An automated workflow using ifttt
Connects Songkick + Gmail
Send an email to your friends when your favorite artist is playing in town
About this workflow template
This automation scenario allows you to connect Songkick and Gmail
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.
Songkick and Gmail can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
Diagram
How it works?
When this trigger fires in Songkick
New event from search in Songkick
This trigger fires every time an event matches the specified criteria.
Then this action happens in Gmail
Send an email in Gmail
This Action will send an email to up to twenty recipients from your Gmail account.
How to set up this workflow
This guide contains information on how to set up an automatic workflow that allows to Send an email to your friends when your favorite artist is playing in town.
Part I
Configure Applications
First, we need to connect Songkick and Gmail to IFTTT.
Create IFTTT account.
Create IFTTT account if you don't have one.
Connect Songkick to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Songkick account, using Songkick 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 Songkick
Choose the following trigger: New event from search (This trigger fires every time an event matches the specified criteria.).
Then set up an Action for Gmail
Choose this action: Send an email (This Action will send an email to up to twenty recipients from your Gmail account.).
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 Songkick 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 Send an email to your friends when your favorite artist is playing in town!
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