Log Rachio watering sessions to Google Sheets
How this automation works
Know the garden is being watered without walking outside. When your Rachio controller starts a watering run, Notify! puts a Live Activity on your iPhone that stays there for the length of the run, which is also how you notice a zone stuck on.
If
Trigger ingredients
DeviceName
CreatedAt
DurationInMinutes
WateringTimeName
Then
Action fields
title
status
progress
body
symbol
ends_in
tint
trailing
steps
step
button_title
button_url
button_open
metrics
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23 triggers, queries, and actions
Event registered
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 an event is registered for the device you specify.
New notification received
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 a new notification arrives on a Notify device.
Watering time starts
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 a watering time starts for the device your specify.
Watering time stops
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 a watering time stops for the device your specify.
History of Events
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 times when an event was registered to the device you specified.
History of watering time starts
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 a watering time starts for the device your specify.
History of watering time stops
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 a watering time stops for the device your specify.
Recent notifications
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 the most recent notifications sent to a Notify device.
Create a Home Screen widget
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 create a Home Screen widget on your device, a tile that keeps showing the values you send until you change or remove it.
Create a Lock Screen widget
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 create a Lock Screen widget on your device, a small card of live data you can pin to your Lock Screen.
End a live activity
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 finish a Live Activity on your Lock Screen, optionally leaving a final state on screen for a while.
Ping a beacon
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 ping a Notify Beacon to report that your Applet ran, so Notify can alert you if it ever stops running.
Rain delay
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 put the Rachio in rain delay mode for a certain period of time.
Seasonal adjustment
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 adjust the overall run time of the selected schedule while overriding any current adjustments.
Send a Device Notification
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.
Send a notification to the iOS device you specify.
Skip watering time
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 skip a watering time.
Start a live activity
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 start a Live Activity, a live tile on your iPhone Lock Screen and Dynamic Island that updates in place while something is running.
Start a zone
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 start a zone you specify.
Start watering time
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 start a watering time.
Stop watering
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 stop all watering on a device.
Create a Home Screen widget
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 create a Home Screen widget on your device, a tile that keeps showing the values you send until you change or remove it.
Create a Lock Screen widget
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 create a Lock Screen widget on your device, a small card of live data you can pin to your Lock Screen.
End a live activity
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 finish a Live Activity on your Lock Screen, optionally leaving a final state on screen for a while.
Event registered
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 an event is registered for the device you specify.
History of Events
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 times when an event was registered to the device you specified.
History of watering time starts
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 a watering time starts for the device your specify.
History of watering time stops
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 a watering time stops for the device your specify.
New notification received
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 a new notification arrives on a Notify device.
Ping a beacon
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 ping a Notify Beacon to report that your Applet ran, so Notify can alert you if it ever stops running.
Rain delay
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 put the Rachio in rain delay mode for a certain period of time.
Recent notifications
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 the most recent notifications sent to a Notify device.
Seasonal adjustment
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 adjust the overall run time of the selected schedule while overriding any current adjustments.
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About Rachio Irrigation Controller
Take control of your watering with a Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller. Automated schedules customized to your specific yard enable you to water with precision. Stop watching the skies - Weather Intelligence automatically adapts your watering schedule to reflect local weather forecasts and changing seasons. Monitor and adjust your schedule on mobile, or extend the smart home outside with Rachio's top-tier integrations. Inspire yard envy while saving water and money with EPA WaterSense Certified irrigation technology.
Take control of your watering with a Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller. Automated schedules customized to your specific yard enable you to water with precision. Stop watching the skies - Weather Intelligence automatically adapts your watering schedule to reflect local weather forecasts and changing seasons. Monitor and adjust your schedule on mobile, or extend the smart home outside with Rachio's top-tier integrations. Inspire yard envy while saving water and money with EPA WaterSense Certified irrigation technology.
About Notify!
Notify! is a notification app that allows you to send push notifications to any platform to get alerts from connected applets, websites, servers and scripts. With an iOS device you can send live activities and update widgets.
Notify! is a notification app that allows you to send push notifications to any platform to get alerts from connected applets, websites, servers and scripts. With an iOS device you can send live activities and update widgets.