Updating variable from logicblock

[arianto.nugroho]

Hi… I have a logic block which will update an Apilio’s variable. At the moment I’m doing it via ifttt webhook, but can I do it directly from Apilio to avoid additional delay and possible error?

[Anna]

Hello @arianto.nugroho!

This is not possible at the moment, so you are doing it correctly going over IFTTT.

It’s something that has been requested before, so we might look into building this in the future:

Add ability to update Variables within a Logicblock action chain

Question asked here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/apilio/mRjsSPlrcQA and https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/apilio/M7-v4_T_0c0

I recommend that if you are still using the legacy webhooks, that you switch over to our IFTTT integration, you can learn more about this change here:

How to migrate your logicblocks to the new IFTTT integration

Apilio now works with IFTTT! We are sure you are all excited about trying the new IFTTT integration, and if you are already an Apilio user, we recommend that you give it a go by migrating your existing logicblocks to the new ones, and see how easy and fast it is to setup your logicblocks and variables now Legacy logicblocks are not going away for now, but you won’t be able to create new ones using webhooks. You will be able to modify any existing ones if n…

Thanks!

[Anna]

Hi @arianto.nugroho ! Sorry for the delay updating this post but this year we released webhooks in Apilio and they allow you to update a variable via a Logicblock without using IFTTT. I added some steps on how to do this here:

https://community.apilio.com/t/how-to-update-apilio-variables-or-run-logicblocks-without-using-ifttt/1736