Save new ESPN Top Headlines to iOS Reading List
3 ready-made ESPN News and iOS Reading List Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. ESPN News can start an automation with "New post on ESPN in "College Basketball" ", and IFTTT can then run "Add item to Reading List" on iOS Reading List.
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12 triggers, queries, and actions
New post on ESPN in "College Basketball"
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 on ESPN in "College Basketball"
New post on ESPN in "College Football"
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 on ESPN in "College Football"
New post on ESPN in "ESPNU"
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 on ESPN in "ESPNU"
New post on ESPN in "MLB"
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 on ESPN in "MLB"
New post on ESPN in "Motorsports"
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 on ESPN in "Motorsports"
New post on ESPN in "NBA"
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 on ESPN in "NBA"
New post on ESPN in "NFL"
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 on ESPN in "NFL"
New post on ESPN in "NHL"
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 on ESPN in "NHL"
New post on ESPN in "Poker News"
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 on ESPN in "Poker News"
New post on ESPN in "Soccer"
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 on ESPN in "Soccer"
New post on ESPN News in "Top Headlines"
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 on ESPN News in "Top Headlines"
Add item to Reading List
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 a new item to your Reading List in Safari.
Add item to Reading List
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 a new item to your Reading List in Safari.
New post on ESPN in "College Basketball"
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 on ESPN in "College Basketball"
New post on ESPN in "College Football"
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 on ESPN in "College Football"
New post on ESPN in "ESPNU"
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 on ESPN in "ESPNU"
New post on ESPN in "MLB"
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 on ESPN in "MLB"
New post on ESPN in "Motorsports"
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 on ESPN in "Motorsports"
New post on ESPN in "NBA"
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 on ESPN in "NBA"
New post on ESPN in "NFL"
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 on ESPN in "NFL"
New post on ESPN in "NHL"
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 on ESPN in "NHL"
New post on ESPN in "Poker News"
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 on ESPN in "Poker News"
New post on ESPN in "Soccer"
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 on ESPN in "Soccer"
New post on ESPN News in "Top Headlines"
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 on ESPN News in "Top Headlines"
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If
Select a trigger the automation will use
New post on ESPN in "College Basketball"
New post on ESPN in "College Football"
New post on ESPN in "ESPNU"
New post on ESPN in "MLB"
New post on ESPN in "Motorsports"
New post on ESPN in "NBA"
New post on ESPN in "NFL"
New post on ESPN in "NHL"
New post on ESPN in "Poker News"
New post on ESPN in "Soccer"
New post on ESPN News in "Top Headlines"
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
Add item to Reading List
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the next step!
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About ESPN News
ESPN and IFTTT let you stay on top of sports news by triggering automations whenever there's a new story in your favorite leagues and sports.
About iOS Reading List
iOS Reading List and IFTTT let you automatically save articles and content to your reading list.