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<p>When I wanted to use IFTTT to <a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2015/11/how-many-scripts-does-it-take-to-color-a-light-bulb/">automate some stuff in my house</a>, I needed my computer to activate one of IFTTT&#8217;s &#8220;custom triggers&#8221; simply by loading a particular URL, in the format <em>https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/trigger-name-here/with/key/key-goes-here</em>. In other words:</p>

<pre><code>curl https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/mytrigger/with/key/this-is-my-key</code></