Cause AI2 to trigger an IFTTT.com recipe

[Mark Stout]

I was looking at the triggers today for IFTTT and trying to figure out of there was a way for an app to trigger one of IFTTT's trigger.

I can do it by making my app email IFTTT.  But that cannot be done without the user having to hit Send in their email app.  Or is there a way around that?

Anyone do anything like this?  Have your App pass information to IFTTT for it to use in executing a recipe?

Thanks for all help.

[Taifun]

I can do it by making my app email IFTTT.  But that cannot be done without the user having to hit Send in their email app.  Or is there a way around that?

yes, see here 

Different eMail solutions for App Inventor

I think, you also should be able to use Twitter to trigger IFTTT

A quick Twitter Tutorial with App Inventor 2

Taifun

[Mark Stout]

I thought about Twitter, but that makes my interactions public.

It wasn't clear.  Which one of the email solutions on your site does not bring up the email client?

[Taifun]

the simple solutions (activity starter or sharing component) need user interaction, the php and other solutions not

Taifun

[Taifun]

I was looking at the triggers today for IFTTT and trying to figure out of there was a way for an app to trigger one of IFTTT's trigger.

what about using Yo? https://ifttt.com/yo

http://docs.justyo.co/v1.0/docs/getting-started

it should be easy to Yo IFTTT to trigger something...

sounds like a fun project...

Taifun

[Mark Stout]

Thought I responded, but don't see it.  Yo works if you just want to trigger a recipe, but passes no data to it.

Working today with AI2 and IFTTT via SMS, and getting good results.  I can pass a tag to indicate which recipe to use and one piece of data (the message of the text).

Too bad IFTTT doesn't have a way to parse text or I could send more.

Having fun...