Trigger IFTTT to send an email using App Inventor

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Taifun

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Feb 14, 2016, 2:22:22 PM2/14/16

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Use App Inventor together with IFTTT to send an email, or to toggle your WeMo Switch, or ... (endless possibilities).

Sending an email programmatically without user intervention from within an App Inventor app is no simple task. There are different solutions available, but these are more advanced, because these require setting up a php server or using the web component together with OAuth.

The solution presented here is very easy and you can set this up in 15 minutes only.

Enjoy!

Taifun

Trying to push the limits of App Inventor! Snippets, Tutorials and Extensions from Pura Vida Apps by Taifun.

Abraham Getzler

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Feb 14, 2016, 4:53:53 PM2/14/16

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Added to my FAQ

Many possibilities!

ABG

Hossein Amerkashi

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Feb 16, 2016, 11:32:52 AM2/16/16

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Very nice.

-Hossein.

Tim Carter

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Feb 20, 2016, 4:23:44 PM2/20/16

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Excellent work Taifun :)

Taifun

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Feb 20, 2016, 6:09:16 PM2/20/16

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thank you and happy inventing!

Taifun

Tim Carter

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Feb 21, 2016, 5:24:28 AM2/21/16

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Can you ask if IFTTT can add a 4th Value (Value4) so we can have To/Subject/Body/AND Attachment?

(I don't do Twitter or FB !)

Tim

Taifun

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Feb 21, 2016, 9:52:49 AM2/21/16

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just use a fix Subject (or a fix To address) and use one of the 3 values for the link to the attachment