An automated workflow using ifttt
Connects Reddit + Gmail
New request in r/fantasyartists
About this workflow template
This automation scenario allows you to connect Reddit and Gmail
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
Reddit and Gmail can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
How it works?
When this trigger fires in Reddit
New post from search in Reddit
This Trigger fires every time a new post submitted on reddit matches a search query you specify. NOTE: limited to 20 items per check.
Then this action happens in Gmail
Send yourself an email in Gmail
This action will send yourself an email. HTML, 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 New request in r/fantasyartists.
Part I
Configure Applications
First, we need to connect Reddit and Gmail to IFTTT.
Create IFTTT account.
Create IFTTT account if you don't have one.
Connect Reddit to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Reddit account, using Reddit credentials.
Connect Gmail to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Gmail account, using Gmail 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 Reddit
Choose the following trigger: New post from search (This Trigger fires every time a new post submitted on reddit matches a search query you specify. NOTE: limited to 20 items per check.).
Then set up an Action for Gmail
Choose this action: Send yourself an email (This action will send yourself an email. HTML, 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 Reddit and Gmail.
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 New request in r/fantasyartists!
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Submit a new link
This Action will submit a new link on reddit. NOTE: reddit karma is required.
actionbyiftttSubmit a post
Submit creates a link, a post with an image or a self-post in the subreddit with the given title. If kind is "link" or "image", then url is expected to be a valid URL to link to. Otherwise, text is the body of the self-post. You can submit cca. 1 post per 9 minutes.
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List comments in a post
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Apps you need
A network of communities where people can dive into their interests, hobbies, and passions
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.
