I thought this was pretty neat. To test it out, I created a Webhook that sends a text message to my number when I click a shortcut on my desktop. There are all sorts neat things to do with
I got the webhook to work with no problem using the URL
Wget was a little different than what was shown in the video.
The setup installed wget in "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\GnuWin32\bin\wget.exe"
When I ran wget it said to add " --no-check-certificate". I did then it worked.
I created a shortcut on the desktop. That worked!
It showed the cmd window open briefly. To not show that, change "Run:" to Minimized.
So my command line is (shorten the key so it won't work):
"%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\GnuWin32\bin\wget.exe" --no-check-certificate -O - https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/SmsDemo/with/key/c_HM-bSiU9N
So my command line is (shorten the key so it won't work):
"%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\GnuWin32\bin\wget.exe" --no-check-certificate -O - https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/SmsDemo/with/key/c_HM-bSiU9N
Links to items mentioned in the video:
- Wget for Windows - used to retrieve a webpage without opening a web browser
- Wemo Mini Smart Plug, Wi-Fi Enabled, Works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, IFTTT
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