# Trigger automation

POST

/

workflow

/

/

/

trigger

Trigger automation

```
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.mintlify.com/v1/workflow/{projectId}/{workflowSchemaId}/trigger \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
```

:::code-group
```title="202"
{
  "schemaId": "<string>",
  "instanceId": "<string>",
  "jobId": "<string>"
}
```

```title="400"
{
  "error": "<string>"
}
```

```title="404"
{
  "error": "<string>"
}
```
:::

Use this endpoint to trigger a scheduled automation on demand, instead of waiting for its next scheduled run. The automation behaves identically to a regular scheduled run: it picks up everything that has changed since the last completed run. This endpoint only supports automations configured with a **Custom schedule** trigger. Requests for automations with other triggers, like **Code change** or **Content update**, return a `400` error.

## Use cases

- **CI/CD pipelines**: Run the **Update from code changes** automation on every merge to `main`, so docs update at your release cadence rather than on a fixed schedule.
- **Release events**: Run the **Draft changelog** automation when you cut a release tag, so the changelog drafts at the same time the release ships.
- **Custom tooling**: Trigger automations from internal tools, Slack commands, or scheduled jobs you already run.

## Example

Trigger an automation from a GitHub Action whenever code merges to `main`:

```yaml title=".github/workflows/trigger-docs.yml"
on:

  push:

    branches: [main]

jobs:

  trigger:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      - run: |

          curl -fsS -X POST \

            "https://api.mintlify.com/v1/workflow/$PROJECT_ID/$WORKFLOW_ID/trigger" \

            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.MINTLIFY_API_KEY }}"

        env:

          PROJECT_ID: ${{ vars.MINTLIFY_PROJECT_ID }}

          WORKFLOW_ID: ${{ vars.MINTLIFY_WORKFLOW_ID }}
```

## Rate limits

This endpoint shares a rate limit with [Trigger update](/guides/admin-update-trigger): up to 10 requests per 10 seconds per organization. Triggered runs consume credits at the same rate as scheduled runs.

#### Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

The Authorization header expects a Bearer token. Use an admin API key. This is a server-side secret key. Generate one on the [API keys page](https://app.mintlify.com/settings/organization/api-keys) in your dashboard.

#### Path Parameters

projectId

string

required

Your project ID. Can be copied from the [API keys](https://app.mintlify.com/settings/organization/api-keys) page in your dashboard.

workflowSchemaId

string

required

The ID of the automation to trigger. Can be copied from the automation's settings panel on the [Automations](https://app.mintlify.com/products/automations) page in your dashboard.

#### Response

Automation run queued successfully.

schemaId

string

The ID of the triggered automation.

instanceId

string

The ID of the queued automation run. Appears in the run history on the [Automation Runs](https://app.mintlify.com/products/automations) page.

jobId

string

The ID of the background job processing the run.

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