manage_trigger
Manage a workspace trigger (SFTP/AWS S3 pull, spec chaining, or schedule)
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Create, list, update, delete, or fire a workspace job trigger. Four types:
- "sftp"/"aws_s3": pulls files from a connection (sftp: remote server; aws_s3: S3 bucket/prefix) into an already-analyzed data spec on a schedule (hourly/daily/monthly, UTC). Type must match the connection's type; aws_s3 also requires s3Bucket (s3Prefix optional). Natural-language preRules (which files to pick up) and postRules (what to do after upload) are compiled into executable code server-side — never pass raw code. The connection must already exist and have passed test (see manage_connection). For a first-time "set up a daily/scheduled pull" request, prefer setup_scheduled_pull, which sets up the connection and trigger together.
- "spec_success": fires a spec automatically whenever a DIFFERENT spec's job completes successfully (set upstreamSpecName to that spec). No connection/frequency. Use this when the request ties the run to another job finishing (e.g. "run this after the customers load finishes").
- "schedule": fires a spec directly on a plain frequency (hourly/daily/monthly, UTC), no connection and no upstream spec. Use this when the request is time-based with no dependency (e.g. "run this every morning").
IMPORTANT: "spec_success" and "schedule" triggers can only target a table-source (sourceType: "tables") spec (see onboard_data_source) — they have no file to load, only a generated query to re-run. If asked to set up a scheduled/recurring job that reads from an already-loaded table (e.g. "keep a daily summary of the orders table up to date"), create that as an onboard_data_source sourceType "tables" spec first, THEN create the trigger here. Prefer "spec_success" when the user's phrasing implies "after X loads/finishes"; prefer "schedule" when they just want a cadence with no stated dependency; ask if genuinely ambiguous. For sftp/aws_s3, the referenced spec must already have been analyzed once (see onboard_data_source).
After firing a trigger (action "run-now") — or any one-off manual run — use action "run-history" to monitor its outcome: it starts as status: running and settles to success, failed, or no-files, with filesPulled and a message.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| workspaceId | string | no | Workspace to act on. Defaults to your only workspace if you have exactly one. |
| action | string | yes | Which operation to perform. |
| triggerId | string | no | Existing trigger. Required for update/delete/run-now/clear-processed-files. |
| specName | string | no | The spec this trigger fires. Required for create. |
| connectionId | string | no | sftp/aws_s3 only. Connection to pull from. Required for create when type is "sftp"/"aws_s3". Also usable as a run-history filter. |
| type | string | no | Trigger type. Optional for create (defaults to "sftp"). For sftp/aws_s3 must match the connection's type. |
| s3Bucket | string | no | aws_s3 only. Bucket to poll. Required for create when type is "aws_s3", or to change it on update. Each run lists at most 5000 objects from the bucket/prefix (oldest key first) — past that, new files can be missed. On create, a successful response includes a `warnings` array with this note; relay it to the user and suggest an S3 lifecycle rule to expire/transition old objects. |
| s3Prefix | string | no | aws_s3 only. Optional key prefix; defaults to the whole bucket. |
| frequency | object | no | Required for create when type is "sftp", "aws_s3", or "schedule"; optional on update to change the schedule. Not applicable to spec_success. |
| upstreamSpecName | string | no | spec_success only. The spec whose successful job completion fires this trigger. Required for create when type is "spec_success". |
| preRules | string | no | sftp/aws_s3 only. Natural language: which files to pick up (e.g. "only *.csv under /outbound"). |
| postRules | string | no | sftp/aws_s3 only. Natural language: what to do after a file loads (e.g. "rename with .done suffix"). |
| dedupe | boolean | no | sftp/aws_s3 only. Required for create — ask the user rather than assuming a value; do not default it silently. Whether repeat pulls should skip files already loaded into this spec, matched by file name. Has real consequences: with dedupe true, a file that reappears under the same name (e.g. re-uploaded with corrected data) will be silently skipped; with dedupe false, an unchanged file left on the server will be reloaded every run. Omit only for update, where omitting leaves the trigger's existing setting unchanged. |
| enabled | boolean | no | Whether the trigger is active. Defaults to true on create. |
| specId | string | no | run-history: filter to runs of triggers feeding this spec. |
| pageSize | integer | no | run-history: records per page (default 25). |
| cursor | string | no | run-history: opaque `nextCursor` from a prior page (omit for the first page). |
| startTime | string | no | run-history: ISO 8601 lower bound (inclusive) on when the run started. |
| endTime | string | no | run-history: ISO 8601 upper bound (inclusive) on when the run started. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"workspaceId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Workspace to act on. Defaults to your only workspace if you have exactly one."
},
"action": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"create",
"list",
"update",
"delete",
"run-now",
"clear-processed-files",
"run-history"
],
"description": "Which operation to perform."
},
"triggerId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Existing trigger. Required for update/delete/run-now/clear-processed-files."
},
"specName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The spec this trigger fires. Required for create."
},
"connectionId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "sftp/aws_s3 only. Connection to pull from. Required for create when type is \"sftp\"/\"aws_s3\". Also usable as a run-history filter."
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"sftp",
"aws_s3",
"spec_success",
"schedule"
],
"description": "Trigger type. Optional for create (defaults to \"sftp\"). For sftp/aws_s3 must match the connection's type."
},
"s3Bucket": {
"type": "string",
"description": "aws_s3 only. Bucket to poll. Required for create when type is \"aws_s3\", or to change it on update. Each run lists at most 5000 objects from the bucket/prefix (oldest key first) — past that, new files can be missed. On create, a successful response includes a `warnings` array with this note; relay it to the user and suggest an S3 lifecycle rule to expire/transition old objects."
},
"s3Prefix": {
"type": "string",
"description": "aws_s3 only. Optional key prefix; defaults to the whole bucket."
},
"frequency": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"unit": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"hourly",
"daily",
"monthly"
],
"description": "Schedule cadence."
},
"hourOfDay": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 23,
"description": "Required for daily/monthly (UTC)."
},
"dayOfMonth": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 31,
"description": "Required for monthly."
}
},
"required": [
"unit"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"description": "Required for create when type is \"sftp\", \"aws_s3\", or \"schedule\"; optional on update to change the schedule. Not applicable to spec_success."
},
"upstreamSpecName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "spec_success only. The spec whose successful job completion fires this trigger. Required for create when type is \"spec_success\"."
},
"preRules": {
"type": "string",
"description": "sftp/aws_s3 only. Natural language: which files to pick up (e.g. \"only *.csv under /outbound\")."
},
"postRules": {
"type": "string",
"description": "sftp/aws_s3 only. Natural language: what to do after a file loads (e.g. \"rename with .done suffix\")."
},
"dedupe": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "sftp/aws_s3 only. Required for create — ask the user rather than assuming a value; do not default it silently. Whether repeat pulls should skip files already loaded into this spec, matched by file name. Has real consequences: with dedupe true, a file that reappears under the same name (e.g. re-uploaded with corrected data) will be silently skipped; with dedupe false, an unchanged file left on the server will be reloaded every run. Omit only for update, where omitting leaves the trigger's existing setting unchanged."
},
"enabled": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the trigger is active. Defaults to true on create."
},
"specId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "run-history: filter to runs of triggers feeding this spec."
},
"pageSize": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100,
"description": "run-history: records per page (default 25)."
},
"cursor": {
"type": "string",
"description": "run-history: opaque `nextCursor` from a prior page (omit for the first page)."
},
"startTime": {
"type": "string",
"description": "run-history: ISO 8601 lower bound (inclusive) on when the run started."
},
"endTime": {
"type": "string",
"description": "run-history: ISO 8601 upper bound (inclusive) on when the run started."
}
},
"required": [
"action"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}