An automated workflow using ifttt
Connects Fing + Email
Get an email when your Internet Provider has an outage
About this workflow template
This automation scenario allows you to connect Fing and Email
It can be build using Ifttt, a no-code workflow automation tool. Ifttt allows you to create automated bots using a simple drag-and-drop interface for non-technical users. This is a ready-made scenario, but it can be customized by adding more apps, actions, filters or branches.
Categories
Fing and Email can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
How it works?
When this trigger fires in Fing
Internet Outage event happened in Fing
Trigger requires you only to have a free Fing Account, you don't need a Fingbox to use this!Trigger fires when there is an Internet outage event on your ISP impacting your location, both when it starts and it is resolved.
Then this action happens in Email
Send me an email in Email
This Action will send you an HTML based email. Images and links are supported.
How to set up this workflow
This guide contains information on how to set up an automatic workflow that allows to Get an email when your Internet Provider has an outage.
Part I
Configure Applications
First, we need to connect Fing and Email to IFTTT.
Create IFTTT account.
Create IFTTT account if you don't have one.
Connect Fing to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Fing account, using Fing credentials.
Connect Email to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Email account, using Email credentials.
Part II
Build an integration workflow
Next, we need to create a workflow automation scenario using graphical no-code web interface of IFTTT.
Set up a Trigger action for Fing
Choose the following trigger: Internet Outage event happened (Trigger requires you only to have a free Fing Account, you don't need a Fingbox to use this!Trigger fires when there is an Internet outage event on your ISP impacting your location, both when it starts and it is resolved.).
Then set up an Action for Email
Choose this action: Send me an email (This Action will send you an HTML based email. Images and links are supported.).
Part III
Test and Publish
Finally, we need to test this automation and publish it.
Customize data flow
Configure the data that is exchanged between Fing and Email.
Test the workflow and turn it on for production use
Test your scenario and publish to production. Now you have an automatic workflow, that will Get an email when your Internet Provider has an outage!
Supported triggers and actions
New inbound email
Triggers when an email is forwarded to your own custom address.
triggerbyzapierSend ifttt an email tagged
Send IFTTT an email at [email protected] 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.
triggerbyiftttSend ifttt any email
Send IFTTT any email at [email protected] 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.
triggerbyiftttWatch emails
Triggers when a new email is received for processing according to specified criteria.
triggerbyintegromatNew email
Triggers when a new email is received
triggerbyautomateiopipedreamNew read receipt
Triggers when an email that you've enabled read receipts on via our `Send Outbound Email` trigger is opened.
triggerbyzapier
Turn on internet access
Resume the access to internet for a given user or category.
actionbyiftttPlay led effect
This action will play a light effect on Fingbox LED.
actionbyiftttPause internet access
Suspend the access to internet for a given user or category.
actionbyiftttA user arrived
This trigger fires when a user is detected in or nearby your network.
triggerbyiftttEveryone left
This trigger fires when no one of a user group is detected in or nearby your network.
triggerbyiftttInternet outage event happened
Trigger requires you only to have a free Fing Account, you don't need a Fingbox to use this!Trigger fires when there is an Internet outage event on your ISP impacting your location, both when it starts and it is resolved.
triggerbyifttt
Apps you need
IFTTT helps to create applications connections with a simple statement: if this then that. For example: "Tweet your Instagrams as native photos on Twitter". You define a task by a trigger and an action.
