
Other popular IFTTT workflows and automations
- Get an email when Amazon Alexa publishes a new trigger or action
- Get an email when a new Amazon Alexa Applet is published
- Automatically add an iOS reminder every day when IFTTT publishes a new recommended Applet
- Get an email when a new TP-Link Kasa Applet is published
- Get an email when NIBE Uplink publishes a new trigger or action
- Get an email when TP-Link Kasa publishes a new trigger or action
- Get an email when a new NIBE Uplink Applet is published
- Garmin connect
- Get an email when Harmony publishes a new trigger or action
Useful IFTTT and WeMo Light Switch integrations
Triggers (If this)
- New IFTTT updateThis trigger fires every time the IFTTT blog posts something tagged "Updates." It's an easy way to stay on top of new services or features.
- Switched onThis Trigger fires every time your WeMo Light Switch is turned on.
- Daily recommended Applet for youThis trigger recommends a new Applet every day at the time you specify.
- Switched offThis Trigger fires every time your WeMo Light Switch is turned off.
- New service published on IFTTTThis trigger fires whenever a new service has been published on IFTTT.
- Long pressThis Trigger fires every time your WeMo Light Switch is turned on or off with a long press over two seconds.
- New Applet published by serviceThis trigger fires whenever a service has published a new Applet on IFTTT.
- New trigger or action published by serviceThis trigger fires whenever a service has published a new trigger or action on IFTTT.
Queries (With)
- History of Applets published by serviceThis query returns a list of whenever a service has published a new Applet on IFTTT.
- History of long pressesThis query returns a list instances of when your WeMo Light Switch was turned on or off with a long press over two seconds.
- History of IFTTT updatesThis query returns a list of every time the IFTTT blog posts something tagged Updates." It's an easy way to stay on top of new services or features."
- History of WeMo Light Switch is turned offThis query returns a list of when your WeMo Light Switch was turned off.
- History of triggers or actions published by serviceThis query returns a list of whenever a service has published a new trigger or action on IFTTT.
- History of switched onThis query returns a list of when your WeMo Light Switch was turned on.
- History of services published on IFTTTThis query returns a list of whenever a new service has been published on IFTTT.
Actions (Then that)
- Turn onThis Action will turn a WeMo Light Switch on. If the WeMo Switch is already on, it will remain on.
- Turn offThis Action will turn a WeMo Light Switch off. If the WeMo Switch is already off, it will remain off.
- Turn on then offThis Action will turn a WeMo Light Switch on then immediately back off.
- Turn off then onThis Action will turn a WeMo Light Switch off then immediately back on.
- Toggle on/offThis Action will toggle a WeMo Light Switch on or off.
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