Wednesday 7 December 2016

IFTTT update: Telegram is on IFTTT

Telegram’s only been around since 2013, but the messaging app has made quite an impact. In those three short years it’s reached 100M monthly active users and it shows no signs of slowing down. We’re excited to announce that, as part of that momentum, we've partnered with them to add Telegram to IFTTT. 

The service is flexible and powerful, with six triggers that can run Applets and four actions. They can all be customized in various ways, depending on how you use Telegram: Whether you’re chatting in a group, admin to a public channel, or using the @ifttt bot as your personal assistant.

If you’re in a group chat: You can turn on and make Applets that anyone in the chat can run by messaging a key phrase.

Todoist to Telegram Applet

If you’re a public channel admin: You can make Applets that run when a new post is published or a new photo is shared in the channel you manage.

Log Telegram posts to a Google Sheet

If you’re private messaging with the @ifttt bot: You can control your smart devices or other apps quickly and securely from the Telegram app. You can access it from outside of the app by visiting http://ift.tt/2hlbB9X.

Set Nest thermostat by messaging @ifttt bot in Telegram

For all of the above, you can also turn on and make Applets that automatically send messages, photos, videos, and audio to the people and channels you’re chatting with.

This is just the beginning — we predict big things from this little bot. Telegram is a service that prides itself on speed, security, and simplicity; so, clearly, this partnership is starting off with a few things in common! We can’t wait to see how Telegram’s millions of users embrace Applets, and look forward to helping their team push the service in new and exciting ways.

Tuesday 6 December 2016

IFTTT update: JotForm is now on IFTTT

JotForm is a simple way to build and publish online forms, quickly. For over ten years they’ve enabled businesses to find leads, collect orders, gather customer feedback, register event guests, and more. There are thousands of templates and themes to explore and customize. You can embed them into your website, or use them as standalone links. As part of their commitment to bringing you the most flexible and functional form builder on the internet, we’re pleased to announce that JotForm has now brought their service to IFTTT!

Explore Applets that sync your form data to cloud storage, keep your team up to date with new submissions, and much more.

To see all of JotForm’s Applets, or to make something custom, visit their service page.

Thursday 15 September 2016

IFTTT update: Almond is now on IFTTT

The Almond Smart Home Hub and Router now works with IFTTT

Here at IFTTT, we’re passionate about the smart home experience and always watching the space for what’s new and interesting. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Securifi, the maker of the Almond series of intelligent routers and smart home hubs, to recently launch the Almond Channel. 

Almond delivers long range Wi-Fi and enables you to automate, secure and protect the spaces you care about. Combining a smart home control hub with a router means fewer cables, less clutter, and energy savings.

Here are just a few of the ways you can use Almond to create a smarter home:

IFTTT Recipe

IFTTT Recipe

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To celebrate their IFTTT integration, Securify, the makers of Almond, have a special discount code for IFTTT users. Enter the code GOIFTTT at checkout for a 40% discount when you purchase an Almond+ router or a Peanut smart plug on the securifi.com website.

You can see all the Almond Recipes on their Channel page.

Wednesday 14 September 2016

IFTTT update: Welcome to the new IFTTT blog

We hope you enjoy our new look and feel! We wanted to make it easy for readers to quickly find tips and suggestions for getting the most out of IFTTT and our ever-growing list of amazing partners.

You can navigate chronologically by clicking through at the bottom of the home page, or go straight to the category or date you’re looking for via the drop-downs in the header. We pulled over quite a few of our older posts — try exploring the “Milestones” category to see how IFTTT has evolved over the past few years. Here’s what else you’ll find as you click around:

  • “Updates” is where you can learn about our newest partners and any big IFTTT changes.

  • Under “Stories” you’ll find interesting insights from IFTTT’s data team, spotlights on projects built with IFTTT or our partners, and more.

  • “Tips” is where we share best practices and spotlight the Recipes we find the most useful and interesting.

  • “Collections” is where we’ll post about our curated collections of practical Recipes.

  • We’ll continue to email you about critical changes, but under “Support” you’ll find posts that elaborate on updates to IFTTT’s functionality.

  • Finally, whenever one of our partners is feeling particularly generous, you can find the details under the “Giveaways” tag.

Our new blog look is just one of the many exciting changes to come this year. IFTTT is evolving, and we can’t wait to share the news with you, right here. Add this Recipe to stay in the know whenever we publish a post that’s tagged as with “Updates.” 

IFTTT Recipe

If you have feedback on our new look, or something you’d like us to cover on the blog, you can always find us on Twitter and Facebook.

Wednesday 10 August 2016

IFTTT update: IFTTT is coming to an app near you

IFTTT

At IFTTT, we’re on a mission to give people more creative control over the services they use. Seamless connections between those services are a big part of that vision. Today we’re announcing an update that brings us one step closer.

We’ve worked closely with a select group of partners to add IFTTT directly into their apps. Users will be able to discover and activate IFTTT Recipes without having to leave a partner’s app. These native experiences make IFTTT more accessible than ever.

Our partners all have one thing in common: the desire to add value and enable a more seamless experience for their users. Here’s what a few of them had to say about the news:

The Ring Video Doorbell offers a unique security solution that enables homeowners to keep an eye on and protect their homes from anywhere.

“Home automation users are looking for simple interfaces. We’re excited to give our customers that experience, where they can use products they love and find new value in Ring, right from our app. We’re ready to onboard a new audience that uses Ring, but doesn’t yet realize how easy it is to do so much more with it via IFTTT. “ —Jamie Siminoff, Chief Inventor and CEO, Ring

Qapital is the everyday banking app that helps people save for the things they want.

“There’s a broader audience that isn’t getting everything they could out of Qapital yet, because they haven’t discovered our IFTTT integration. Having the option to create savings rules with IFTTT from directly in the app turns it into a seamless experience — our customers can immediately unlock more value from their relationship with us.” —Charlotte Grahn, CMO

Foobot is the first connected device that helps you monitor and control your indoor air quality.

“The new functionality, having IFTTT in our app, fits perfectly with our goal of democratizing the connected home. People need to get more from their devices, and being able to do that in the app — we see such potential.” —Jacques Touillon, Founder and CEO

The Automatic car adapter plugs into just about any car’s standard diagnostics port and connects your car’s data to your phone, and their app.

“Bringing IFTTT into the app was something we had actually talked about doing ourselves. We saw how our users responded to the Channel and we wanted to reduce the friction for everyone. So we were excited to learn that IFTTT was also thinking about creating those seamless experiences, and that we can plug right in.” —Buckley Slender-White, Head of Marketing

The Garageio Blackbox is the simplest way to control up to three separate garage doors from anywhere via their app.

“We think bringing IFTTT into our app is going to be key for user adoption, and we’re excited to see how these new users react to suddenly getting so much more out of Garageio.” —Zachary Dziczkowski, Co-founder and CEO

Here’s a peek at the Garageio in-app flow, to illustrate how the integration can look.

IFTTT integrated into the Garageio app


Integrations with Abode, Awair, Foobot, Garageio, LIFX, Qapital, Roger, Skybell, and Stack Lighting are live today.

Automatic, BloomSky, Emberlight, and Ring Video Doorbell are in development — look for their updated apps soon.

They’re all using our partner platform to build a native IFTTT experience for their users and incorporate Recipes into their apps. We can’t wait to share the results and bring more partners on board.

“Our partner platform and the power to embed IFTTT experiences is just the beginning of the value we can unlock for both developers and users. The rich experiences that partners can build with IFTTT are only going to get more exciting from here.” —Linden Tibbets, CEO of IFTTT

Ready to partner with IFTTT? Learn more and get in touch.

Wednesday 3 August 2016

IFTTT update: Stay connected with Skype and IFTTT

Recipes for staying connected with Skype

Hundreds of millions of people all over the world rely on Skype to stay in touch. It’s been around for over a decade, and in that time some amazing things have happened. Centennial birthdays have been celebrated over video chat. A soldier 6000 miles away saw his son enter the world. Best friends found each other, a world apart. Classrooms have been connected, and businesses have been built.

That’s why we’re excited to announce that Skype is now on IFTTT, in a unique way. Here’s how to have a new kind of conversation, with the Skype Channel:

1. Connect your Skype account to IFTTT.

2. Add the IFTTT Bot to your Skype contacts.

3. Add a few Recipes! When your Recipe runs, the IFTTT Bot will automatically join your conversations to share the relevant information. Don’t worry — it won’t pipe up unless you’ve instructed it to, by adding a Recipe.

There are already lots of Skype Recipes availble to try. We’ve selected a couple of our favorites below – you can share news, weather, or let a loved one know you’re on your way:
IFTTT Recipe: Send today's weather forecast on Skype connects weather to skypeIFTTT Recipe: Get your favorite team's final score on Skype connects espn to skypeIFTTT Recipe: Get breaking news from The New York Times delivered on Skype connects the-new-york-times to skypeIFTTT Recipe: Send a message on Skype when I leave work connects ios-location to skypeIFTTT Recipe: Send a message on Skype when I leave work connects android-location to skype

Skype keeps the world talking, and we worked with them to create a Channel that will help keep those conversations interesting, inspiring, and useful. Connect today, and maybe you’ll be a part of the next incredible Skype story.

Wednesday 6 July 2016

IFTTT update: EZVIZ is now on IFTTT

EZVIZ is now on IFTTT

EZVIZ’s mini-HD wireless cameras help you stay connected and secure. We’re excited to announce that as part of their commitment to accessible home automation, they’ve launched the EZVIZ Channel on IFTTT.

Connect EZVIZ to set up alerts that will reach you on the devices you use most often, or to automatically adjust your camera’s mode.

IFTTT Recipe: Turn your WeMo switch on when motion is detected connects ezviz to wemo-switch

IFTTT Recipe: Alexa, Trigger Sleep Mode connects amazon-alexa to ezviz

IFTTT Recipe: Set the room temperature when your in the room connects ezviz to nest-thermostat

IFTTT Recipe: Turn on Sleep Mode when you arrive home connects ios-location to ezviz

Tuesday 21 June 2016

IFTTT update: Welcome EVE for Tesla to IFTTT

EVE for Tesla on IFTTT

A groundbreaking vehicle deserves an equally elevated dashboard. EVE for Tesla works with the Tesla Model S, Model X, and Model 3 — and now, IFTTT! Connect EVE to create a custom experience that complements and enhances the other services you use every day.

IFTTT Recipe: Automatically set your Nest Thermostat when you leave home in your Tesla connects eve-for-tesla to nest-thermostat

IFTTT Recipe: Get Scout Alarm alerts on your Tesla dashboard connects scout-alarm to eve-for-tesla

IFTTT Recipe: See notifications for upcoming Google Calendar events on your Tesla dashboard connects google-calendar to eve-for-tesla

IFTTT Recipe: Display breaking news from ESPN on your Tesla dashboard connects espn to eve-for-tesla

Don’t have a Tesla? Check out our collection of Recipes for the connected car to see other ways to automate your auto.

Tuesday 14 June 2016

IFTTT update: MailChimp is now on IFTTT

MailChimp on IFTTT

Millions of people around the world use MailChimp to share news, tell their stories, and grow their businesses. Today, we’re excited to welcome that community to IFTTT! MailChimp (and their famous winking mascot Freddie) now has a Channel where you can set up Recipes that will run when new campaigns are sent or scheduled, you get new subscribers, new campaign reports become available, and more.

IFTTT Recipe: Save your MailChimp campaign stats to a Google spreadsheet connects mailchimp to google-drive

IFTTT Recipe: Automatically share campaign performance summary to Slack connects mailchimp to slack

IFTTT Recipe: Receive a notification when new subscriber added connects mailchimp to if-notifications

IFTTT Recipe: Get a summary of your current MailChimp campaign connects mailchimp to email

Explore more Recipes on their Channel page, and connect your MailChimp account today to do even more with Freddie & co.

Friday 10 June 2016

IFTTT update: Product Hunt is now on IFTTT

Product Hunt on IFTTT

People all over the world go to Product Hunt to geek out over what’s new. Mobile apps, websites, services, hardware, and more are discussed and debated by one of the most engaged communities online. Now that Product Hunt is on IFTTT you can run Recipes that make it easy to share your votes, discover new products, and keep track of projects you’re watching.

IFTTT Recipe: Tweet products you upvote on Product Hunt connects product-hunt to twitter

IFTTT Recipe: Save upvoted products on Product Hunt to a Google spreadsheet connects product-hunt to google-drive

IFTTT Recipe: Get an email with the hottest new products on Product Hunt connects product-hunt to email

IFTTT Recipe: Share products you upvote on Product Hunt connects product-hunt to facebook

What will you use Product Hunt and IFTTT to do? Share your Recipes with us on Twitter.

Happy hunting!

Wednesday 8 June 2016

IFTTT update: Strava is now on IFTTT

Strava on IFTTT

Get ready to level-up your fitness.

Strava lets you track your workouts and connect with a global community of runners, cyclists and triathletes. When you connect your Strava account with IFTTT you’ll be able to easily share activities, analyze your data, and celebrate milestones.

IFTTT Recipe: Save your Strava activities in a Google spreadsheet connects strava to google-drive

IFTTT Recipe: Keep a journal of photos taken during Strava activities connects strava to day-one

IFTTT Recipe: Log Withings weight to Strava connects withings to strava

IFTTT Recipe: Post your Strava activities to Facebook (with route map image) connects strava to facebook

IFTTT Recipe: Add 'All I Do Is Win' by DJ Khaled to your cycling playlist if you beat a friend's time on a segment connects strava to spotify

Strava works well with Channels like Facebook, Twitter, Google Calendar, and Day One. You could also connect it with another fitness Channel, like Fitbit or Nike + to make sure your healthy habits are always in-sync. See you on the trail!

Wednesday 1 June 2016

IFTTT update: August Home is now on IFTTT

August Home is on IFTTT

August Home is on a mission to simplify the way we control and monitor access to the spaces we care about. That’s something we can get behind, so we’re excited to announce that the August Home Channel is now live on IFTTT! Explore these Recipes to see how their Smart Lock, Smart Keypad and Doorbell Cam can work with your other services and devices.

IFTTT Recipe: Receive a notification when a certain person arrives home connects august to if-notifications
IFTTT Recipe: Track every time your door is unlocked in a spreadsheet connects august to google-drive
IFTTT Recipe: Automatically turn off your lights as your leave home connects august to philips-hue
IFTTT Recipe: Turn off Withings Camera when someone arrives home connects august to withings-home
IFTTT Recipe: Set Nest Thermostat temperature when you leave home connects august to nest-thermostat
IFTTT Recipe: Receive a dashboard notification when your door is unlocked connects august to bmw-labs

You can see more August Home Recipes on their Channel page. If you’re craving even more connectivity, check out our refreshed Connected Home Recipe collection.