Matrix Version: 5.4.1.3
Just wondering if anyone has explored methods for integrating Matrix to other services via IFTTT.
There would appear to be a number of possible ways, but all the ones I can think of are a bit ‘hacky’.
Anyone got any examples they’d care to share?
Well, IFTTT is just a REST API right? So I guess you could integrate with it using the REST integration features in Matrix?
Have you got a use case you can think of that you’d like to use IFTTT with?
@Bart, thanks! Yeah, the request was a bit sketchy.
Unfortunately, you’re already out of my comfort zone, but I’ll have a poke when I’m feeling patient 
I guess the use case was the thing I was looking for. I like using Triggers in Matrix, but they are pretty well restricted to Matrix, with limited options for jumping out to the wider world.
All the social media tools have APIs which can be triggered by Matrix, but who wants to hook up and maintain all those connections? I just thought that a single IFTTT event could trigger multiple events with just one external call - and hooking up the accounts is just point and click easy.
Well, not really, since you can do external API calls with things like the Call REST REsource trigger action, which is often used to call 3rd party APIs and integrate with other systems. [quote=“woowoowoo, post:3, topic:10055”]
All the social media tools have APIs which can be triggered by Matrix, but who wants to hook up and maintain all those connections? I just thought that a single IFTTT event could trigger multiple events with just one external call - and hooking up the accounts is just point and click easy.
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Sounds like the use case you are after is for when a new news post is made in Matrix, call lFTTT with some data and post info about that news item to Facebook, Twitter, Insta, etc?
Oh dear, thanks for that. There is soooo much to explore!
I’ll definitely have to sneak some time.
And yeah, the social media use case is the most obvious, but once I get the hang of making these calls, I expect the possibilities to open up.