Add new YouTube episodes to iOS Calendar
1 ready-made Automate Your Life and iOS Calendar Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. Automate Your Life can start an automation with "New Episode", and IFTTT can then run "Create a calendar event" on iOS Calendar.
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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.
5 triggers, queries, and actions
New Episode
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 episode available for the "Automate Your Life" YouTube channel
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.
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.
New Episode
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 episode available for the "Automate Your Life" YouTube channel
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.
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If
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New Episode
New event added from search
New event added to any calendar
New event added to specific calendar
Then
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Create a calendar event
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About Automate Your Life
The "Automate Your Life" YouTube channel is a platform dedicated to showcasing and explaining various smart home technologies, devices, and automation systems. It provides tutorials, product reviews, and tips to help viewers create a more convenient and efficient living environment through automation.
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.