using cayenne webhook trigger feature we will send a custom message notification to the mobile. we will be also using IFTTT for this. Explore - IFTTT You can replace the SMS service with other services provided by IFTT. https://ifttt.com/search.
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Add a new device to the cayenne dashboard. Here is a tutorial to get started Adding a New Device using MQTT
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Add a button to dashboard by following the step to add an actuator from the above tutorial.
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Create a new account in https://ifttt.com/
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Let’s start by creating a new applet.
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add the “this” condition.
- Search for webhooks.
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Add a new event name and create the trigger.
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Now we will create the action.
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Choose the action you want to be executed when the trigger happens.
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I will send an SMS notification to my mobile when the button is pressed.
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You need to verify your mobile number in next step.
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Add the custom message you want when the button is pressed
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Create action and click Finish. This complete adding an applet.
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Search for webhook Sevice.
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Click on setting to get the URL.
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On cayenne dashboard navigate to triggers.
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Drag and drop the device into the IF condition. Select the button widget and the ON action.
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Click on the Setup Webhook option in THEN.
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Select POST and Add this URL by replacing xxxxxxx… by your URL last parameter from webhook setting. https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/webhook_testing/with/key/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Click save and it is done.
RESULT:
When you turn ON the button on your dashboard, we get an SMS notification about it.
Debug:
Make sure the run counter is incremented, indicating the trigger has successfully occurred.
