There are two components in alxIFTTT, Triggers and Actions. Triggers send events to IFTTT and Actions receive events from IFTTT. Both of these components utilize the IFTTT "Maker" channel service which is a generic channel service for sending and receiving events.
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Triggers allow the Niagara Station to send an action with values to the IFTTT API. These are the "this" portion of an if-this-thanthen-that applet. The "Event Name" property can be set to any unique name, this is the ID that IFTTT will use when matching it to an action. Each Trigger allows three optional values which can also be used in an IFTTT applet.
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To set up a Trigger for the "this" portion of your applet, first select the "Maker" Trigger Channel Service followed by selecting "Receive a Web Request". In Step 3 type in the exact event name you supplied in your MakerTrigger component.
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Actions are blocks that receive an event and information from an IFTTT recipeapplet. They're the "that" portion of an if-this-thanthen-that. An Action has a single property called "URL" which is the URL that IFTTT will be using to communicate with the Action. This URL should reflect the username, password, public IP, and HTTPS settings you configured in the IFTTT Service.
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