dev-ci-ifttt-notify

CI IFTTT Notification

Add an IFTTT webhook notification job to a GitHub Actions workflow. The notification reports deploy status (succeeded, failed with reason, cancelled) along with a link to the workflow run.

Requirements

• User must provide the IFTTT webhook URL (e.g., https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/<event>/with/key/<key>)
• Project must have a GitHub Actions workflow to add the notification to
• gh CLI must be available for setting the repo secret

IFTTT Payload Design

IFTTT notifications (especially mobile push) typically only show value1 prominently. Put all critical info in value1 so the notification is self-explanatory at a glance:

Field	Content	Example
value1	<project>: <emoji> <status>	my-app: ✅ Deploy succeeded
value2	Run URL for tapping through	https://github.com/.../runs/123
value3	(unused / empty)	""

Do NOT split project name and status across value1/value2 — the user should see the full picture from the notification title alone.

Workflow

1. Identify the Workflow

Read .github/workflows/ to find the target workflow (typically the production deploy workflow). Identify all job names and their dependency chain.

2. Add the Notify Job

Add a notify job at the end of the workflow with this pattern:

notify:
  name: Notify
  needs: [<all-prior-jobs>]
  runs-on: ubuntu-latest
  timeout-minutes: 2
  if: always()
  steps:
    - name: Send IFTTT notification
      env:
        IFTTT_PROD_NOTIFY: ${{ secrets.IFTTT_PROD_NOTIFY }}
      run: |
        if [ -z "$IFTTT_PROD_NOTIFY" ]; then
          echo "IFTTT_PROD_NOTIFY not set, skipping notification"
          exit 0
        fi

        JOB1_RESULT="${{ needs.<job1>.result }}"
        JOB2_RESULT="${{ needs.<job2>.result }}"
        DEPLOY_RESULT="${{ needs.<deploy-job>.result }}"
        # ... one variable per job in needs

        # Determine status — check deploy success first, then failures in pipeline order
        if [ "$DEPLOY_RESULT" = "success" ]; then
          STATUS="✅ Deploy succeeded"
        elif [ "$JOB1_RESULT" = "failure" ]; then
          STATUS="❌ <Job1 description> failed"
        elif [ "$JOB2_RESULT" = "failure" ]; then
          STATUS="❌ <Job2 description> failed"
        elif [ "$DEPLOY_RESULT" = "failure" ]; then
          STATUS="❌ Deploy failed"
        else
          STATUS="⚠️ Deploy result: job1=$JOB1_RESULT job2=$JOB2_RESULT deploy=$DEPLOY_RESULT"
        fi

        curl -s -o /dev/null \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -d "{\"value1\":\"<project-name>: $STATUS\",\"value2\":\"https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}\",\"value3\":\"\"}" \
          "$IFTTT_PROD_NOTIFY"

Key design points:

• value1 contains project name + status — notification is readable without opening it
• Emoji prefixes (✅, ❌, ⚠️) for instant visual scanning on mobile
• needs lists ALL prior jobs so status of each can be checked
• if: always() ensures notification runs regardless of success/failure
• Empty check on IFTTT_PROD_NOTIFY allows silent skip if secret not configured
• Status determination checks jobs in pipeline order to identify which stage failed
• curl -s -o /dev/null to suppress output noise in CI logs

3. Set GitHub Repo Secret

gh secret set IFTTT_PROD_NOTIFY --body "<webhook-url>"

Verify with gh secret list.

4. Update Workflow Header Comment

Add a line to the workflow's header comment describing the notification step.