An automated workflow using ifttt
Connects Twitter + Webex
Post a user's tweets to a Spark Room
About this workflow template
This automation scenario allows you to connect Twitter and Webex
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 Webex can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
Diagram
How it works?
When this trigger fires in Twitter
New tweet by a specific user in Twitter
This Trigger fires every time the Twitter user you specify tweets.
Then this action happens in Webex
Post a message to a Spark room in Webex
This Action will post a message to the room you choose in Spark.
How to set up this workflow
This guide contains information on how to set up an automatic workflow that allows to Post a user's tweets to a Spark Room.
Part I
Configure Applications
First, we need to connect Twitter and Webex 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 Webex to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Webex account, using Webex 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 a specific user (This Trigger fires every time the Twitter user you specify tweets.).
Then set up an Action for Webex
Choose this action: Post a message to a Spark room (This Action will post a message to the room you choose in Spark.).
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 Webex.
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 Post a user's tweets to a Spark Room!
Related Automation Templates
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
Post message (plain text)
Creates a Cisco Webex Teams message.
actionbyzapierPost a message to a spark room
This Action will post a message to the room you choose in Spark.
actionbyiftttCreate membership
Creates Cisco Webex Teams membership.
actionbyzapierintegratelyPost message (markdown)
Creates a Cisco Webex Teams message.
actionbyzapierPost file
Posts file in a Cisco Webex Teams space.
actionbyzapierintegratelyCreate space
Creates Cisco Webex Teams space.
actionbyzapierintegrately
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.
