An automated workflow using ifttt
Connects Instagram + Pocket
If IG then Pocket
About this workflow template
This automation scenario allows you to connect Instagram and Pocket
It can be build using Ifttt, a no-code workflow automation tool. Ifttt allows you to create automated scripts 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
Instagram and Pocket can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
How it works?
When this trigger fires in Instagram
Any new photo by you in Instagram
This Trigger fires every time you share any new photo on Instagram.
Then this action happens in Pocket
Save for later in Pocket
This Action will add a new item to your Pocket queue. NOTE: If using an RSS feed Trigger, please limit the number of Pocket saves to no more than a few hundred per week
How to set up this workflow
This guide contains information on how to set up an automatic workflow that allows to If IG then Pocket.
Part I
Configure Applications
First, we need to connect Instagram and Pocket to IFTTT.
Create IFTTT account.
Create IFTTT account if you don't have one.
Connect Instagram to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Instagram account, using Instagram credentials.
Connect Pocket to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Pocket account, using Pocket 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 Instagram
Choose the following trigger: Any new photo by you (This Trigger fires every time you share any new photo on Instagram.).
Then set up an Action for Pocket
Choose this action: Save for later (This Action will add a new item to your Pocket queue. NOTE: If using an RSS feed Trigger, please limit the number of Pocket saves to no more than a few hundred per week).
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 Instagram and Pocket.
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 If IG then Pocket!
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This Trigger fires every time you share any new photo on Instagram.
triggerbyiftttNew photo by you with specific hashtag
This Trigger fires every time you share a photo on Instagram with a hashtag you specify.
triggerbyiftttAny new video by you
This Trigger fires every time you share any new video on Instagram.
triggerbyiftttWatch media
Triggers when new media is added.
triggerbyintegromatNew video by you with specific hashtag
This Trigger fires every time you share a video on Instagram with the hashtag you specify.
triggerbyifttt
Save for later
Save an item for later.
actionbyzapieriftttautomateioSave to later
Save to later
actionbypipedreamAdd an item
Adds a new item.
actionbyintegromatArchive an item
Moves an item to the user's archive.
actionbyintegromatDelete an item
Permanently removes an item from the user's account.
actionbyintegromatMark as a favorite
Marks an item as a favorite.
actionbyintegromat
Apps you need
A social network for sharing your life via photos, short videos, and stories
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.
