Triggers

Webhook triggers with routes and filters, scheduler presets, app event subscriptions, and trigger management.

Triggers start workflows. They're managed separately under Integrations → Triggers and consist of three types:

Webhook triggers

Receive events from external services via HTTP POST.

Configuration

Field	Required	Description
Name	Yes	Trigger identifier
Description	No	What this webhook receives
Routes	Yes (at least 1)	Map payloads to workflows
Advanced options	No	Additional configuration

Routes

Each route maps incoming payloads to a workflow:

Field	Description
Workflow	Target workflow (dropdown of active workflows)
Key / Value	JSON filter — only payloads matching this key-value pair trigger this route
Header	Optional headers to forward to the workflow

A single webhook trigger can have multiple routes. Different payloads go to different workflows through the same endpoint.

Example: Route by event type

Route 1: Workflow = "process-orders"     Key = event_type  Value = order.created
Route 2: Workflow = "update-inventory"   Key = event_type  Value = inventory.updated
Route 3: Workflow = "sync-contacts"      Key = event_type  Value = contact.updated

Scheduler triggers

Trigger workflows on a time-based schedule.

Configuration

Field	Required	Description
Name	Yes	Trigger identifier
Description	No	What the scheduler does
Schedule	Yes	Frequency configuration
Starts at	No	Date/time to begin (leave empty for immediately)

Schedule presets

Preset	Configuration
Interval	Run every X minutes/hours. Set number + unit dropdown.
Daily	Run once per day at a specific time.
Weekly	Run once per week on a specific day and time.
Monthly	Run once per month on a specific date and time.
Custom	Enter a cron expression for complex schedules.

App Event triggers

Subscribe to events from connected third-party apps.

Configuration

Field	Required	Description
Name	Yes	Trigger identifier
Connector	Yes	Which connector to listen to (dropdown)
Connection	Yes	Which authenticated connection to use
Event	Yes	Which event to subscribe to

Event list

The event list shows available events from the selected connector:

Element	Description
Event name	Human-readable name (e.g., "Sale Created")
Type badge	WEBHOOK — indicates the event mechanism
Subscription status	Not Subscribed (red) or Subscribed (green)
Event path	Technical path (e.g., "Sale/Created")
Payload Schema	Expandable section showing the event data structure

When you create the trigger, Fastn subscribes to the webhook on the third-party app automatically. Deleting the trigger unsubscribes.

Trigger management

Tabs

Tab	Count shown	Contents
Webhooks	e.g., "(0)"	Webhook triggers with routes
Schedulers	e.g., "(1)"	Time-based triggers
App Events	e.g., "(3)"	Connector event subscriptions

Each tab has

• Search bar

• Status filter ("All statuses")

• Trigger list with edit/delete actions