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Run an Apify Actor when the Button widget is pressed

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How this automation works

Start an Apify automation task with a single tap. This Applet runs your chosen Actor when you press the Button widget on your device. Ideal for quickly launching web scraping, automation, or data workflows without opening the Apify platform. Note: Install the IFTTT app and add the Button widget to your home screen.

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Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires every time you press the button.
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will run an Apify Actor with a specified configuration.
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Services used in this Applet

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Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.

8 triggers, queries, and actions

Actor run finished

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when an Apify Actor run reaches a terminal state (succeeded, failed, timed out, or aborted).

Button press

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires every time you press the button.

Task run finished

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when an Apify Actor task run reaches a terminal state (succeeded, failed, timed out, or aborted).

Get dataset items

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns items from an Apify dataset.

Get key-value store record

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a record from an Apify key-value store.

Scrape single URL

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns extracted text content after deep crawling web pages. It is useful for downloading data from websites such as documentation, knowledge bases, help sites, or blogs.

Run actor

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will run an Apify Actor with a specified configuration.

Run task

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will run an Apify task with specified configuration.

Actor run finished

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when an Apify Actor run reaches a terminal state (succeeded, failed, timed out, or aborted).

Button press

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires every time you press the button.

Get dataset items

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns items from an Apify dataset.

Get key-value store record

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a record from an Apify key-value store.

Run actor

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will run an Apify Actor with a specified configuration.

Run task

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will run an Apify task with specified configuration.

Scrape single URL

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns extracted text content after deep crawling web pages. It is useful for downloading data from websites such as documentation, knowledge bases, help sites, or blogs.

Task run finished

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when an Apify Actor task run reaches a terminal state (succeeded, failed, timed out, or aborted).

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About Apify

Apify is the largest ecosystem where developers build, deploy, and publish web scrapers, AI agents, and automation tools called Actors. Apify Store has over 5,000 Actors for you to connect. Get data from Instagram, Google Maps, Facebook, Google Search, TikTok, and many more popular sites. You can learn more about Apify's IFTTT integration here.

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About Button widget

Make buttons and control other services with a single tap. This service creates widgets that you can use from the home screen of your Android or iOS device.

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