What Are Triggers?

Triggers are the backbone of automation in Taskade. They are predefined conditions that, when met, initiate a series of automated actions within. Essentially, they're the "if" part of an "if this, then that" equation, monitoring for specific events or changes.

New to automations? Check the Getting Started guide first.
Be sure to check the list of automation actions next.

Taskade Triggers

💡 Note: All Triggers which are not "Instant" trigger at 15-minute intervals.

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
Task Added	Triggers whenever a new task is created in a selected project.
Task Completed	Activates when a task is marked as completed.
Task Assigned	Triggers when a task is assigned to you or a team member inside a project.
Task Due	Triggers when a task with a due date is due.
Task Custom Field Updated	Triggers when a custom field is updated.
Task Manual Trigger	Manually trigger task-based automations from within projects.
Project Completed	Triggers when a project is completed.
New Comment	Triggers when a new comment is made on tasks.
New Due Date	Triggers when a new due date is added to a task.
Agent Trigger	Enables AI Agents to optionally run actions during a conversation.
Agent Public Chat Ended	Triggers when the public agent conversation comes to an end.
Form Trigger	Triggers when a form is used.
Schedule	Schedules the automation to run every hour, day, week, or month.
Delay	Pause an automation for a specified time period (Delay For) or until a specific date and time (Delay Until) before continuing.
Mailhook Trigger	Trigger automation flows by sending tasks & data to a unique email address.
Webhook	Triggers actions through requests received from external services.

Calendly Triggers

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
Any Event Scheduled	Triggers when a new event is scheduled in Calendly.
Event Canceled	Triggers when a scheduled event is canceled.
Event Scheduled for an Event Type	Triggers when a specific type of event is scheduled.

Slack Triggers

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New Message	Triggers when a new message is submitted.
New Channel	Triggers when a new channel is created.
New Mention	Triggers when the Taskade Bot name is mentioned.
New Reaction	Triggers when a new reaction is added to a message.

Typeform Triggers

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New Submission	Activates upon receiving a new form submission in Typeform.

Gmail Triggers

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New Email	Kicks off actions when a new email arrives in Gmail.

Google Sheets Triggers

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New Row	Triggers when a new row is added to Google Sheets.

Google Forms Triggers

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New Response	Initiates a process with a new response in Google Forms.

Google Drive Trigger

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New Folder	Triggers when a new folder is created in a Google Drive.
New File	Triggers when a new file is added to a Google Drive.

Webflow Triggers

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New Form Submission	Initiates an action with a new form submission in Webflow.

HubSpot Triggers

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New Deal	Triggers when a new HubSpot CRM deal is found.
New Contact	Triggers when a new HubSpot CRM contact is found.
Deal Stage Reached	Triggers when a HubSpot CRM deal enters a selected stage.

YouTube Triggers

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New Video	Triggers when a new video is added to a YouTube channel.

RSS Triggers

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New Item Added	Triggers when a new item is added to an RSS feed.

Discord Triggers

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New Item Added	Triggers when a new message is sent to a Discord channel.

Google Calendar

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New or Updated Event	Triggers when an event in a Google Calendar is created or updated.

GitHub

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New Pull Request	Triggers with a new pull request.
New Star	Triggers when a user stars a repository.
New Issue	Triggers when a new issue is opened.
New Push	Initiates when new commits are pushed.
New Release	Triggers when a new release is published.
New Issue Comment	Triggers when a new comment is added to an issue.

Stripe Triggers

⚡️ Trigger	🔤 Description
New Customer	Triggers when a new customer is created in Stripe
New Payment	Triggers when a new payment is successfully made in Stripe
Payment Failed	Triggers when a payment fails in Stripe
New Subscription	Triggers when a new subscription is created in Stripe
Canceled Subscription	Triggers when a subscription is canceled in Stripe