Using the Maker IFTTT channel, it is possible to emit events based on sensor to trigger your recipes.
This page provides an overview of the process, as well as a number of ways you can trigger the events from the Raspberry Pi!
Initial Setup
If you haven’t already, subscribe to the Maker Channel. Once you are connected, you should get an API key that is unique for your account. From here you can click on the “How to trigger events” link, which is of the form
https://maker.ifttt.com/use/{your API key}
This allows you to generate triggers with an event name and up to 3 parameters
More to come…
Emitting Events from the Raspberry Pi
Here we look at a number of ways you can emit the events, ranging from the most basic bash curl script to higher level programming languages.
More to come…