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eternal-flame-ad/ifttt — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-20 · repo last pushed 2018-10-08

GoAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

tl;dr

A Go package that lets developers build a custom IFTTT service, so their app can be connected to hundreds of other tools through IFTTT automation workflows.

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    What it does
      Builds IFTTT services
      Handles IFTTT API plumbing
      Register like HTTP handler
    Tech stack
      Go
      IFTTT API
    Use cases
      Smart home integrations
      Music service integration
      Publishing platform triggers
    Audience
      Go developers
      App integration builders
    Maturity
      Early stage project
      Interface may change

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Connect a smart-home product to IFTTT so users can trigger actions in other apps.

VIBE 2

Integrate a music streaming service into IFTTT for automated playlist workflows.

VIBE 3

Make a publishing platform available on IFTTT so new posts trigger actions elsewhere.

what's the stack?

GoIFTTT API

how it stacks up fr

eternal-flame-ad/ifttt42wim/fabio42wim/go-xmpp
LanguageGoGoGo
Last pushed2018-10-082018-02-042020-01-24
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatemoderate
Complexity3/53/53/5
Audiencedeveloperops devopsdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Requires familiarity with Go web handlers and registering your service with IFTTT's developer platform.

in plain english

This is a Go package that helps you build a custom IFTTT service. IFTTT (short for "If This Then That") is a platform that lets everyday users connect different apps and devices together so that something happening in one place automatically triggers an action somewhere else, like "if I get an email with an attachment, save it to Dropbox." Normally, creating your own IFTTT service so that other people can connect your app into their automated workflows is a fairly involved process. This package makes it easier by letting a developer set one up much like they would register any standard web endpoint. At a technical level, IFTTT exposes an API that third-party services must implement to participate in the platform. This package wraps that API, handling the plumbing so a developer can focus on defining what their service does rather than worrying about the specifics of IFTTT's protocol. The README describes it as being as straightforward as registering an HTTP handler, which is a common, familiar pattern for anyone who has built web applications in Go. Someone who would use this is a developer building an app or platform that wants to be available as an integration on IFTTT. For instance, the README links to an example project called IFTTT-Netease, which connects NetEase (a Chinese music and internet service) to IFTTT. If you run a smart-home product, a publishing platform, or any service where users might benefit from connecting your product to hundreds of other tools automatically, this package gives you a shortcut to get there. The project is still in an early stage, and the README warns that the interface may change without notice. It is written in Go and is clearly aimed at developers already comfortable with that language, though the README itself is quite brief and does not go into deeper detail about setup, configuration, or limitations.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Using the Go IFTTT package at github.com/eternal-flame-ad/ifttt, write a minimal IFTTT service that exposes a trigger endpoint returning a hardcoded test response.
prompt 2
Help me structure an IFTTT service in Go using the eternal-flame-ad/ifttt package so that it defines a custom action that receives data from IFTTT and logs it.
prompt 3
Look at the IFTTT-Netease example linked in this repo and adapt that pattern to connect my own app to IFTTT using Go.

Frequently asked questions

what is ifttt fr?

A Go package that lets developers build a custom IFTTT service, so their app can be connected to hundreds of other tools through IFTTT automation workflows.

What language is ifttt written in?

Mainly Go. The stack also includes Go, IFTTT API.

Is ifttt actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2018-10-08).

How hard is ifttt to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is ifttt for?

Mainly developer.

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