Email Perplexity's top web result when Button is pressed
4 ready-made Email and Perplexity Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. IFTTT can look up "Ask Perplexity" on Perplexity to use in an automation.-
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Email Perplexity answers when you press Button
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Email Perplexity search results when Camera widget scans URL
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Email Perplexity answers for Camera photos
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Create your own Email and Perplexity 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.
5 triggers, queries, and actions
Send IFTTT an email tagged
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.
Send IFTTT an email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com with a hashtag in the subject (e.g. #IFTTT) and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment (up to 30MB) and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient.
Send IFTTT any email
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.
Send IFTTT any email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient. This trigger will reject emails with attachments over 30MB.
Ask Perplexity
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 conversational, web-grounded answer from Perplexity, along with the web sources it cited, for the question you provide.
Search the web
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 top ranked web results from Perplexity for the search you provide, each with its title, link, and a snippet.
Send me an email
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 send you an HTML based email. Images and links are supported.
Ask Perplexity
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 conversational, web-grounded answer from Perplexity, along with the web sources it cited, for the question you provide.
Search the web
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 top ranked web results from Perplexity for the search you provide, each with its title, link, and a snippet.
Send IFTTT an email tagged
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.
Send IFTTT an email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com with a hashtag in the subject (e.g. #IFTTT) and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment (up to 30MB) and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient.
Send IFTTT any email
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.
Send IFTTT any email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient. This trigger will reject emails with attachments over 30MB.
Send me an email
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 send you an HTML based email. Images and links are supported.
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Select a trigger the automation will use
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the next step!
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How to connect to a Email automation
Find an automation using Email
Find an automation to connect to, or create your own!Connect IFTTT to your Email account
Securely connect the Applet services to your respective accounts.Finalize and customize your Applet
Review trigger and action settings, and click connect. Simple as that!Upgrade your automations with
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