An automated workflow using ifttt
Connects Twitter + Email
Get emails for new Twitter followers
About this workflow template
This automation scenario allows you to connect Twitter and Email
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
Twitter and Email can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
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How it works?
When this trigger fires in Twitter
New follower in Twitter
This Trigger fires every time a new user starts following you.
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 emails for new Twitter followers.
Part I
Configure Applications
First, we need to connect Twitter and Email to IFTTT.
Create IFTTT account.
Create IFTTT account if you don't have one.
Connect Twitter to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Twitter account, using Twitter 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 Twitter
Choose the following trigger: New follower (This Trigger fires every time a new user starts following you.).
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 Twitter 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 emails for new Twitter followers!
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triggerbyzapierNew tweet by you
This Trigger fires every time you post a new tweet.
triggerbyiftttNew tweet by a specific user
This Trigger fires every time the Twitter user you specify tweets.
triggerbyiftttNew follower
Triggers when a user of your choosing gets a new follower.
triggerbyzapieriftttautomateiopabbly-connectUser tweet
Triggers when a specific user tweets.
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Send me an email
This Action will send you an HTML based email. Images and links are supported.
actionbyiftttSend outbound email
Send an email from your own custom address. Up to 10 emails sent per hour.
actionbyzapierSend an email
Sends a new email.
actionbyintegromatautomateioSend yourself an email
Send yourself an email
actionbypipedreamCreate a draft
Creates and adds a new draft to a selected folder.
actionbyintegromatCopy an email
Copies an email or a draft into a selected folder.
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Apps you need
A real-time social networking platform for connecting and engaging with people
Twitter, the real-time social network, lets you share ideas, follow trends, and join conversations worldwide. Stay connected with short messages called "tweets" and engage with a diverse community.
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.
