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Add new King County Metro alerts to iOS Calendar

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How this automation works

Stay informed about major bus service disruptions by automatically adding alerts to your iOS Calendar. This Applet runs whenever a new King County Metro announcement about significant bus service disruptions is published, creating a calendar event with the alert details. Perfect for frequent commuters who rely on timely transit updates and want them visible in their daily schedule.

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when there is a new announcement about significant disruptions to bus service.
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action creates a new event in the calendar you specify.
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New event added from search

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new event is added to any of your calendars that contains a specific keyword or phrase. The search looks at all of the attributes associated with an event, including title, location, notes, and invitees.

New event added to any calendar

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new event is added to any of your calendars.

New event added to specific calendar

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new event is added to the calendar that you specify.

New metro alert from King County Metro

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when there is a new announcement about significant disruptions to bus service.

New service alert on Rapid Ride A line

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when there is a new service alert on Rapid Ride A line.

New service alert on Rapid Ride B line

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when there is a new service alert on Rapid Ride B line.

New service alert on Rapid Ride C line

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when there is a new service alert on Rapid Ride C line.

New service alert on Rapid Ride D line

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when there is a new service alert on Rapid Ride D line.

New service alert on Rapid Ride E line

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when there is a new service alert on Rapid Ride E line.

New service alert on Rapid Ride F line

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when there is a new service alert on Rapid Ride F line.

History of metro alerts from King County Metro

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent announcements about significant disruptions to bus service.

History of service alert on Rapid Ride A line

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent service alerts on Rapid Ride A line.

History of service alert on Rapid Ride B line

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent service alerts on Rapid Ride B line.

History of service alert on Rapid Ride C line

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent service alerts on Rapid Ride C line.

History of service alert on Rapid Ride D line

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent service alerts on Rapid Ride D line.

History of service alert on Rapid Ride E line

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent service alerts on Rapid Ride E line.

History of service alert on Rapid Ride F line

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent service alerts on Rapid Ride F line.

Create a calendar event

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action creates a new event in the calendar you specify.

Create a calendar event

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action creates a new event in the calendar you specify.

History of metro alerts from King County Metro

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent announcements about significant disruptions to bus service.

History of service alert on Rapid Ride A line

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent service alerts on Rapid Ride A line.

History of service alert on Rapid Ride B line

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent service alerts on Rapid Ride B line.

History of service alert on Rapid Ride C line

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent service alerts on Rapid Ride C line.

History of service alert on Rapid Ride D line

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent service alerts on Rapid Ride D line.

History of service alert on Rapid Ride E line

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent service alerts on Rapid Ride E line.

History of service alert on Rapid Ride F line

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of recent service alerts on Rapid Ride F line.

New event added from search

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new event is added to any of your calendars that contains a specific keyword or phrase. The search looks at all of the attributes associated with an event, including title, location, notes, and invitees.

New event added to any calendar

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new event is added to any of your calendars.

New event added to specific calendar

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new event is added to the calendar that you specify.

New metro alert from King County Metro

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when there is a new announcement about significant disruptions to bus service.

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About iOS Calendar

iOS Calendar makes setting up and sharing your events easy. Keep your calendar information up to date across multiple devices, including iPhone, iPad, and your laptop. This service requires the IFTTT app v3.2.0 or above.

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About King County Metro

King County Metro provides service to 121 million riders a year across Seattle and King County. This service lets your stay up to date on Rapid Ride lines systemwide alerts.

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