Welcome to IFTTT

Let's automate and integrate your favorite apps and devices.

Every morning, before you've had coffee, you're already doing five things manually that didn't need to be manual. Checking the weather. Copying something to a spreadsheet. Saving a photo somewhere. Moving a reminder. It's not hard work, it's just friction. Small stuff that adds up to about 20 minutes a day, every day, forever. IFTTT is the app that takes that list off your hands.

IFTTT stands for "If This Then That," and that name is basically the whole idea. If something happens in one app, then something happens in another. It's been connecting people's apps and devices since 2010, and today it works with everything from Spotify to Slack to your front door lock.

Before we get into the good stuff, here are a few terms we use on IFTTT. They'll make everything else click into place.

Words to know

We use some words that you may not be familiar with yet, so here’s a quick run down to get you started. For more, read our full Glossary.

Applets

Applets are automations that connect two or more services to create a new experience. For example, an Applet can add today’s weather report to your Google Calendar every day at 6AM or save your new Instagram photos to Dropbox.

Triggers, actions, and queries

These are the building blocks of an Applet, each one plays an important role in the automation. Each service has unique triggers, queries, and actions that allow you to build different Applets.

Trigger

A trigger is the data that, when changed, notifies a connection's webhook or prompts an Applet to run on IFTTT. An example is New public video uploaded by you from the YouTube service.

Action

An action is the work that IFTTT initiates as a result of an updated trigger. An example is Post a tweet from the Twitter (X) service.

Queries

A query is a way to request additional data if the trigger doesn't provide it. IFTTT initiates a Query execution as a result of an updated trigger. An example is Tweet tailor from the AI Twitter Assistant service.

This AI-powered query optimizes a social media post for Twitter, aligning it with the platform's style and audience preferences.

Now, you can tie it all together to create an Applet that’s perfect for you!

Ingredients

Ingredients are part of the triggers and actions, little individual pieces of information. A user will take these ingredients and use them to fill in fields.

Here are some favorites to get you started

Stay on top of your day

The information you need, delivered before you even think to look for it.

Save and organize your photos

Your camera roll shouldn't be a mess. These Applets keep your photos sorted automatically.

Social media made easy

Post once, show up everywhere. These Applets keep your profiles in sync without the copy-pasting.

Track your time

Know where your hours actually go, without having to log them yourself.

Have an Applet in mind? You can enable one that has already been published by our community, or you can make it yourself.

Creating an Applet

1. Start with the trigger, which is the If This part of the Applet.

“If this”… occurs your Applet will begin. You may need to connect your account from the chosen service to authenticate it, which means that IFTTT will be able to know when the trigger occurs.

2. Select your action, the “Then That” portion of your Applet, which will happen when the Applet is triggered.

3. To complete the Applet, select Continue, modify the name of the Applet (optional), and select Finish.

4. Share your Applet with friends!

By selecting the Settings option on the Applet details page, you can follow the link at the top that says "Click here", which will take you to a Preview page that gives you the option to publish your Applet.

Built something clever? Share it. Most Applets are private by default, but hit Publish and suddenly your friends, family, or followers can run the same automation in one click. Someone out there is going to love what you made.

Create your first Applet!👇

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