Amazon Dash to IFTTT

A very simple script to catch events from an Amazon Dash button, relaying them to IFTTT as a Maker Event.

Maker Events in IFTTT can be used as part of a trigger, linked to an action service such as Send an SMS.

This very simple package uses Alex Hortin's node-dash-button project to capture events from the dash button.

Configuration

Setup your Dash button

• Follow the setup provided within the Amazon app to connect the Dash button to your local network - EXIT THE APP BEFORE PICKING A PRODUCT.

• Locate the MAC addresss of your dash button using the find_button script provided by node-dash-button

Configure Dash to IFTTT

• Add your Dash MAC address (dash_mac_address) to the config and setup an event name (dash_event_name) to be passed to IFTTT. The event name can be anything e.g. "pop_tarts_dash_press"

• Run the project on your machine / server etc. (something like pm2 on a pi will do the trick)

Configure IFTTT

• Login to IFTTT.com
• Hit My Applets -> New Applet
• Search for the "Maker" service and hit "Recieve a web request"
• Enter your event name as you did in the config, e.g. "pop_tarts_dash_press"
• Select an action service e.g. SMS
• Run the application and WIN!