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title: Activation Trigger node documentation
description: >-
Learn how to use the Activation Trigger node in n8n. Follow technical
documentation to integrate Activation Trigger node into your workflows.
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- integration
- reference
Activation Trigger node
The Activation Trigger node gets triggered when an event gets fired by n8n or a workflow.
/// warning n8n has deprecated the Activation Trigger node and replaced it with two new nodes: the n8n Trigger node and the Workflow Trigger node. For more details, check out the entry in the breaking changes page. ///
/// note | Keep in mind If you want to use the Activation Trigger node for a workflow, add the node to the workflow. You don't have to create a separate workflow. ///
The Activation Trigger node gets triggered for the workflow that it gets added to. You can use the Activation Trigger node to trigger a workflow to notify the state of the workflow.
Node parameters
- Events
- Activation: Run when the workflow gets activated
- Start: Run when n8n starts or restarts
- Update: Run when the workflow gets saved while it's active
Templates and examples
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