Trouble getting cloudbits to trigger IFTTT applets

[Hixie]

Consider using https://github.com/Hixie/localbit if you have another computer on the same network as the cloudbit. Basically it lets you implement your own IFTTT server locally.

[Thingfully]

Thanks @Hixie. I am hoping to get IFTTT (the #DuctTapeForIoT) working because I have other products I want my students to connect with such as MESH, WeMo, the International Space Station, and the weather.

[rsadkowski]

Still no fix. Dead in the water

[Thingfully]

I received a nice email thanking me for my patience. Let's give 'em a month and see what happens.

[rsadkowski]

Just received an email saying they are working on it. Follow up by the weekend.

[wutang]

Same problem here. Just got Cloudbit for my son based on promise that it works well with IFTTT but wasted a whole day thinking it was our fault. So just to confirm, IFTTT said they are looking into problem this week?

[ejbiegel]

Still no news on this topic.??

[ejbiegel]

Respons of customer care:
Hello Edwin,
I understand how you feel, and I sincerely apologize for the wait. Our development team is aware of the issue and is working on assessing the resources needed to mend the issue.
We will follow up once we hear back!
Best,
Megan

[plasmaa]

@ejbiegel and @rsadkowski

Any updates on this ? I'm new to Littlebits and since 2 weeks I'm trying to have my Cloudbit to trigger recipes in IFTTT with no success. I don't know if the problem comes from IFTTT not registering the Cloudbit trigger when it comes or if the Cloudbit itself doesn't send the right signal.

In any case , when I go in the Littlebits app on my iPhone, the CloudBit is online and I can receive and send data through the app. I'm just not able to connect it to IFTTT.

Best !

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[rsadkowski]

Last time I heard they'll address it next year.
I'm contemplating selling my kit, but then who's going to buy it? Paperweight.

[ericksmr]

Any updates on this issue yet?

[alexpikkert]

@sean_littleBits @chloeatplay
Are you still cooperating with IFTTT? Or maybe you are closing this service ? It will really make the cloudbit completely useless.
Or are you coming up with another service in the new setup of Littlebits?
Please can you explain and make a solution, many members are waiting a very long time now...
My cloudbit is sending and receiving with no problem. But at IFTTT everything is dead.

[enoch]

i don't suppose asking again will help bump this. so disappointing

[Thingfully]

I asked on Twitter and they told me to write to support at littleBits. If we all tweet to Ayah Bedir (@ayahbdeir) at the same time on the same day, perhaps we could bump the issue?

Who's in?

[enoch]

i'd do it. not sure i have much twitter sway

[alexpikkert]

Hi @enoch and @Thingfully,
I have recently sent a request to the support team to solve the IFTTT issue that is blocking the use of the cloudbit already for a few years and received this answer:

I'm so sorry about that! We are currently investigating the connectivity between our cloud servers and IFTTT because it seems like some cloudBits are not connecting with IFTTT 100% of the time. Our engineering team is working on a fix, but we don't have an ETA at the moment. It sounds like you may be working on a deadline, and we don't want you to miss it, so we, unfortunately, have to recommend that you find another IOT solution for your project.
We do apologize for the inconvenience.

PS I am now waiting for a suggestion for another Iot soulution....

[Thingfully]

Hi @alexpikkert. I teach IoT to middle schoolers and MESH is a great solution. They have a littleBit connector, so you can still use your bits.
https://shop.meshprj.com/collections/gpio-accessories

[quinn_mcrae]

Valued Inventors, we have heard your questions and concerns about our cloudBit IOT connections. We want you to know that we are listening and we are working on repairing the connection so you can connect to IFTTT applets and other utilization functions of the cloud API.

Until further notice, the CloudBit software service is down for maintenance. We apologize for this inconvenience and we hope to have this resolved in the first quarter of 2019.

We thank you all for your patience while we sort this out and, as always, we look forward to seeing what you invent.

[suwage23]

Good morning,
Is there any update on this or a rough idea on when this would be resolved?
Many thanks

[Cyanopsis]

Yeah, they should be able to give us an ETA by now, if Q1 is the target still.