Help with IFTTT Location Triggers for Beeminder Gym Goal

Akrasia
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Hello, I’m new to Beeminder and want to use it to track my gym visits and verify that I actually go. I’ve set up IFTTT (also new to that) to trigger when I’m at my gym location and add a data point to my Beeminder gym graph.

I’m concerned that multiple data points might be added while I remain at the gym, instead of just one, since IFTTT might continuously trigger. Is that what would happen? If yes, how could I prevent that? To test how it works, I created another IFTTT trigger for my home location, but it didn’t seem to work.

Is this because IFTTT location triggers only activate when I enter a location and not when I’m already there? Or is there another reason why it didn’t work? I don’t want to risk losing money if my gym location isn’t triggering.

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hey, in case you use iOS - I did the same, but I skipped IFTTT and used iOS Shortcuts instead. It added exactly one datapoint, only when I entered the location.

Can’t speak for IFTTT but I recommend that you set rate to $0 for 7 days and try yourself. Also support cancels charges if they’re not legit (happened to me), so I’d say give it a go and don’t worry :slight_smile:

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Right, I use Android and the issue was actually that I needed to enter an area instead of just being in it.Or maybe it was just malfunctioning. Yes, I added 7 days as a safety margin. Now I’ll have to check how reliable it is over time.

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