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Triggers (If this)
Queries (With)
Actions (Then that)
Other popular Hacker News workflows and automations
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Get an email when a specific user comments on any Hacker News thread
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If New best story on Hacker News, then Post a message to a Slack channel
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If New best story on Hacker News, then Create a photo post on your Blogger blog
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Send top Hacker News stories about a specific topic into a Telegram chat
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Hacker News to Teams
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Archive comments from a specific username to a Google spreadsheet
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Hacker News Top Tweet
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Get an email when there's a new top story on Hacker News about IFTTT
Useful Hacker News and iotty Smart Home integrations
Triggers (If this)
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New top story
This trigger fires every time a Hacker News story becomes a top story.
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Smart Outlet turned on or off
This trigger fires when one of your iotty Smart Outlet devices is turned on or off.
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New best story
This trigger fires every time a Hacker News story becomes a best story.
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Smart Switch turned on/off/pressed
This trigger fires when one of your iotty Smart Switch devices is turned on or off, or it is pressed (when its Gang Type on the iotty app is set as 'Gate').
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New Ask HN story
This trigger fires every time a new Ask Hacker News story is posted.
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Smart Shades Switch open or closed
This trigger fires when one of your iotty Smart Shades Switch devices is completely opened or closed.
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New Show HN story
This trigger fires every time a new Show Hacker News story is posted.
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New job posted
This trigger fires every time a new job is posted to Hacker News.
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New story by user
This trigger fires every time a new story is posted by the user you specify.
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New comment by user
This trigger fires every time a new comment is posted by the user you specify.

New top story
This trigger fires every time a Hacker News story becomes a top story.

Smart Outlet turned on or off
This trigger fires when one of your iotty Smart Outlet devices is turned on or off.

New best story
This trigger fires every time a Hacker News story becomes a best story.

Smart Switch turned on/off/pressed
This trigger fires when one of your iotty Smart Switch devices is turned on or off, or it is pressed (when its Gang Type on the iotty app is set as 'Gate').

New Ask HN story
This trigger fires every time a new Ask Hacker News story is posted.

Smart Shades Switch open or closed
This trigger fires when one of your iotty Smart Shades Switch devices is completely opened or closed.

New Show HN story
This trigger fires every time a new Show Hacker News story is posted.

New job posted
This trigger fires every time a new job is posted to Hacker News.

New story by user
This trigger fires every time a new story is posted by the user you specify.

New comment by user
This trigger fires every time a new comment is posted by the user you specify.
Queries (With)
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History of Show HN stories
This query returns a list of every time a new Show Hacker News story is posted.
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History of Smart Outlet ons or offs
This query returns a list of when one of your iotty Smart Outlet devices was turned on or off.
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History of best stories
This query returns a list of every time a Hacker News story becomes a best story.
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History of jobs posted
This query returns a list of every time a new job is posted to Hacker News.
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History of top stories
This query returns a list of every time a Hacker News story becomes a top story.
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History of stories by user
This query returns a list of every time a new story is posted by the user you specify.
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History of comments by user
This query returns a list of every time a new comment is posted by the user you specify.
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History of Ask HN stories
This query returns a list of every time a new Ask Hacker News story is posted.

History of Show HN stories
This query returns a list of every time a new Show Hacker News story is posted.

History of Smart Outlet ons or offs
This query returns a list of when one of your iotty Smart Outlet devices was turned on or off.

History of best stories
This query returns a list of every time a Hacker News story becomes a best story.

History of jobs posted
This query returns a list of every time a new job is posted to Hacker News.

History of top stories
This query returns a list of every time a Hacker News story becomes a top story.

History of stories by user
This query returns a list of every time a new story is posted by the user you specify.

History of comments by user
This query returns a list of every time a new comment is posted by the user you specify.

History of Ask HN stories
This query returns a list of every time a new Ask Hacker News story is posted.
Actions (Then that)
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Turn on/off/press a Smart Switch
This action sends a command to one of your iotty Smart Switches.
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Turn on/off a Smart Outlet
This action sends a command to one of your iotty Smart Outlets.
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Open/close a Smart Shades Switch
This action sends a command to one of your iotty Smart Shades Switches.
The selected movement accuracy will be based on the calibration given to the device. You can change it from device settings on the iotty App: Update Shades calibration.

Turn on/off/press a Smart Switch
This action sends a command to one of your iotty Smart Switches.

Turn on/off a Smart Outlet
This action sends a command to one of your iotty Smart Outlets.

Open/close a Smart Shades Switch
This action sends a command to one of your iotty Smart Shades Switches.
The selected movement accuracy will be based on the calibration given to the device. You can change it from device settings on the iotty App: Update Shades calibration.
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