Sending e-mail notifications from a Logicblock

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With the notification action in Logicblock, you can send an e-mail notification (to your account e-mail address) as part of your actions.

Setup

Click “Add action” and then select Notification from the presented options:

On the configuration form that follows, you can give it a short name which will be used when the form is minimised or in the logs:

The subject and the body support the use of data from variables.
Here’s more information on how it works:

Using device attributes and variables in actions

Where can I use it? The content of variables and of device attributes can be used in actions. This is handy if you want to forward them to another system, e.g. as a set point for a thermostat. The variable values can be used in the following places: IFTTT action values HTTP action body Notification action in the subject and the body Apilio Action How do I find the variable reference? Variables On every variable detail view, you can find the variable reference in the section “How to read and …

As with every action type, you can add delays in the advanced option section.

Sender address and rate limit

• The e-mail will be from the sender “noreply@apilio.io”.
• The number of e-mails you can send is limited and depends on your plan. Check out the Apilio pricing page or the subscription management to find the current limits.