IFTTT — If This Then That (The Tool To Automate The Web Application Task)

Jayesh Manani
EGrasps
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4 min readApr 15, 2020

IFTTT — If this then That (The automation tool for everyone)

Did you know the meaning of IFTTT?

IFTTT — means if this than that. IFTTT is the web-based service to create the chains of simple conditional statements generally it is known as the applets that are triggered by changes that occur within other web services such as Gmail, Facebook, Telegram, Instagram, or Pinterest.

Did this tool really help us in the Automation of Web application Task?

Yes, this is the tool that can help you to automate the process such as an applet that may send an e-mail message if the user tweets using a hashtag, or copy a photo on Facebook to a user’s archive if someone tags a user in a photo.

Which type of task I can automate using this Tool?

You can accomplish a lot of tasks using this tool.

Here, I will explain some examples where we can apply automation to complete our tasks with ease.

Let’s take an example that if you are the one who regularly posts something on both Facebook pages and also in the telegram group. So, You like something like a tool if you can post at one place say in the Facebook group and it will automatically be posted in the telegram group or channel too. Right? In the world of automation, it is very easier task to do. With the power of IFTTT, you can achieve it with minimal effort.

So, The Tool is IFTTT. Now you just have to learn how to use it for achieving your task.

This tool helps you to post in the telegram group if you just posted on Facebook. This is what needed to automate the process. This tool not only helps you with posting only limited to telegram but using this tool you can also post on Twitter, Pinterest, Send Mail, Post on Tumblr, Save in Evernote, post to Instagram, and there are a lot of things you can use it for. This is a worthy and free tool for automating the process of posting and achieve multitasking with ease of the process.

The tool is run when something triggers it.

IFTTT is the tool or says the free web-based application for automating the process of achieving some task if something is triggered by some other factor. Here in this post I just write about IFTTT and its application. Where you can use it. But still, many things yet to be posted in upcoming posts.

IFTTT can automate web-application tasks, such as posting the same content on several social networks. Marketing professionals can use IFTTT to track mentions of companies in RSS feeds. IFTTT also is used in home automation, for instance, switching on a light when detecting motion in a room (with associated compliant devices).

More about the IFTTT

IFTTT provides a service that connects pretty much everything — though some users say it wants some improvements. As its response time is also great but sometimes it may take some time to run the applet for completing the task. Nowadays it is doing a lot of work with ease and providing seamless services to users.

One can easily connect to devices like Alexa and Google Home too.

What is the thing The Company Actually Provides?

The company provides a web software platform that connects the devices, apps, and services provided by different developers, firms in order to trigger one or more automation involving those apps, devices, and services.

Some of the Facts you would like to Know About IFTTT

  • IFTTT platform provides more than 600+ service integration.
  • It provides support to the business by providing Smart Home solutions as and Fintech solutions.
  • IFTTT is a free platform that helps the products and services to work together.

So, What are you waiting for? Make your account in IFTTT and start exploring the services provided them and see how can it will be helpful to you for automating the process of some of your work.

Visit the website of IFTTT and explore how and what you can do with IFTTT?

And also keep visiting ours for such posts. In the future, we are posting more about IFTTT.

I hope you like our post. It may be helpful to you for automating some of the services from your daily work.

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Jayesh Manani
EGrasps
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Jayesh Manani is a Computer Engineer by profession, with an interest in finance, technology, psychology.