IFTTT
Connect apps and devices through simple conditional automation rules.
Read docs Updated 2026-06-17
What is IFTTT?
IFTTT is a service that lets users and developers define conditional logic to connect disparate apps, web services, and devices.
It is useful for anyone seeking to automate repetitive tasks or data flows between services without custom backend code.
What you can build with IFTTT
Trigger external actions from app events
Developers expose their app's events (e.g. new user signup or file upload) so users can automatically trigger actions in 700+ IFTTT-connected services like Gmail, Slack or smart lights.
Let users create personal automations
Add an IFTTT Connect button in your service so end-users can build their own if-this-then-that rules linking your app to third-party tools without writing code.
Receive inbound triggers from other platforms
Use IFTTT webhooks to let events from external services (Twitter mentions, weather changes, etc.) execute logic inside your own application.
Get started with IFTTT
- 1Create a free IFTTT account and register a new service at platform.ifttt.com
- 2Define triggers and actions your service will expose
- 3Implement the required webhook endpoints in your backend
- 4Test the integration using IFTTT's built-in testing tools
- 5Submit the service for review and publish it
IFTTT: pros & cons
Pros
- +Huge library of pre-built service connections
- +Simple webhook-based integration
- +No authentication required for end users to connect
- +Free to publish and use for most developers
Cons
- –Limited to IFTTT's supported services and data formats
- –Changes to connected services can break applets
- –Review process can delay publishing updates
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It lets developers expose triggers and actions from their own service so users can connect it to hundreds of other apps and devices through IFTTT applets.
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