Today in History: a daily email from the Library of Congress
How this automation works
This applet will append Today in History updates from the Library of Congress to a stream in a data.world dataset.
If
Today in history
Trigger ingredients
Title
PostUrl
PostContentHtml
PublishedDate
Then
Append to a stream
Action fields
dataset_key
stream_name
payload
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Latest news
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 every time there is news released by the Library of Congress.
New blog post
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 every time there is a new blog post released by the Library of Congress.
Picture This: Library of Congress Prints
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 every time there's a new highlight from the Library of Congress print collections as well as peeks behind-the-scenes in the Prints Photographs Division.
Today in history
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 every time there is a new "Today in history" post from the Library of Congress.
History of blog posts
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 list of recent blog posts released by the Library of Congress.
History of new Picture This: Library of Congress Prints
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 list of new highlights from the Library of Congress print collections as well as peeks behind-the-scenes in the Prints Photographs Division.
History of news
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 list of of news released by the Library of Congress.
History of today in history
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 list of when there was a new "Today in history" post from the Library of Congress.
Add file from URL
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 add a file via URL to a data.world dataset or data project. If a file already exists with the same name, it will be updated.
Append to a stream
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 append a new record to a stream in a data.world dataset or data project. New data appended to a stream will be processed the next time sync runs.
Sync files and streams
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 initiate the sync process for a data.world dataset or data project. data.world will fetch the latest version of all files added via URL and process data streamed since the last sync.
Add file from URL
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 add a file via URL to a data.world dataset or data project. If a file already exists with the same name, it will be updated.
Append to a stream
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 append a new record to a stream in a data.world dataset or data project. New data appended to a stream will be processed the next time sync runs.
History of blog posts
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 list of recent blog posts released by the Library of Congress.
History of new Picture This: Library of Congress Prints
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 list of new highlights from the Library of Congress print collections as well as peeks behind-the-scenes in the Prints Photographs Division.
History of news
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 list of of news released by the Library of Congress.
History of today in history
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 list of when there was a new "Today in history" post from the Library of Congress.
Latest news
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 every time there is news released by the Library of Congress.
New blog post
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 every time there is a new blog post released by the Library of Congress.
Picture This: Library of Congress Prints
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 every time there's a new highlight from the Library of Congress print collections as well as peeks behind-the-scenes in the Prints Photographs Division.
Sync files and streams
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 initiate the sync process for a data.world dataset or data project. data.world will fetch the latest version of all files added via URL and process data streamed since the last sync.
Today in history
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 every time there is a new "Today in history" post from the Library of Congress.
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About Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the official research library of the United States Congress and the national library of the United States. This service lets you stay up-to-date on news about their collections, research tips, and more.
The Library of Congress is the official research library of the United States Congress and the national library of the United States. This service lets you stay up-to-date on news about their collections, research tips, and more.
About data.world
data.world is an online platform designed for data and the people who work with data. From professional projects to open data, data.world helps you host and share your data, collaborate with your team, and capture context and conclusions as you work.
With data.world for IFTTT you can automatically add and update data in your datasets and data projects.
data.world is an online platform designed for data and the people who work with data. From professional projects to open data, data.world helps you host and share your data, collaborate with your team, and capture context and conclusions as you work.
With data.world for IFTTT you can automatically add and update data in your datasets and data projects.