Nowadays, applications seek to offer more services of interest to their users in order to achieve a solid relationship with them. This is the case of Telegram, which increasingly innovates with its different functionalities and integrations to offer a more complete service to all its users.
One of the most interesting tools of Telegram the IFTTT, which if you do not know it, do not worry. In this article we will show you what it is and how to configure it in your account so that you can get the most out of Telegram. We will also mention some of the actions that you can perform with them.
Index
- What is IFTTT?
- How to configure IFTTT in Telegram?
- What cool applets can I use?
What is IFTTT?
It comes from the acronym “If this, then that” which allows integrating different applications so that when you do something in one, an action is immediately performed in another. Basically it allows you to automate processes so that you can take advantage of time more efficiently. An example is when you post a story on Instagram and it immediately posts to Facebook as well.
In order to use this tool, we must grant access to both applications that we want to be synchronized. The services that you can automate or Applets are those that will allow you to do several things at the same time. In the above example, we need to grant you the permission on both Facebook and Instagram so that the Applet can work efficiently.
The uses that can be given to the IFTTT service are numerous , becoming an innovation that will allow you to optimize your actions on social networks and you can even program commands to receive information from specific applications.
Using these services is Telegram is one of the reasons why it has been gaining more popularity compared to other messaging applications.
The fact that it allows automating tasks has caused many people to migrate from other applications to Telegram in search of greater control over what they can do, making the most of it. Sounds amazing right? Read on to learn how to integrate IFTTT with your Telegram account.
How to configure IFTTT in Telegram?
To be able to configure IFTTT in your Telegram account, you must have your mobile phone and a computer on hand to access its website. Follow the steps below to significantly increase the tools that Telegram offers:
- To begin, we will have to create an account in IFTTT. You will do this from its official website, where you will have to enter an email for registration.
- Following this, you will go to the Telegram application and search for “@IFTTT”so that you can get the IFTTT bot.
- Once the bot is obtained, you will enter it and start it by authorizing the connection with IFTTT. You will have to create a channel or group that will be where you can use the bot.
- You will connect the IFTTT bot to the channel or group you just created using IFTTT commands.
- To finish, you will have to put IFTTT as the administratorof the channel you created and start programming the functions you want.
With this you will have IFTTT configured in your Telegram account, however, this is not enough. Now you will have to look for the Applets that you want to use to use them in the channel where IFTTT is the administrator. If you have any questions about how Telegram is used you can always read their frequently asked questions.
What cool applets can I use?
Telegram on its own platform offers several configuration options for your account, such as hiding the last connection time or hiding your phone number . Telegram can offer more privacy to its users , which is why it has gained more popularity.
Daily weather report
You can integrate weather applications with your Telegram account just by pressing the “Connect with Telegram” button . That way, you will receive daily private messages with the day’s weather information.
Send emails and receive notifications
You can also send emails without the need to leave Telegram . This is possible using the hashtag “#email” in the chat. You just have to use the previous command followed by the message you want to send. Example “#mail Let’s meet”. Similarly, you can schedule to receive notifications of important emails.
Just like these Applets, Telegram offers its storage in the cloud to save all kinds of files safely.
