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Airtable has rate limits on API requests. Setting too aggressive polling intervals may result in rate limit errors. Monitor your usage in VoltOps Console. |
- **Lower intervals** = faster response, higher API usage, more polling operations |
- **Higher intervals** = slower response, lower API usage, fewer polling operations |
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## Add Target to Activate Binding |
After creating your Airtable trigger, you need to add a target (agent or workflow) to activate the binding. For detailed instructions on: |
- Adding targets to activate bindings |
- Mapping trigger data to agent inputs |
- Testing triggers with sample payloads |
- Deploying and monitoring triggers |
See the [Add Target to Activate Binding](https://voltagent.dev/automations-docs/triggers/overviewusage/#step-3-add-target-to-activate-binding). |
These steps are the same for all trigger providers. |
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# source: VoltAgent__voltagent/website/actions-triggers-docs/triggers/overview.md type: docs |
--- |
title: Triggers Overview |
--- |
# Triggers Overview |
Triggers determine when your agents and workflows start running. They connect agents to external services or time-based schedules, responding to messages, emails, database changes, or recurring events. When you need to push agent output **out** to SaaS systems, pair triggers with [Actions](../actions/overview.md), whic... |
## How Triggers Work |
You create a trigger using three elements: |
1. **Trigger** - The external service (Slack, Gmail, Airtable, GitHub) or cron schedule you connect to |
2. **Binding** - Configuration that defines what to monitor (which channel, label, or schedule) |
3. **Target** - The agent or workflow to execute when triggered |
When an external event occurs (like a new Slack message or Airtable record update), the trigger detects it. The binding checks if the event matches your configuration. If it matches, the target executes. |
<br/> |
```mermaid |
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flowchart LR |
A["External Event<br/><small>Slack, Gmail, GitHub, etc.</small>"] |
B["Trigger Fires<br/><small>Event detected</small>"] |
C["Binding Evaluates<br/><small>Match configuration</small>"] |
D["Target Executes<br/><small>Agent or Workflow runs</small>"] |
A -.detects.-> B |
B -.evaluates.-> C |
C -.executes.-> D |
style A fill:#0f1011,stroke:#10b981,stroke-width:3px,color:#fff,rx:10,ry:10 |
style B fill:#0f1011,stroke:#10b981,stroke-width:3px,color:#fff,rx:10,ry:10 |
style C fill:#0f1011,stroke:#10b981,stroke-width:3px,color:#fff,rx:10,ry:10 |
style D fill:#0f1011,stroke:#10b981,stroke-width:3px,color:#10b981,rx:10,ry:10 |
linkStyle 0 stroke:#10b981,stroke-width:2px,color:#10b981 |
linkStyle 1 stroke:#10b981,stroke-width:2px,color:#10b981 |
linkStyle 2 stroke:#10b981,stroke-width:2px,color:#10b981 |
``` |
### Where You Can Use Triggers |
Triggers eliminate manual agent execution by responding to real-time events or running on schedules. Add automation capabilities to your agents respond instantly to customer actions, process data as it arrives, or run tasks on a schedule. |
Here are some examples of what you can build: |
**Customer Support Automation** - Run sentiment analysis agents when messages arrive in your Slack channel. |
**Email Processing** - Automatically categorize and route emails with AI-powered workflows. |
**Database Sync** - Process new or updated records from Airtable with data processing agents. |
**CI/CD Integration** - Run code review agents when pull requests are opened on GitHub. |
**Scheduled Reports** - Generate and send daily analytics reports with AI agents at specific times. |
## Supported Trigger Providers |
| Type | Description | Delivery Method | |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | --------------- | |
| **Slack** | Monitor workspace messages and channels | Webhook | |
| **Gmail** | Watch for emails with specific labels | Polling | |
| **Google Calendar** | React to calendar events (created, updated, cancelled) | Polling | |
| **Google Drive** | Detect file or folder changes | Polling | |
| **Airtable** | Detect record changes in bases and tables | Polling | |
| **GitHub** | Respond to repository events (PRs, issues, commits) | Webhook | |
| **Schedule** | Execute on cron expressions | Time-based | |
## Next Steps |
See [usage documentation](./usage.md) for step-by-step instructions on creating and managing triggers. |
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# source: VoltAgent__voltagent/website/blog/authors.yml type: yaml |
omeraplak: |
name: Omer Aplak |
title: CEO @VoltAgent |
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