You can now use your RescueTime Alerts to automate your favorite web applications, thanks to our new integration with Zapier.com.
Say what? Probably easiest to show some examples. Here are a few things we’ve been doing around the RescueTime offices that illustrate some of what you can do with this integration.
1. Deliver alerts differently than the standard popup messages or emails
2. Automatically share time milestones as status reports
3. Log alerts as datapoints for future Quantified Self analysis
4. Poke fun at ourselves for going on workaholic binges while getting this integration done!
Zapier allows more than 280 web applications to speak to each other
Zapier is a web service that makes it easy for non-developers to connect their web applications together, saving time and improving productivity. They connect with over 280 different services, including several of the most popular project management and communication services, such as Basecamp, Asana, Podio, Yammer, iDoneThis, and HipChat to name a few.
How does this work?
When you connect your RescueTime account with Zapier, we will make a special feed of your alerts accessible to them. Then you can set up any of your alerts to trigger an action in Zapier. This can be used to log a block of time, send a status message, or add a note to a calendar. You can even send a humblebragging tweet about your horrible work-life imbalance. A more technical explanation can be found here.
How do I get started?
Alerts – and consequently the alerts API – are only available to RescueTime premium subscribers. But to make it easier to give them a try, we’re offering premium subscriptions at 25% off the normal price until May 31, 2014. Click here to upgrade so you can get started.
First, make sure you have some alerts set up, then head on over to Zapier.com and start creating zaps. If you need any help, check this help document or open a support ticket with us and we’ll be happy to help.
Let us know what you think, ok?
The great thing about Zapier is it puts you in control of your data without relying on us to do tedious one by one integrations. Play around with it. Have fun! Do amazing things! If you find something that’s really working for you, please let us know so we can share the knowledge!
and IFTTT?
I think an iFTTT integration would be great! (especially some of their more ‘lifestyle’ integrations. I can imagine some cool “turn your office lights up 20% when you’re super productive” scenarios). We’ll look into it. Zapier has integrations with several project / task management apps that iFTTT doesn’t have, so in the long run I’d really love to have both integrations. Thanks!