An automated workflow using ifttt
Connects Twitter + RescueTime
Log all of your Tweets as highlight events
About this workflow template
This automation scenario allows you to connect Twitter and RescueTime
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.
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Twitter and RescueTime can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
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How it works?
When this trigger fires in Twitter
New tweet by you in Twitter
This Trigger fires every time you post a new tweet.
Then this action happens in RescueTime
Log a highlight event in RescueTime
This Action will create a new highlight or action log entry. Highlight events show up as a list of accomplishments in your reports. Action events are similar, but they can be grouped and categorized as well.
How to set up this workflow
This guide contains information on how to set up an automatic workflow that allows to Log all of your Tweets as highlight events.
Part I
Configure Applications
First, we need to connect Twitter and RescueTime 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 RescueTime to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your RescueTime account, using RescueTime 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 by you (This Trigger fires every time you post a new tweet.).
Then set up an Action for RescueTime
Choose this action: Log a highlight event (This Action will create a new highlight or action log entry. Highlight events show up as a list of accomplishments in your reports. Action events are similar, but they can be grouped and categorized as well.).
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 RescueTime.
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 Log all of your Tweets as highlight events!
Supported triggers and actions
Search tweets
Triggers when there is a new tweet matching your search term
triggerbyautomateiopipedreamSearch mention
Triggers when any user creates a new Tweet that contains a specific search term (like a word, phrase, username or hashtag).
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-connectNew 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.
triggerbyifttt
Log a highlight event
Creates a new highlight or action log entry. Highlight events show up as a list of accomplishments in your reports. Action events are similar, but they can be grouped and categorized as well.
actionbyzapieriftttStart a focustime session
This Action will start a FocusTime session in RescueTime.
actionbyiftttintegromatEnd current focustime session
This Action will cancel an active FocusTime session in RescueTime. If there is not an active FocusTime session, it will do nothing.
actionbyiftttStart or stop a focustime session
Starts or stops a FocusTime session.
actionbyzapierLog offline time
Adds offline time to your RescueTime account for the specified amount of minutes.
actionbyzapieriftttCreate a highlight event
Creates a highlight event. Only for RescueTime Premium users.
actionbyintegromat
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.
