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Create your own Link Shades and Sensatio workflow
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.
7 triggers, queries, and actions
Sensor Data below Limit
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 event is fired when there is new sensor data that falls below a defined lower limit
Sensor Data exceeds Limit
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 event is fired when there is new sensor data that exceeds a defined upper limit
Sensor Timeout
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 event is fired when there is no new sensor data for a specified amount of time.
History of when Sensor data dropped below a limit
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 event was fired when there was new sensor data that fell below a defined lower limit Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
Close shade
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 close your shade.
Go to percent
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 move shade to specified percent.
Open shade
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 open your shade.
Close shade
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 close your shade.
Go to percent
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 move shade to specified percent.
History of when Sensor data dropped below a limit
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 event was fired when there was new sensor data that fell below a defined lower limit Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.
Open shade
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 open your shade.
Sensor Data below Limit
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 event is fired when there is new sensor data that falls below a defined lower limit
Sensor Data exceeds Limit
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 event is fired when there is new sensor data that exceeds a defined upper limit
Sensor Timeout
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 event is fired when there is no new sensor data for a specified amount of time.
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Sensor Data below Limit
Sensor Data exceeds Limit
Sensor Timeout
Then
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Close shade
Go to percent
Open shade
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More on Link Shades and Sensatio
About Link Shades
Control your Link Shades through IFTTT. With Applets, you can open, close, and anything in between!
About Sensatio
Triggers and Actions exposed by the Sensate Cloud. Use one of the Sensate Apps to generate a sensor API key to expose its data to IFTTT.