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Ask HN: Is there a service that will submit an API request on my behalf?

2 points by recharge ↗ HN
For instance, I have an API call that remaps an Elastic IP to another EC2 instance in case there's a failure. I have the call saved on my mac, but in case I had a failure while I was out of the office, it would be nice if I could visit a webpage, send an email, tweet something, etc, and a service would send the API call on my behalf.

Seems simple enough, but I can't find anybody out there doing it.

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elssar
Check out [Zapier](http://zapier.com)
manidoraisamy
And IFTTT - http://ifttt.com/
elssar
IFTTT does not offer webhooks, so I believe it is out of the running for this usecase
recharge
Both great services, but I'd need a greater level of customization to get it to work.

Would this be something enough people would use to justify it as a weekend project?

jeremi23
You could host a script that does it on Google app engine ?
manidoraisamy
Non-http requests would be a problem with app engine