Post your new Instagram photos as native images on X
About this Applet
Automate actions across your smart home, email, and social media effortlessly. This Applet runs when your Webhook event fires, triggering a HomeSeer system event, sending yourself a Gmail message, and sharing a post on X (Twitter). Perfect for monitoring or alerting scenarios that connect Webhooks to your smart devices and online presence. Note: This requires a reachable Webhook endpoint.
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Trigger ingredients
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Value1
Value2
Value3
OccurredAt
Then
Action fields
return_value
And
Action fields
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body
attachment_url
And
Action fields
tweet
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Create your own workflow
Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.
56 triggers, queries, and actions
A device is turned off
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 a device attached to your HomeSeer system is turned off.
A device is turned on
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 a device attached to your HomeSeer system is turned on.
New attachment
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires every time a new email with an attachment arrives in your inbox.
New conversation
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires when a conversation starts in your Gmail inbox: a message gets its first reply and a back-and-forth begins. It fires once per conversation, not on every reply.
New email
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires every time a new email arrives in your Gmail inbox.
New email matching search
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires every time an email newly matches your Gmail search, whether it just arrived or just changed to match.
New follower
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 user starts following you.
New label
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 once every time a new label is created in your Gmail account. New labels are typically detected within an hour.
New liked tweet by you
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 you like a tweet.
New link by you
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 for every link you tweet. If your tweet has multiple links, it will fire multiple times.
New mention of you
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 you are @mentioned in a tweet.
New sent email
Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires every time you send an email from your Gmail account, typically within a few minutes of the send. This includes emails your Applets send.
Find email
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 the most recent emails matching your Gmail search, newest first.
Get attachment by filename
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 an attachment from a specific Gmail message, located by its filename, as links to a temporary copy of the file that IFTTT hosts and removes automatically, along with the attachment's details.
Get conversation
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 the messages in a Gmail conversation, looked up by its thread id: one result per message, oldest first, each carrying the message's full content alongside the conversation's participants and message count.
History of a device is turned on
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 when a device attached to your HomeSeer system was turned on.
History of web requests received
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 times when the Maker service received a web request to notify it of an event. For information on querying events, go to your Maker service settings and then the listed URL (web) or tap your username (mobile)
Make a web request
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 the status code from a request made to the provided URL. If the response body is in the correct format it will also return the body’s extracted values. Please see the documentation link on the Webhooks service page.
Make a web request with JSON response
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 the JSON response body. You can use filter code to parse it. Please see the documentation link on the Webhooks service page.
Add label to email
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 will add the label you choose to a specific email message in your Gmail account.
Archive email
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 will archive a specific email message, removing it from your inbox without deleting it. The message remains in All Mail and stays searchable.
Change a thermostat's cool set-point
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 will change the cool set-point of a thermostat attached to your HomeSeer system.
Change a thermostat's heat set-point
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 will change the heat set-point of a thermostat attached to your HomeSeer system.
Change a thermostat's operating mode to auto
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 will change the the operating mode of a thermostat attached to your HomeSeer system to auto.
Change a thermostat's operating mode to cool
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 will change the the operating mode of a thermostat attached to your HomeSeer system to cool.
Change a thermostat's operating mode to heat
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 will change the the operating mode of a thermostat attached to your HomeSeer system to heat.
Change a thermostat's operating mode to off
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 will change the the operating mode of a thermostat attached to your HomeSeer system to off.
Create a draft
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 will save a new email as a draft in your Gmail account without sending it. The draft waits in your Drafts folder until you open Gmail and send it yourself.
Create a draft reply
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 will save a draft reply to a specific email in your Gmail account, kept in the original conversation. The draft waits in your Drafts folder until you send it yourself.
Create label
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 will create a new label in your Gmail account.
Delete email
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 will move a specific email message to Trash in your Gmail account. Messages in Trash can be recovered until Gmail permanently removes them.
A device is turned off
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 a device attached to your HomeSeer system is turned off.
A device is turned on
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 a device attached to your HomeSeer system is turned on.
Add label to email
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 will add the label you choose to a specific email message in your Gmail account.
Archive email
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 will archive a specific email message, removing it from your inbox without deleting it. The message remains in All Mail and stays searchable.
Change a thermostat's cool set-point
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 will change the cool set-point of a thermostat attached to your HomeSeer system.
Change a thermostat's heat set-point
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 will change the heat set-point of a thermostat attached to your HomeSeer system.
Change a thermostat's operating mode to auto
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 will change the the operating mode of a thermostat attached to your HomeSeer system to auto.
Change a thermostat's operating mode to cool
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 will change the the operating mode of a thermostat attached to your HomeSeer system to cool.
Change a thermostat's operating mode to heat
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 will change the the operating mode of a thermostat attached to your HomeSeer system to heat.
Change a thermostat's operating mode to off
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 will change the the operating mode of a thermostat attached to your HomeSeer system to off.
Create a draft
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 will save a new email as a draft in your Gmail account without sending it. The draft waits in your Drafts folder until you open Gmail and send it yourself.
Create a draft reply
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 will save a draft reply to a specific email in your Gmail account, kept in the original conversation. The draft waits in your Drafts folder until you send it yourself.
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If
Select a trigger the automation will use
A device is turned off
A device is turned on
New attachment
New conversation
New email
New email matching search
New follower
New label
New liked tweet by you
New link by you
New mention of you
New sent email
New starred email
New tweet by a specific user
New tweet by anyone in area
New tweet by you
New tweet by you in area
New tweet by you with hashtag
New tweet from search
Receive a web request
Receive a web request with a JSON payload
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
Add label to email
Archive email
Change a thermostat's cool set-point
Change a thermostat's heat set-point
Change a thermostat's operating mode to auto
Change a thermostat's operating mode to cool
Change a thermostat's operating mode to heat
Change a thermostat's operating mode to off
Create a draft
Create a draft reply
Create label
Delete email
Dim a device
Forward email
Lock a door lock
Make a web request
Post a tweet
Post a tweet with image
Remove label from conversation
Remove label from email
Reply to email
Run a HomeSeer system event
Send a text command to HomeSeer
Send an email
Send yourself an email
Turn off a device
Turn on a device
Unlock a door lock
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the chat.
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About X (Twitter)
X (Twitter) Applets can help you manage and save tweets, keep an eye on #hashtags, and much more.
About Gmail
Gmail and IFTTT connect your inbox to 1000+ other apps and devices to automate routine email management tasks. Keep your inbox organized, ensure timely follow-up with custom reminders, keep teams informed for urgent messages, or even change your lights if a specific email comes in. Spend less time managing your email with easy-to-use automations.
The use of information received from Google Workspace scopes will adhere to the Google User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
About Webhooks
Learn to use webhooks and integrate other services on IFTTT with your DIY projects. You can create Applets that work with any device or app that can make or receive a web request. If you'd like to build your own service and Applets, check out the IFTTT Developer Dashboard. Connect a webhook to any of the 1000+ apps and services on IFTTT.
About HomeSeer
HomeSeer lets you automate and control your door locks, thermostats, lights and more from anywhere with your phone or tablet. Note that a MyHS Plus subscription is required.