Trigger

Use this action to send an event to IFTTT. In IFTTT, an applet with the Webhooks trigger listens for that event and runs its action, for example sending a notification or adding a row to a spreadsheet. You can send up to three values with the event, which the applet can use.

This action is only available when you added your IFTTT key to your configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file. See Sending events to IFTTT.

Using this action from the user interface

If you prefer building automations and scripts visually, Home Assistant walks you through this action step by step. You pick what to target, tweak a few options, and save. No YAML knowledge required.

To send an event to IFTTT from an automation or a script:

1. Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
2. Open an existing automation or script, or select Create automation > Create new automation.
3. If you’re setting up a new automation, add a trigger in the When section. Scripts don’t need a trigger. They run when something else calls them.
4. In the Then do section, select Add action.
5. From the search box, search for and select Trigger.
6. In Event, enter the name of the event your IFTTT applet listens for.
7. Optional: Enter up to three values in Value 1, Value 2, and Value 3.
8. Select Save.

This action does not support targets. In the UI, you are not prompted to choose an area, device, entity, or label.

Options in the UI

Using this action in YAML

If you work directly in YAML, or you want to know exactly what Home Assistant does under the hood, this section has the technical reference. It lists the field names you use in YAML, their types, and which ones are required.

In YAML, refer to this action as ifttt.trigger. A basic example looks like this:

action: ifttt.trigger
data:
  event: home_assistant_started
  value1: "Hello from Home Assistant"

This sends the home_assistant_started event to IFTTT.

Options in YAML

YAML has one more option that is not available in the UI: target, to choose which IFTTT keys to send the event to.

Good to know

• If a key name in target doesn’t exist in your configuration, Home Assistant logs an error and skips that key.
• If IFTTT can’t be reached, the action fails with an error.

Try it yourself

Ready to test this? Open Settings > Tools > Actions, search for this action, fill in the fields, and select Perform action. You see what happens on your actual entitiesAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more] without writing a line of YAML.

More examples

Real scenarios where this action shows up in automations and scripts. Copy any example and adapt it to your setup.

Automation: tell IFTTT when Home Assistant starts

Send an event to IFTTT every time Home Assistant starts. In IFTTT, an applet with the Webhooks trigger for the home_assistant_started event can then send you a notification.

• Trigger: Home Assistant
  • Event: Start
• Action: Trigger
  • Event: home_assistant_started
  • Value 1: Home Assistant is up and running

alias: "Tell IFTTT when Home Assistant starts"
triggers:
  - trigger: homeassistant
    event: start
actions:
  - action: ifttt.trigger
    data:
      event: home_assistant_started
      value1: "Home Assistant is up and running"

Automation: tell IFTTT when the front door opens

Send an event to IFTTT when the front door opens, for example to log it in a spreadsheet with an IFTTT applet.

• Trigger: State changed
  • Entity: Front door (binary_sensor.front_door)
  • To: Open
• Action: IFTTT: Trigger
  • Event: front_door_opened
  • Value 1: Front door

alias: "Tell IFTTT when the front door opens"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.front_door
    to: "on"
actions:
  - action: ifttt.trigger
    data:
      event: front_door_opened
      value1: "Front door"

Still stuck?

The Home Assistant community is quick to help: join Discord for real-time chat, post on the community forum with the action you’re calling and what you expected to happen, or share on our subreddit /r/homeassistant.

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