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Get Started: IFTTT
What is IFTTT?
allows users to connect apps
and devices through chains of
simple conditional statements.
Why use IFTTT?
#1
Save time
#2
Automate tasks
Creating an Account
Search for IFTTT
Click the link for IFTTT
Or click Sign up
Click this
Click that
Sample recipe
Select the apps you want to
connect
Homepage
What is a recipe?
.Recipes are simple connections
between products and apps
2 types of Recipes
1. DO Recipes
DO Recipes run with just a tap
It enables you to create your own personalized Button, Camera, and Notepad
The DO apps are available for iOS and Android
2. IF Recipes
If Recipes run automatically in the background.
Create powerful connections with one simple statement
IF Recipes can be turned on and off
When turned back on, they pick up as if they were just
added.
What are Triggers?
The if part of an IF Recipe is a Trigger
What are Actions?
The then part of an IF Recipe is an Action
What is a Polling Period?
Most IF Recipes check for new Trigger data every 15 minutes
Some Recipes run even faster.
What are Channels?
Channels are the basic building blocks
of Recipes.
Each Channel has its own Triggers and Actions.
What are Ingredients?
Pieces of data from a Trigger are called
Ingredients
IFTTT Dashboard
Search for Recipes
Search through the Recommended
recipes
Search for DO & IF recipes
My Recipes
Create IF and DO Recipes
Includes Published Recipes
Search and save recipes
Channels
Search and connect Channels for Recipes
Or browse through the list
Creating IF Recipes
Go to My Recipes
Click Create a Recipe
Click this
Search/Choose Trigger Channel
Step 1
Click Connect
Step 1
Log in to the Channel
Step 1
Customize audience
Step 1
Click OK
Step 1
Customize what IFTTT can publish
Step 1
Click OK
Step 1
Click Done
Step 1
Click Continue to the next step
Step 1
Choose a Trigger from the options
Step 2
Click Create Trigger
Step 3
Click that
Search/Choose an Action Channel
Step 4
Click Connect
Step 4
Type Username/Email & Password
Step 4
Click Authorize App
Step 4
Click Authorize App again
Step 4
Click Done
Step 4
Click Continue to the next step
Step 4
Select an Action
Step 5
Add Tweet text
Step 6
Select Image URL
Step 6
Click Create Action
Step 6
Check Recipe Title
Step 7
Click Create Recipe
Step 7
Options for created Recipes
Click Update after editing a Recipe
Test if the Recipe works
Creating DO Recipes
Browse Recipes
Do Button
Recipes that connect your button to Philips Hue, Google Drive, Nest
Thermostat, and hundreds of Channels
Examples of Do Button recipes
Do Camera
Recipes that connect your camera to Facebook, Dropbox, Evernote, and
hundreds of Channels
Examples of Do Camera recipes
Do Note
Recipes that connect your notepad to Evernote, Twitter, Google Calendar,
and hundreds of Channels
Examples of Do Note recipes
“Automation is not for lazy people. It’s for people who want to see ROI from social
media.”
- Neil Patel
Thanks!
Ivy T.
Virtual Professionalwww.indieivy.com
