Question: When using IFTTT, it's trivial to connect one trigger (*if this*) to one event/output (*then that*). However, I'm interested in using IFTTT for a slightly more complex query, along the lines of *"if this happens 3 times, do that"*.

A [Quora question](https://www.quora.com/Can-you-use-two-or-more-triggers-and-actions-on-IFTTT-How-can-I-do-that/answer/Hans-Andersson-1) discusses this and suggests Numerous as a channel which can be used for more complex triggers, but it turns out that Numerous [had to shut down due to lack of funding](http://blog.numerousapp.com/2016/02/02/numerous-shutting-down-on-may-1.html) several months ago.

A similar question [was asked on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/ifttt/comments/43wpwo/are_there_any_good_alternatives_to_numerous_for/) with no satisfying answer, so I'm asking here in the hope that there is a better solution to my problem: **How can I chain triggers in more complex queries with IFTTT?** Is this even possible now that Numerous has shut down, or will I have to use an alternative service?

Answer: 
In fact you are searching for a IFTTT equivalent with internal variables and eventually fork actions to store a counter for example...

* [Tasker](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/) handles all that but runs only on phones and has only phone events (it can do http call though)
* [Netvibes](http://www.netvibes.com/) manages multiple triggers and actions, but if you want vars you must perform a GET/POST with information through the HTTP call feature
IFTTT have now launched a [maker platform](https://ifttt.com/blog/2017/05/calling-all-makers) which appears to support filters and chaining. I've not yet worked out if it has timers and cloud side variables/storage.