Create Google Calendar and Day One entries when Button is pressed
5 ready-made Day One and Button widget Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. Button widget can start an automation with "Button press", and IFTTT can then run "Create Journal Entry" on Day One.-
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Log your location to Day One and send an email when Button widget is pressed
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Create Day One journal entry with one tap in the IFTTT app.
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Log your button press location to Day One and get a mobile notification
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Create a Day One entry and send a notification when Button is pressed
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Automate Day One and Button widget from your AI assistant
Have Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor build and run Day One and Button widget automations for you, like “Create Google Calendar and Day One entries when Button is pressed”, with IFTTT MCP.
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Create your own Day One and Button widget 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.
2 triggers, queries, and actions
Button press
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 press the button.
Create Journal Entry
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 Journal entry in the Journal you specify.
Button press
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 press the button.
Create Journal Entry
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 Journal entry in the Journal you specify.
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Select a trigger the automation will use
Button press
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Select an action the automation will perform
Create Journal Entry
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the next step!
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Day One and Button widget tips, tools, and resources
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About Button widget
Make buttons and control other services with a single tap. This service creates widgets that you can use from the home screen of your Android or iOS device.