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invoke_ad_hoc_automation

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Invoke an ad-hoc automation with inline steps. Valid step actions: send, send-list, delay, cancel, update-profile, invoke, fetch-data. To cancel a previously started automation, use the cancel_automation tool instead.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
automationobjectyesThe automation definition with typed steps
brandstringno
dataobjectno
profileobjectno
recipientstringno
templatestringno
Raw JSON schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "automation": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "steps": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "action": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "const": "send"
                  },
                  "template": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Notification template ID or key"
                  },
                  "brand": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "data": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "additionalProperties": {}
                  },
                  "profile": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "additionalProperties": {}
                  },
                  "recipient": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "if": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Condition expression"
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "action"
                ],
                "additionalProperties": false
              },
              {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "action": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "const": "send-list"
                  },
                  "list": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "List ID to send to"
                  },
                  "template": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "brand": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "data": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "additionalProperties": {}
                  },
                  "if": {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "action",
                  "list"
                ],
                "additionalProperties": false
              },
              {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "action": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "const": "delay"
                  },
                  "duration": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "ISO 8601 duration (e.g. \"PT1H\" for 1 hour)"
                  },
                  "until": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp to wait until"
                  },
                  "if": {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "action"
                ],
                "additionalProperties": false
              },
              {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "action": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "const": "cancel"
                  },
                  "cancelation_token": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "The token set when the original automation was invoked (single \"l\" spelling)"
                  },
                  "if": {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "action",
                  "cancelation_token"
                ],
                "additionalProperties": false
              },
              {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "action": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "const": "update-profile"
                  },
                  "recipient_id": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "merge": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "enum": [
                      "none",
                      "overwrite",
                      "soft-merge",
                      "replace"
                    ]
                  },
                  "profile": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "additionalProperties": {}
                  },
                  "if": {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "action"
                ],
                "additionalProperties": false
              },
              {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "action": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "const": "invoke"
                  },
                  "template": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Automation template ID to invoke"
                  },
                  "if": {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "action",
                  "template"
                ],
                "additionalProperties": false
              },
              {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "action": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "const": "fetch-data"
                  },
                  "webhook": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                      "url": {
                        "type": "string"
                      },
                      "method": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "enum": [
                          "GET",
                          "POST",
                          "PUT",
                          "PATCH"
                        ]
                      },
                      "headers": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "additionalProperties": {
                          "type": "string"
                        }
                      },
                      "body": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "additionalProperties": {}
                      }
                    },
                    "required": [
                      "url"
                    ],
                    "additionalProperties": false,
                    "description": "HTTP request configuration"
                  },
                  "merge_strategy": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "enum": [
                      "replace",
                      "overwrite",
                      "soft-merge"
                    ]
                  },
                  "if": {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "action",
                  "webhook"
                ],
                "additionalProperties": false
              }
            ]
          },
          "description": "Ordered array of automation steps"
        },
        "cancelation_token": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Token for cancelling this automation later (single \"l\" spelling)"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "steps"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "description": "The automation definition with typed steps"
    },
    "brand": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "data": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {}
    },
    "profile": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {}
    },
    "recipient": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "template": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "automation"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

First seen 2026-09-20 · last seen 2026-09-20