Send a Notify! alert when you arrive somewhere
1 ready-made Location and Notify! Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. Location can start an automation with "You enter an area", and IFTTT can then run "Create a Home Screen widget" on Notify!.
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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.
14 triggers, queries, and actions
New notification received
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 when a new notification arrives on a Notify device.
You enter an area
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 enter an area you specify.
You enter or exit an area
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 enter or exit an area you specify.
You exit an area
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 exit an area you specify.
Recent notifications
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 the most recent notifications sent to a Notify device.
Create a Home Screen widget
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 Home Screen widget on your device, a tile that keeps showing the values you send until you change or remove it.
Create a Lock Screen widget
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 Lock Screen widget on your device, a small card of live data you can pin to your Lock Screen.
End a live activity
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 finish a Live Activity on your Lock Screen, optionally leaving a final state on screen for a while.
Ping a beacon
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 ping a Notify Beacon to report that your Applet ran, so Notify can alert you if it ever stops running.
Send a Device Notification
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.
Send a notification to the iOS device you specify.
Start a live activity
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 start a Live Activity, a live tile on your iPhone Lock Screen and Dynamic Island that updates in place while something is running.
Update a Home Screen widget
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 change a Home Screen widget already on your device, updating only the fields you fill in.
Update a live activity
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 change a Live Activity already on your Lock Screen, updating only the fields you fill in.
Update a Lock Screen widget
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 change a Lock Screen widget already on your device, updating only the fields you fill in.
Create a Home Screen widget
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 Home Screen widget on your device, a tile that keeps showing the values you send until you change or remove it.
Create a Lock Screen widget
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 Lock Screen widget on your device, a small card of live data you can pin to your Lock Screen.
End a live activity
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 finish a Live Activity on your Lock Screen, optionally leaving a final state on screen for a while.
New notification received
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 when a new notification arrives on a Notify device.
Ping a beacon
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 ping a Notify Beacon to report that your Applet ran, so Notify can alert you if it ever stops running.
Recent notifications
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 the most recent notifications sent to a Notify device.
Send a Device Notification
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.
Send a notification to the iOS device you specify.
Start a live activity
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 start a Live Activity, a live tile on your iPhone Lock Screen and Dynamic Island that updates in place while something is running.
Update a Home Screen widget
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 change a Home Screen widget already on your device, updating only the fields you fill in.
Update a live activity
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 change a Live Activity already on your Lock Screen, updating only the fields you fill in.
Update a Lock Screen widget
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 change a Lock Screen widget already on your device, updating only the fields you fill in.
You enter an area
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 enter an area you specify.
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If
Select a trigger the automation will use
New notification received
You enter an area
You enter or exit an area
You exit an area
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
Create a Home Screen widget
Create a Lock Screen widget
End a live activity
Ping a beacon
Send a Device Notification
Start a live activity
Update a Home Screen widget
Update a live activity
Update a Lock Screen widget
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the chat.
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More on Location and Notify!
About Location
Location allows apps and websites to use information from cellular, Wi-Fi, and GPS networks to determine your approximate location. This service requires downloading the IFTTT app for iPhone or Android. Locate your phone or find your mobile device.
About Notify!
Notify! is a notification app that allows you to send push notifications to any platform to get alerts from connected applets, websites, servers and scripts. With an iOS device you can send live activities and update widgets.