Can triggers be chained with IFTTT?

Question

When using IFTTT, it's trivial to connect one trigger (if this) to one event/output (then that). However, I'm interested in using IFTTT for a slightly more complex query, along the lines of "if this happens 3 times, do that".

A Quora question discusses this and suggests Numerous as a channel which can be used for more complex triggers, but it turns out that Numerous had to shut down due to lack of funding several months ago.

A similar question was asked on Reddit with no satisfying answer, so I'm asking here in the hope that there is a better solution to my problem: How can I chain triggers in more complex queries with IFTTT? Is this even possible now that Numerous has shut down, or will I have to use an alternative service?

Answer 1

Update May 2019. Stringify is shutting down.

I've only just discovered this platform, but https://www.stringify.com/ appears to support both logic processing, and sequential actions in it's flows. It can interact with IFTTT.

Answer 2

In fact you are searching for a IFTTT equivalent with internal variables and eventually fork actions to store a counter for example...

• Tasker handles all that but runs only on phones and has only phone events (it can do http call though)
• Netvibes manages multiple triggers and actions, but if you want vars you must perform a GET/POST with information through the HTTP call feature

Answer 3

Zapier is another tool you can use if you are not aware:

Zapier moves info between your web apps automatically, so you can focus on your most important work.

There is a list of integrations here—most are related to web applications rather than IoT devices, although you can integrate with AWS Lambda (or similar services) which might be useful in an IoT environment.

Answer 4

IFTTT have now launched a maker platform which appears to support filters and chaining. I've not yet worked out if it has timers and cloud side variables/storage.