Webhooks That Email You
Infrastructure
webhook to email relay
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Good idea, useful for indie hackers wanting email on site events.
From 1 comment
Nice idea. I looked for something like this and settled on an app called pushover. That is more “api to phone alert” which also accepted emails. The reason is for a strong…
quickthrower2 on HN
Objections
Existing tools like Pushover already cover API-to-phone alerts with email support.
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Nice idea. I looked for something like this and settled on an app called pushover. That is more “api to phone alert” which also accepted emails. The reason is for a strong…
quickthrower2 on HN
Alternatives named
Zapier
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IFTTT
From 1 comment
Slack webhooks
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Pushover
From 1 comment
Nice idea. I looked for something like this and settled on an app called pushover. That is more “api to phone alert” which also accepted emails. The reason is for a strong…
quickthrower2 on HN
Yahoo Pipes
From 1 comment
Never say “* exists” as an excuse. When zapier came out Yahoo Pipes existed.
carrja99 on HN
websocket.email
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Reminds me a of a short lived project websocket.email. Instead of webhook, you could listen on websocket for emails. Might be a Pro feature for your project.…
st0le on HN