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Queries (With)
Actions (Then that)
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Useful Email and RescueTime integrations
Triggers (If this)
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New daily summary is available
This Trigger fires when a new daily summary becomes available (usually at midnight in your local timezone).
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Send IFTTT any email
Send IFTTT any email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient. This trigger will reject emails with attachments over 30MB.
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New alert delivered
This Trigger fires every time a RescueTime alert goes off.
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Send IFTTT an email tagged
Send IFTTT an email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com with a hashtag in the subject (e.g. #IFTTT) and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment (up to 30MB) and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient.
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New highlight is added
This Trigger fires every time you add a new highlight event in RescueTime.
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FocusTime session starts
This Trigger fires every time a FocusTime session is started.
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FocusTime session finishes
This Trigger fires at the end of a Focus Time session.
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New weekly summary is available
This Trigger fires when a new weekly summary becomes available (usually at midnight in your local timezone).

New daily summary is available
This Trigger fires when a new daily summary becomes available (usually at midnight in your local timezone).

Send IFTTT any email
Send IFTTT any email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient. This trigger will reject emails with attachments over 30MB.

New alert delivered
This Trigger fires every time a RescueTime alert goes off.

Send IFTTT an email tagged
Send IFTTT an email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com with a hashtag in the subject (e.g. #IFTTT) and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment (up to 30MB) and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient.

New highlight is added
This Trigger fires every time you add a new highlight event in RescueTime.

FocusTime session starts
This Trigger fires every time a FocusTime session is started.

FocusTime session finishes
This Trigger fires at the end of a Focus Time session.

New weekly summary is available
This Trigger fires when a new weekly summary becomes available (usually at midnight in your local timezone).
Queries (With)
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History of alerts delivered
This query returns a list of every time a RescueTime alert goes off.
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History of FocusTime session being started
The query returns a list of events when FocusTime session was started.
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History of weekly summaries available
This query returns a list of when a new weekly summary becomes available (usually at midnight in your local timezone).
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History of daily summaries available
This query returns a list of when a new daily summary becomes available (usually at midnight in your local timezone).
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History of highlights added
This query returns a list of every time you add a new highlight event in RescueTime.

History of alerts delivered
This query returns a list of every time a RescueTime alert goes off.

History of FocusTime session being started
The query returns a list of events when FocusTime session was started.

History of weekly summaries available
This query returns a list of when a new weekly summary becomes available (usually at midnight in your local timezone).

History of daily summaries available
This query returns a list of when a new daily summary becomes available (usually at midnight in your local timezone).

History of highlights added
This query returns a list of every time you add a new highlight event in RescueTime.
Actions (Then that)
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Log a highlight event
This Action will create a new highlight or action log entry. Highlight events show up as a list of accomplishments in your reports. Action events are similar, but they can be grouped and categorized as well.
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Send me an email
This Action will send you an HTML based email. Images and links are supported.
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Start a FocusTime session
This Action will start a FocusTime session in RescueTime.
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End current FocusTime session
This Action will cancel an active FocusTime session in RescueTime. If there is not an active FocusTime session, it will do nothing.
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Log offline time
This Action will log offline time to your RescueTime account.

Log a highlight event
This Action will create a new highlight or action log entry. Highlight events show up as a list of accomplishments in your reports. Action events are similar, but they can be grouped and categorized as well.

Send me an email
This Action will send you an HTML based email. Images and links are supported.

Start a FocusTime session
This Action will start a FocusTime session in RescueTime.

End current FocusTime session
This Action will cancel an active FocusTime session in RescueTime. If there is not an active FocusTime session, it will do nothing.

Log offline time
This Action will log offline time to your RescueTime account.
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