How to configure an automation trigger
Overview
Automation triggers require you to configure settings that determine how they function. Read on to learn how to add a trigger to your automation and configure its settings.
For information on individual triggers, see Automation triggers.
In this guide
Add a trigger to an automation
To set the trigger for an automation:
- Create or open an automation
- Click + Add trigger to access the automation triggers slideout menu
- Select the trigger
- Configure the trigger's limit and additional settings, if applicable
- Click Done
Automation trigger limits
All automation triggers provide the following Limit Per Contact options to exclude contacts from being sent through the automation:
- No Limit - Don't exclude anyone
- Do not trigger when already in automation - Contacts will not be sent through the automation if they trigger the automation while already in the flow
- Once Per Day - Contacts will not be sent through the automation again if they trigger the automation more than once on the same day
- One Time Only - Contacts will not be sent through the automation again after triggering the automation one time
- Not in the last - Contacts will not be sent through the automation again if they've triggered it in the last period of time you specify