTT users share working examples of their recipes involving RSS feeds, or critique my recipe? I signed up today and created a basic script to push NYTimes articles to a Dropbox folder, but ...
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Using IFTTT to scrape a site - Court Forms [closed]
I'm wondering if there's a way to watch a website for changes, even if the site doesn't have a web feed. Specifically, I'd like to watch various state's court form websites for updated forms. http://...
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How to delete IFTTT account?
How can I permanently delete my account at IFTTT ?
I could not find any help on the site, nor any information on the internet.
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IFTTT: Can you specify a delay for an action?
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 ...
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How to save Facebook likes to Pocket?
For Twitter favorites, I am using IFTTT so that every time I favorite something on Twitter, a new entry is added to my Pocket queue.
Could the same be achieved for Facebook likes somehow?
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IFTTT posting multiple times
I recently connected Instagram to my WordPress blog. Today I noticed that pictures I like on Instagram are being posted 4 times on my blog. Has anybody encountered this error? Everything was working ...
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Does Facebook block IFTTT backup recipes?
I've started using this IFTTT recipe to automatically backup all Facebook status updates / posts to Evernote (so I can finally make them searchable). However, it doesn't seem to do anything - no ...
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How to preserve newlines in GMail mails when posting them via ifttt on Facebook wall?
I'm trying to post specific emails I get directly on a Facebook wall via ifttt (if-this-then-that). The problem is, my newlines (or carriage returns) get destroyed or deleted.
The text in the email ...
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If This Then That (IFTTT) preserve whitespace RSS feed
Can anyone help me out with a method to preserve white space/line breaks in an RSS-feed-to-email IFTTT task?
I have tried using xml:space="preserve", <![CDATA[ <br> ]]> and just plain <...
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How to post to WordPress custom post type from ifttt.com
I recently discovered ifttt.com and have been working on creating a few IFTTT tasks for my Kansas City Royals website. I am in the process of adding the ability for fans to make quick posts, such as ...
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How to make ifttt posts to Facebook look like the manually added?
I'm trying to post blog updates to a Facebook fan page and my ifttt.com task is set up like this:
But the result is not the same as manually adding a link from Facebook itself. I've create a picture ...
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An IFTTT recipe to post every link I post to a sub-reddit into a Quora Board? [closed]
Does anyone know how to use IFTTT in order to take every post on a specific sub-reddit (not comments, just "top level" posts), and import them into a specific Quora Board?
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How to use ifttt to post Google+ updates to Facebook?
I found this recipe, but it doesn't work.
I put in either https://plus.google.com/103156295300828440975 or http://plu.sr/feed.php?plusr=103156295300828440975, but I keep getting an error
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How long is the delay between IFTTT trigger and posting action?
How long does it take for IFTTT to notice that a trigger has occurred and for IFTTT to fire off the event? The IFTTT website is absent of any documentation.
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How can I create a task to fetch a page from a link in a tweet?
For example, if the tweet is
The pros and cons of cloud hosting t.co/R1S9rcXW
I want ifttt to create a new note in Evernote with body as the page linked by the URL: t.co/R1S9rcXW, and NOT the URL ...
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Can I trust IFTTT with my data? [closed]
There are some IFTTT recipes that require a lot of trust.
If its raining tomorrow, send me an email! requires access to all your Gmail content.
Keeping all the images you upload to FB photos in one ...
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What is a straightforward way to send a signal to another app via IFTTT?
I've been doing some experimentation with If This Then That service.
This service is a web application that allows you to concoct "recipes" between different "channels," e.g., send all my Tweets from ...
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Can I create multiple e-mail channels in If This Then That?
I've just been sent a link to If This Then That and it looks like it might be very useful.
You have various "channels" for the "this" and "that" actions, one of them being e-mail. So you can set up a ...
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