Trigger | Kestra

Trigger

Trigger on polled NATS messages

yaml
type: io.kestra.plugin.nats.core.Trigger

Examples

yaml
id: nats
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: log
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "{{ trigger.data }}"

triggers:
  - id: watch
    type: io.kestra.plugin.nats.core.Trigger
    url: nats://localhost:4222
    username: nats_user
    password: nats_password
    subject: kestra.trigger
    durableId: natsTrigger
    deliverPolicy: All
    maxRecords: 1

Properties

subject *string

Min length1

url *string

Min length1

allowConcurrent boolean

Defaultfalse

batchSize integer

Default10

Minimum>= 1

conditions

Definitions

Allow events only between two datetimes.

Example

yaml
id: schedule_condition_datetimebetween
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: log_message
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute once every 5 minutes after the date 2025-12-31T23:59:59Z"

triggers:
  - id: schedule
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Schedule
    cron: "*/5 * * * *"
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.DateTimeBetween
        date: "{{ trigger.date }}"
        after: "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z"

yaml
id: schedule_condition_datetimebetween
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: log_message
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will be executed once every 5 minutes between the before and after dates"

triggers:
  - id: schedule
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Schedule
    cron: "*/5 * * * *"
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.DateTimeBetween
        date: "{{ trigger.date }}"
        after: "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
        before: "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z"

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.DateTimeBetweenio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.DateTimeBetweenConditionio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.DateTimeBetweenCondition

afterstring

beforestring

datestring

Default{{ trigger.date }}

Allow events on a specific weekday.

Example

yaml
id: schedule_condition_dayweek
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: log_message
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute only on Mondays at 11:00 am."

triggers:
  - id: schedule
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Schedule
    cron: "0 11 * * *"
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.DayWeek
        dayOfWeek: "MONDAY"

dayOfWeek*string

Possible Values

MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYSATURDAYSUNDAY

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.DayWeekio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.DayWeekConditionio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.DayWeekCondition

datestring

Default{{ trigger.date }}

Allow events on an nth weekday within the month.

Example

yaml
id: schedule_condition_dayweekinmonth
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: log_message
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute only on the first Monday of the month at 11:00 am."

triggers:
  - id: schedule
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Schedule
    cron: "0 11 * * *"
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.DayWeekInMonth
        dayOfWeek: "MONDAY"
        dayInMonth: FIRST

dayInMonth*string

Possible Values

FIRSTLASTSECONDTHIRDFOURTH

dayOfWeek*string

Possible Values

MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYSATURDAYSUNDAY

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.DayWeekInMonthio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.DayWeekInMonthConditionio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.DayWeekInMonthCondition

datestring

Default{{ trigger.date }}

Match events from a specific flow.

Example

yaml
id: flow_condition_executionflow
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: hello
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute when flow `flow_a` of namespace `company.team` enters RUNNING state."

triggers:
  - id: flow_trigger
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Flow
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionFlow
        flowId: flow_a
        namespace: company.team
    states:
      - RUNNING

flowId*string

namespace*string

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionFlowio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionFlowConditionio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.ExecutionFlowCondition

Match executions by label set.

Example

yaml
id: flow_condition_executionlabels
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: hello
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute when flow with specified labels enters FAILED state."

triggers:
  - id: flow_trigger
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Flow
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionLabels
        labels:
          owner: john.doe
          env: prod
    states:
      - FAILED

labels*arrayobject

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionLabelsio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.ExecutionLabelsConditionio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionLabelsCondition

Match executions by namespace.

Example

yaml
id: flow_condition_executionnamespace
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: hello
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute when any flow within `company.engineering` namespace enters RUNNING state."

triggers:
  - id: flow_trigger
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Flow
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionNamespace
        namespace: company.engineering
        comparison: PREFIX
    states:
      - RUNNING

namespace*string

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionNamespaceio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.ExecutionNamespaceConditionio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionNamespaceCondition

comparisonstring

Possible Values

EQUALSPREFIXSUFFIX

prefixbooleanstring

Defaultfalse

Condition based on the outputs of an upstream execution.

Example

yaml
id: flow_condition_executionoutputs
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: upstream_outputs
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: hello from a downstream flow

triggers:
  - id: condition_on_flow_execution_outputs
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Flow
    states:
      - SUCCESS
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionOutputs
        expression: "{{ trigger.outputs.flow_a_output == 'hello' }}"

expression*booleanstring

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionOutputsio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.ExecutionOutputsConditionio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionOutputsCondition

Match executions by status.

Example

yaml
id: flow_condition_executionstatus
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: hello
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute when any flow enters FAILED or KILLED state."

triggers:
  - id: flow_trigger
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Flow
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionStatus
        in:
          - FAILED
          - KILLED

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionStatusio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.ExecutionStatusConditionio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExecutionStatusCondition

inarray

SubTypestring

Possible Values

CREATEDSUBMITTEDRUNNINGPAUSEDRESTARTEDKILLINGSUCCESSWARNINGFAILEDKILLEDCANCELLEDQUEUEDRETRYINGRETRIEDSKIPPEDBREAKPOINTRESUBMITTED

notInarray

SubTypestring

Possible Values

CREATEDSUBMITTEDRUNNINGPAUSEDRESTARTEDKILLINGSUCCESSWARNINGFAILEDKILLEDCANCELLEDQUEUEDRETRYINGRETRIEDSKIPPEDBREAKPOINTRESUBMITTED

Condition based on variable expression.

Example

yaml
id: myflow
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: hello
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: Average value has gone below 10

triggers:
  - id: expression_trigger
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Schedule
    cron: "*/1 * * * *"
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.Expression
        expression: "{{ kv('average_value') < 10 }}"

expression*string

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.Expressionio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.ExpressionConditionio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.VariableCondition

Match executions where a task was retried.

Example

yaml
id: flow_condition_hasretryattempt
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: log_message
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute when any flow task on retry enters a specific state(s)."

triggers:
  - id: flow_condition
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Flow
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.HasRetryAttempt
        in:
          - FAILED

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.HasRetryAttemptio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.HasRetryAttemptConditionio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.HasRetryAttemptCondition

inarray

SubTypestring

Possible Values

CREATEDSUBMITTEDRUNNINGPAUSEDRESTARTEDKILLINGSUCCESSWARNINGFAILEDKILLEDCANCELLEDQUEUEDRETRYINGRETRIEDSKIPPEDBREAKPOINTRESUBMITTED

notInarray

SubTypestring

Possible Values

CREATEDSUBMITTEDRUNNINGPAUSEDRESTARTEDKILLINGSUCCESSWARNINGFAILEDKILLEDCANCELLEDQUEUEDRETRYINGRETRIEDSKIPPEDBREAKPOINTRESUBMITTED

Invert one or more conditions.

Example

yaml
id: schedule_condition_not
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: log_message
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute on all days except Sunday at 11am."

triggers:
  - id: schedule
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Schedule
    cron: "0 11 * * *"
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.Not
        conditions:
          - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.DayWeek
            dayOfWeek: "SUNDAY"

conditions*

Min items1

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.Notio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.NotConditionio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.NotCondition

Pass when any condition is true.

Example

yaml
id: schedule_condition_or
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: log_message
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute on Sundays and Mondays at 11am."

triggers:
  - id: schedule
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Schedule
    cron: "0 11 * * *"
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.Or
        conditions:
          - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.DayWeek
            dayOfWeek: "MONDAY"
          - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.DayWeek
            dayOfWeek: "SUNDAY"

conditions*

Min items1

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.Orio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.OrConditionio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.OrCondition

Allow events on public holidays.

Example

yaml
id: schedule_condition_public-holiday
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: log_message
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute only on the public holidays of France at 11:00 am."

triggers:
  - id: schedule
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Schedule
    cron: "0 11 * * *"
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.PublicHoliday
        country: FR

yaml
id: schedule-condition-work-days
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: log_message
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute only on the work days of France at 11:00 am."

triggers:
  - id: schedule
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Schedule
    cron: "0 11 * * *"
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.Not
        conditions:
          - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.PublicHoliday
            country: FR
          - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.Weekend

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.PublicHolidayio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.PublicHolidayConditionio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.PublicHolidayCondition

countrystring

datestring

Default{{ trigger.date}}

subDivisionstring

Allow events between two times of day.

Example

yaml
id: schedule_condition_timebetween
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: log_message
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute every 5 minutes between 4pm and 8pm."

triggers:
  - id: schedule
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Schedule
    cron: "*/5 * * * *"
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.TimeBetween
        after: "16:00:00+02:00"
        before: "20:00:00+02:00"

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.TimeBetweenio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.TimeBetweenConditionio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.TimeBetweenCondition

afterstring

beforestring

datestring

Default{{ trigger.date }}

Allow events on weekends.

Example

yaml
id: schedule_condition_weekend
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: log_message
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.log.Log
    message: "This flow will execute only on weekends at 11:00 am."

triggers:
  - id: schedule
    type: io.kestra.plugin.core.trigger.Schedule
    cron: "0 11 * * *"
    conditions:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.Weekend

type*object

Possible Values

io.kestra.plugin.core.condition.Weekendio.kestra.plugin.core.condition.WeekendConditionio.kestra.core.models.conditions.types.WeekendCondition

datestring

Default{{ trigger.date }}

creds string

deliverPolicy string

DefaultAll

Possible Values

AllLastNewByStartSequenceByStartTimeLastPerSubject

durableId string

interval string

DefaultPT1M

Formatduration

maxDuration string

maxRecords integerstring

password string

pollDuration string

DefaultPT2S

since string

stopAfter array

SubTypestring

Possible Values

CREATEDSUBMITTEDRUNNINGPAUSEDRESTARTEDKILLINGSUCCESSWARNINGFAILEDKILLEDCANCELLEDQUEUEDRETRYINGRETRIEDSKIPPEDBREAKPOINTRESUBMITTED

token string

username string

Outputs

messagesCount integer

uri string

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