Create an IFTTT action

Create an IFTTT action when you want Events & Actions to trigger an IFTTT applet whenever a matching PubNub event occurs. You configure the action in the Admin Portal, but IFTTT requires an account and an applet with a Webhooks trigger before you can connect it.

Setting this up takes three parts: prepare an IFTTT applet that listens for a webhook, find that webhook's key, then create and pair the action in the Admin Portal.

If you already have an IFTTT applet with a Webhooks trigger and its key, skip to Configure the IFTTT action.

Create an IFTTT account

Go to ifttt.com, click Sign up, and follow the prompts.

Prepare an applet with a webhook trigger

1. Sign in to IFTTT and click Create in the top right.
2. In If This, click Add, search for Webhooks, and select it.
3. Choose Receive a web request.
4. Enter an Event Name. Use this same name later in the Admin Portal's Event Name field.
5. Click Create trigger.
6. In Then That, click Add and choose the action service you want the applet to trigger, for example Slack.
7. Configure that service's action parameters.
8. Click Create action, review the applet, and click Finish.

Find your webhook key

1. Go to the Webhooks service page and click Documentation.
2. Copy the webhook key shown on the page. You need it to configure the action.

Configure the IFTTT action

1. In Events & Actions in the Admin Portal, select your app and keyset, then click + Add Action.
2. Select Webhook IFTTT as the action type.
3. In Event Name, enter the event name you set on the Webhooks trigger.
4. In IFTTT Webhook key, enter the key you copied, for example c-6oz3G_IPCjb6mGqTpz1d.
5. If your applet's webhook expects specific HTTP headers, add them.
6. If you want failed deliveries retried automatically, enable and configure Webhook IFTTT retry. See Available actions for the retry policy and backoff formula.
7. Click Add event listener and pair the action with an existing event listener, or create one.
8. Click Save changes.

Publish a message that matches the paired listener's filter and confirm your IFTTT applet runs.

Related tasks

• Configure Events & Actions. Create the event listener that triggers this action.
• Available actions. Look up the retry and envelope settings shared by every action type.
• Create a Webhook action. Send matching events directly to your own HTTP endpoint instead of through IFTTT.
• Events & Actions. Understand event listeners, filters, and the concepts behind Events & Actions.