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 First of all, you need to create an account for IFTTT obviously if you don't have one already. So go to [[https://ifttt.com]] and follow the steps to sign up.
-To fire triggers from mAirList, we will use the so-called ''Maker Channels'' -- a mechanism introduced by IFTTT 2015 that you can use to trigger actions through a simple HTTP POST call.
+To fire triggers from mAirList, we will use the so-called //Maker Channels// -- a mechanism introduced by IFTTT 2015 that you can use to trigger actions through a simple HTTP POST call.
 Maker Channels are managed on [[https://ifttt.com/maker]]:
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+==== Create Recipe ====
+Once we have connected our Maker Channel and obtained your key, you can go to //My Recipes// in the menu, and create a new recipe. For the Trigger Channel, type "maker" and choose the //Maker// channel:
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+As we are going to trigger the action through an HTTP call from mAirList, choose //Receive a web request// as the trigger -- this happens to be the only option at the time of this writing:
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+In the next step, enter a name for the trigger. This will be later used in the URL, so use lower case characters only, and no spaces. For our example, we choose ''playlist_empty'':
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+In the remaining steps, we must specify to the action to take -- in our very simple example, we will just send an email to ourself:
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+==== Test the Recipe ====
+To test the recipe, go back to [[https://ifttt.com/maker]] and click //How to Trigger Events//. The following web page will appear:
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+In the topmost URL field, replace ''{event}'' with the name of our event: ''playlist_empty'':
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+Now you can click //Test It// and wait for the e-mail to arrive.
+At the bottom of the page, we already see the HTTP POST URL that we will need in the final step when adding the action to mAirList: ''https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/playlist_empty/with/key/<key>'', where ''<key>'' is the key that was obtained when you connected the Maker Channel.
+===== Set Up mAirList =====
+The final step is to make mAirList trigger the HTTP POST call when the playlist runs empty during automation.
+==== Create Script ====
+At this time, we cannot use HTTP POST calls directly in action lists, so we must create a very simple script first:
+<code language="pascal">
+begin
+  HTTPPost('https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/playlist_empty/with/key/<key>', '');
+end.
+</code>
+Replace ''<key>'' by your IFTTT Maker Channel key, then save the script as e.g. ''ifttt_playlist_empty.mls''.
+==== Set Up Action ====
+Now that we have created the script, we can go to the configuration and add it as an action to the //When playlist runs empty in automation mode// condition:
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+That's all. Now when the playlist runs empty, mAirList will make a call to IFTTT.