An automated workflow using ifttt
Connects Twitter + Google Docs
Hash Tag Search to Google Doc
About this workflow template
This automation scenario allows you to connect Twitter and Google Docs
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
Twitter and Google Docs can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
How it works?
When this trigger fires in Twitter
New tweet from search in Twitter
This Trigger fires every time a new tweet matches your search query. Limited to 10 tweets per check, and protected tweets will not be returned.
Then this action happens in Google Docs
Create a document in Google Docs
This action will create a new Google document at the path you specify.
How to set up this workflow
This guide contains information on how to set up an automatic workflow that allows to Hash Tag Search to Google Doc.
Part I
Configure Applications
First, we need to connect Twitter and Google Docs 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 Google Docs to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Google Docs account, using Google Docs 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 tweet from search (This Trigger fires every time a new tweet matches your search query. Limited to 10 tweets per check, and protected tweets will not be returned.).
Then set up an Action for Google Docs
Choose this action: Create a document (This action will create a new Google document at the path you specify.).
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 Google Docs.
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 Hash Tag Search to Google Doc!
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Create document from text
Create a new document from text. Also supports limited HTML.
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This action will create a new Google document at the path you specify.
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This action will append to a Google document as determined by the file name and folder path you specify. Once a file’s size reaches 2MB a new file will be created.
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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.
