Creating and configuring an IFTTT Applet

To create our IFTTT Applet, there are many steps that we need to follow. Many of these steps are simple and generic, irrespective of the type of Applet you are creating. While we will step through these generic steps, we won't go into them in great detail, as I am sure you will be more than capable of understanding what is going on during the process. Instead, what we will focus on is the unique steps and sections of IFTTT that relate to integrating our Raspberry Pi.

Please note that the https://ifttt.com/ free pricing tier limits the number of Applet that you can have active at once. At the time of writing, the maximum was three active Applets. We will be creating four Applets in this and the next chapter combined, so you will need to archive at least one Applet on IFTTT as you work through the next chapter in order to stay on the IFTTT free pricing tier.

Here are the steps we need to follow:

1. Log into or create your IFTTT account. If...