This post is about automation using ifttt in salesforce. Yes not using workflow. It’s more than that. I keep playing around with technologies and got to work on IFTTT about 5 years back. It was a growing kit and we did not have anything directly connecting salesforce with this platform. Recently I was looking at it and saw salesforce applets there. So thought to share something about this. Here we go….
automation using ifttt in salesforce
What is IFTTT
IFTTT is a great platform which provides applets to connect and automate many workflows. Applet is an easy to use code that can help you to automate things, without having to code for them. It’s free to be used. Just create a login and start playing around it and I am sure you will love it. You can register at https://ifttt.com. An example of the applet is : when you reach at a geographic location, you can send notifications to some people, You can open your garage automatically when your car is within a certain distance from the gate. Exciting yet ????
The above image shows an applet, which tells when I upload a photo to a certain folder it will get published to Dropbox automatically.
Salesforce with ifttt
You can search for salesforce once registered in there and get the applets to play around. Here we will see one of them. But really there are unlimited possibilities … yes almost unlimited 🙂
Once you click on connect on the button above you can easily install it in sandbox or prod as we usually install a package. Once installed you can start playing around with it.
Some of the existing applets are :
1. If an opportunity was won then create a new task!
2. If Case Closed, Turn Off Light (It needs a Smart thing account)
3. Call a client if their Stock goes up!
4. Track your blood pressure from Withings into Salesforce
to name a few..
Conclusion:
So this was a quick post about automation using ifttt in salesforce. Hope you liked it and will play around with it. Post your comments in here id you liked it.
Keep reading and sharing….
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