New Stories from NPR on Flapz Board
1 ready-made Flapz and NPR Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. NPR can start an automation with "New story published", and IFTTT can then run "Update All Flapz Board Rows" on Flapz.
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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 story published
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.
The Trigger fires every time a new story is published on NPR in the selected category, program, or topic.
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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns all the basic details for all Boards you have in your account.
History of story published
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of stories published on NPR in the selected category, program, or topic.
Update All Flapz Board Rows
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 update data rows on a chosen Flapz board with text or new data.
Update Single Flapz Board Row
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 push new data or text to a single row on your Flapz board.
Get My Flapz Boards
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns all the basic details for all Boards you have in your account.
History of story published
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of stories published on NPR in the selected category, program, or topic.
New story published
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.
The Trigger fires every time a new story is published on NPR in the selected category, program, or topic.
Update All Flapz Board Rows
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 update data rows on a chosen Flapz board with text or new data.
Update Single Flapz Board Row
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 push new data or text to a single row on your Flapz board.
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New story published
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Update All Flapz Board Rows
Update Single Flapz Board Row
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About Flapz
Turn any screen into a minimal smart display. Flapz are minimalistic data dashboards that flap when data is updated. Great for user counters, surfacing critical data in your organization, or just for fun at home. This service allows you to push all kinds of data to your Flapz board as it happens. What data will you show?
About NPR
NPR (National Public Radio) is an non-profit media organization that produces and distributes news and cultural programming. Turn on Applets to save and share your favorite NPR shows, get email digests on the topics that are important to you, stay on top of breaking news, and much more.