20 IFTTT Recipes to Archive Your Social Media Data
If you’re a frequent user of social media, it’s wise to keep a backup of your data. Archiving your data is beneficial in scenarios like a site shutting down, your account getting compromised, or if you decide to deactivate your accounts. Regularly archiving your data is a smart move, particularly when unforeseen issues arise with your online accounts, leaving you uncertain about the accessibility of your data.
There are several tools that assist in backing up data from multiple sites simultaneously, such as SocialSafe and Backupify. However, if you need to archive just one or two sites, these might not be the ideal choices. Additionally, they do not support backing up your data to your personal cloud storage like Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, Evernote, or Box.
An alternative exists: IFTTT recipes.
20 IFTTT Recipes For Your iPhone & iPad
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Understanding IFTTT
If you’re new to IFTTT, it’s an online platform that enables you to create ‘recipes’ (Internet tasks) using triggers and actions. IFTTT stands for: If This, Then That. What makes it standout is its ability to let you customize ‘this’ and ‘that’ with a wide range of channels such as Facebook, RSS, email, Pocket, Evernote, HootSuite, and more.
So, let’s dive in and explore 20 fantastic IFTTT recipes to help you archive your social media data.
| Facebook to Box:
Each new Facebook photo you post gets automatically saved to Box. |
Get Recipe |
| Facebook to Dropbox:
Automatically save photos you’re tagged in on Facebook to Dropbox. |
Get Recipe |
| Facebook to Google Drive:
Back up new Facebook photos to Google Drive. |
Get Recipe |
| Facebook Posts to Evernote:
Save Facebook links you post to Evernote. |
Get Recipe |
| Facebook Status to Evernote:
Back up your Facebook statuses to Evernote. |
Get Recipe |
| RSS to Evernote:
RSS feeds directly to Evernote. |
Get Recipe |
| Twitter to Evernote:
Automatically send tweets to Evernote. |
Get Recipe |
| Twitter Likes to Evernote:
Save your liked tweets in Evernote. |
Get Recipe |
| Twitter to Dropbox:
Create a Dropbox file from your tweets. |
Get Recipe |
| Twitter to Instapaper:
Save tweets to Instapaper. |
Get Recipe |
| Instapaper Highlights to Evernote:
Send Instapaper highlights to Evernote. |
Get Recipe |
| Twitter to Pocket:
Sync Twitter posts to Pocket via IFTTT. |
Get Recipe |
| Instagram to Dropbox:
New Instagram photos you post are saved to Dropbox (single photos only). |
Get Recipe |
| Instagram to Evernote:
Post Instagram photos directly to an Evernote notebook. |
Get Recipe |
| Instagram to Box:
Save each new Instagram post to Box. |
Get Recipe |
| Instagram to OneDrive:
Instagram posts are saved in OneDrive under “IFTTT/Instagram” with the post date as the file name. |
Get Recipe |
| Foursquare Check-ins to Google Calendar:
Track your Foursquare check-ins on Google Calendar. |
Get Recipe |
| Foursquare to Google Sheets:
Each Foursquare check-in adds a row to a Google Spreadsheet, including maps. |
Get Recipe |
| Foursquare to Dropbox:
A convenient way to track your locations. |
Get Recipe |