DIY IFTTT Button using Arduino and ESP8266 by JMoonLabs.com

Want to build a IFTTT button? Don’t know how to use ESP8266?
Here’s a simple way using an Arduino Uno to get you started!

Using an Arduino Uno or Clone, an ESP-01 Wifi Module and the circuit below, you can create a single IFTTT button which can perform 1 task or add more buttons to perform multiple tasks.

Circuit for Connecting ESP 01 Module. ESP’s Pinouts are shown on the bottom right.

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Here we’re connecting to a WiFi network and after the connection is complete, the RED LED turns ON. If the button is pressed anytime after that, the Green LED turns ON for 2 seconds and the Red LED turns OFF. Logs securely into the sender’s email ID using ID and Password (Set in the code) and sends email to the intended receiver(s) Email ID(s). After the email is sent, Green LED blinks twice.

The message can be anything from “The Button Was Pressed on IFTTT device.\r\nCheck it out.” to “Message from IFTTT Button.Order Placed.” (which we used during testing, as you can see from the screen-shot of the receiver’s email below!

Screen Shot of Receiver’s Email after pressing the button 3 times.

Simply add more buttons to the Arduino Uno and edit the code to perform multiple functions on each button press.