IFTTT recipe api - is there documentation to create recipe using API call

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I have already created triggers and actions for IFTTT channel. Now I want to create a recipe using these triggers and actions, but I want to do it not through Maker, but using an API call. What would be the format of the API call (behind Maker UI) to create a recipe, I am seems to unable to see any documentation or examples?

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 20 '19 at 14:20

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Yes. There is a documentation for create / triggers and actions.

You need to create the API from your server like that: http://api.test.com:8080/ifttt/v1/triggers/{{triggers}}

More information:

Login: https://developers.ifttt.com/channels/t4/triggers
Click triggers in left menu
Create trigger name
Then as the endpoint you need to give your api url.

edited Feb 20 '19 at 14:20

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the developers link now redirects to the partners part of IFTTT rather than a specific page – Mousey Mar 13 '17 at 12:08
Yes @Mousey, they changed recently. – RSKMR Mar 14 '17 at 05:08

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 13 '17 at 12:13

Click the URL in your maker settings to see IFTTT's description, which reads as follows, and shows your individual API key which must be used in your code:

To trigger an Event Make a POST or GET web request to: https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/{event}/with/key/tIpcUAlqRkf8Mls9XepGN With an optional JSON body of:

{ "value1" : "", "value2" : "", "value3" : "" }

The data is completely optional, and you can also pass value1, value2, and value3 as query parameters or form variables. This content will be passed on to the Action in your Recipe. You can also try it with curl from a command line.

curl -X POST https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/{event}/with/key/tIpcUAlqRkf8Mls9XepGN

question was about api for creating a recipe (applet) with given trigger and action, not signalling a trigger — Serge, Jul 17 '17 at 14:22

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 18 '17 at 10:31

There is no public API. With old-type call there is internal API you can see REST calls like create/api/state whilst building a recipe, yet it might be protected from use by third party and I did not check the traffic of new applet maker platform. Note, if you are a partner you can embed your recipes into your apps. Upper tier customers are allowed to request new features (such as API or templates).

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 24 '18 at 10:11

I was looking for the same, but after wasting hours, NO LUCK. So, I have decided to create one. This might be too late, but here's one repo of IFTTT boilerplate (https://github.com/Dipen-Dedania/ifttt-boilerplate) using NodeJS and express to create your own recipe (custom triggers and actions)

IFTTT recipe api - is there documentation to create recipe using API call

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