Post new NPR Book of the Day episodes to Slack
1 ready-made NPR's Book of the Day Podcast and Slack Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. NPR's Book of the Day Podcast can start an automation with "New Episode", and IFTTT can then run "Post to channel" on Slack.
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2 triggers, queries, and actions
New Episode
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when there is a new episode available for the "NPR's Book of the Day" Podcast
Post to channel
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 post a message to the channel you choose in Slack.
New Episode
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when there is a new episode available for the "NPR's Book of the Day" Podcast
Post to channel
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 post a message to the channel you choose in Slack.
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About NPR's Book of the Day Podcast
NPR's Book of the Day and IFTTT let you get notified when new episodes drop so you never miss a book recommendation.
About Slack
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