Blink your blink(1) when BBC News posts a new Top Story
1 ready-made BBC News and blink(1) Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. BBC News can start an automation with "New post from BBC News in "Africa"", and IFTTT can then run "Send blink event" on blink(1).
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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.
21 triggers, queries, and actions
New post from BBC News in "Africa"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Africa"
New post from BBC News in "Asia"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Asia"
New post from BBC News in "Business"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Business"
New post from BBC News in "England"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "England"
New post from BBC News in "Entertainment & Arts"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Entertainment & Arts"
New post from BBC News in "Europe"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Europe"
New post from BBC News in "Family & Education"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Family & Education"
New post from BBC News in "Health"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Health"
New post from BBC News in "Latin America"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Latin America"
New post from BBC News in "Middle East"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Middle East"
New post from BBC News in "Northern Ireland"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Northern Ireland"
New post from BBC News in "Politics"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Politics"
Send blink 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 will send your blink(1) a new event.
New post from BBC News in "Africa"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Africa"
New post from BBC News in "Asia"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Asia"
New post from BBC News in "Business"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Business"
New post from BBC News in "England"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "England"
New post from BBC News in "Entertainment & Arts"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Entertainment & Arts"
New post from BBC News in "Europe"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Europe"
New post from BBC News in "Family & Education"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Family & Education"
New post from BBC News in "Health"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Health"
New post from BBC News in "Latin America"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Latin America"
New post from BBC News in "Middle East"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Middle East"
New post from BBC News in "Northern Ireland"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Northern Ireland"
New post from BBC News in "Politics"
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 whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Politics"
Build an automation in seconds!
If
Select a trigger the automation will use
New post from BBC News in "Africa"
New post from BBC News in "Asia"
New post from BBC News in "Business"
New post from BBC News in "England"
New post from BBC News in "Entertainment & Arts"
New post from BBC News in "Europe"
New post from BBC News in "Family & Education"
New post from BBC News in "Health"
New post from BBC News in "Latin America"
New post from BBC News in "Middle East"
New post from BBC News in "Northern Ireland"
New post from BBC News in "Politics"
New post from BBC News in "Science & Environment"
New post from BBC News in "Scotland"
New post from BBC News in "Technology"
New post from BBC News in "Top Stories"
New post from BBC News in "UK"
New post from BBC News in "US & Canada"
New post from BBC News in "Wales"
New post from BBC News in "World"
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
Send blink event
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the next step!
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About BBC News
BBC News and IFTTT let you automate actions whenever stories break in the news categories you care about.
About blink(1)
blink(1) and IFTTT let you light up a USB notification device to alert you when anything happens online.