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Instagram to iSecurity+ integrations

When your iSecurity+ camera detects motion or a person, IFTTT can trigger a new Instagram post from you. Turn security events into content that keeps your feed active and your audience engaged without lifting a finger.
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Automate Instagram and iSecurity+ from your AI assistant

Ask Claude to create Instagram applets that cross-post your photos and videos to other platforms, right from your AI assistant, with IFTTT MCP.

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Create your own Instagram and iSecurity+ 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.

13 triggers, queries, and actions

Activity seen by camera

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 every time the camera sees something important moving. It will try to ignore shadows, moving tree leaves, and similar 'noise', while still seeing moving cars, pets, and people. (A premium service upgrade is required to enable smart visi

Any new photo by you

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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 every time you share any new photo on Instagram.

Any new video by you

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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 every time you share any new video on Instagram.

Motion detected by camera

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 every time the camera detects motion. Requires motion detection to be enabled on your camera.

New photo by you with specific hashtag

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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 every time you share a photo on Instagram with a hashtag you specify.

New video by you with specific hashtag

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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 every time you share a video on Instagram with the hashtag you specify.

Person seen by camera

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 every time the camera sees a moving person. (A premium service upgrade is required to enable people detection.)

History of activities seen by camera

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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 list of when the camera saw something important moving. It will try to ignore shadows, moving tree leaves, and similar 'noise', while still seeing moving cars, pets, and people. (A premium service upgrade was required to enable smart

History of motion detections by camera

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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 list of when the camera detected motion. Requires motion detection to be enabled on your camera.

History of when a Person was seen by camera

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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 list of when the camera saw a moving person. (A premium service upgrade was required to enable people detection.)

Aim your camera

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.
If your camera supports pan and tilt, you can use this Action to control where the camera is pointing.

Disable camera motion detection

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 disable motion detection on one of your iSecurity+ cameras.

Enable camera motion detection

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 enable motion detection on one of your iSecurity+ cameras.

Activity seen by camera

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 every time the camera sees something important moving. It will try to ignore shadows, moving tree leaves, and similar 'noise', while still seeing moving cars, pets, and people. (A premium service upgrade is required to enable smart visi

Aim your camera

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.
If your camera supports pan and tilt, you can use this Action to control where the camera is pointing.

Any new photo by you

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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 every time you share any new photo on Instagram.

Any new video by you

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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 every time you share any new video on Instagram.

Disable camera motion detection

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 disable motion detection on one of your iSecurity+ cameras.

Enable camera motion detection

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 enable motion detection on one of your iSecurity+ cameras.

History of activities seen by camera

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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 list of when the camera saw something important moving. It will try to ignore shadows, moving tree leaves, and similar 'noise', while still seeing moving cars, pets, and people. (A premium service upgrade was required to enable smart

History of motion detections by camera

Pro plus icon
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 list of when the camera detected motion. Requires motion detection to be enabled on your camera.

History of when a Person was seen by camera

Pro plus icon
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 list of when the camera saw a moving person. (A premium service upgrade was required to enable people detection.)

Motion detected by camera

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 every time the camera detects motion. Requires motion detection to be enabled on your camera.

New photo by you with specific hashtag

Pro icon
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 every time you share a photo on Instagram with a hashtag you specify.

New video by you with specific hashtag

Pro icon
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 every time you share a video on Instagram with the hashtag you specify.

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