Boosting Business Agility with Real-Time Event-Based Process Automation

In today's digital-first landscape, speed is not just a feature; it's a fundamental requirement. Businesses are powered by a constant stream of events: a customer places an order, a developer pushes code, a payment is processed, a sensor reports a new reading. The companies that thrive are those that can react to these events instantly. Traditional, manual, or batch-oriented processes create delays, introduce errors, and ultimately hinder the agility needed to compete.

The paradigm is shifting. To stay ahead, businesses must move from a "poll and wait" mentality to a "listen and act" strategy. The solution is real-time, event-based automation, where your critical workflows are initiated the moment an event occurs. This is precisely what we built Triggers.do for.

Trigger Workflows From Any Event

At its core, Triggers.do is an agentic workflow platform designed to be your business's central nervous system. It listens for events from any source and intelligently kicks off the right processes without human intervention. Forget cron jobs that run every hour to check for new data; with an event-driven approach, the action happens in real-time.

A trigger is the cornerstone of this system. Think of it as the 'When this happens...' part of a 'When this happens, do that' rule. With triggers.do, you can define these triggers from virtually any event source:

• Webhooks: Instantly react to events from third-party services like Stripe, Shopify, or GitHub.
• System Events: Listen to messages from a queue (like RabbitMQ or SQS), changes in a database, or logs from your applications.
• Schedules: For tasks that still need to run on a schedule, you can use cron-based triggers for reliable, timed execution.

Automation as Code: Power, Precision, and Clarity

What makes triggers.do uniquely powerful for developers and technical teams is our "automation as code" approach. Instead of navigating complex UI builders, you define your triggers as simple, declarative code. This brings all the benefits of modern software development to your automation workflows:

• Version Control: Track every change in Git.
• Collaboration: Review and approve changes through pull requests.
• Repeatability: Easily deploy the same triggers across different environments.
• Clarity: A simple code block is often the clearest way to express complex logic.

Let's look at how easy it is. Here’s how you would create a trigger that launches a workflow whenever a high-value order is received from Shopify:

import { trigger } from '@do-sdk/triggers';

// Define a trigger that starts a workflow when a new
// high-value order is received from Shopify.
await trigger.create({
  name: 'High-Value Shopify Order',
  event: 'shopify.order.created',
  filter: 'body.total_price > 100.00',
  workflow: 'process-high-value-order',
});

Let's break that down:

• name: A human-readable identifier for your trigger.
• event: The specific event we're listening for. In this case, a new order from Shopify.
• filter: This is where the magic happens. We apply a simple condition to the incoming event's data. The workflow will only run if the order total is greater than $100.00, preventing unnecessary runs and saving resources.
• workflow: The name of the agentic workflow to execute when the event occurs and the filter passes.

From Trigger to Action with Agentic Workflows

Once a trigger fires, it hands off the work to our powerful agentic workflows. These aren't just simple scripts; they are intelligent agents capable of executing complex, multi-step business processes. They can interact with APIs, update databases, send notifications, and make decisions along the way.

Furthermore, a single event can orchestrate a symphony of actions. That one shopify.order.created event can simultaneously:

1. Trigger a workflow to send a Slack notification to the sales team.
2. Trigger another workflow to update inventory levels in your ERP.
3. Trigger a third workflow to create a shipping label and alert the fulfillment center.

This ability to branch out from a single event allows you to build incredibly sophisticated and responsive business processes, all initiated from one simple, code-based definition.

Build a More Responsive Business Today

By embracing event-driven automation, you stop reacting to the past and start acting on the present. You reduce manual overhead, eliminate costly delays, and build a business that operates with an unparalleled level of agility and efficiency.

With triggers.do, connecting the events that power your business to the automated workflows that drive it has never been simpler.

Ready to turn events into automated action? Explore Triggers.do and start building your event-driven future.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is a trigger in the context of agentic workflows?
In .do, a trigger is a defined event that automatically initiates one or more workflows. Think of it as the 'When this happens...' part of a 'When this happens, do that' rule, all managed as simple code.

What kinds of events can I use as triggers?
You can trigger workflows from virtually any event source: incoming webhooks from services like Stripe or GitHub, messages from a queue, database changes, scheduled times (cron jobs), or custom events emitted from your own applications.

Can I filter events so a workflow only runs under certain conditions?
Yes. Our platform allows you to apply conditional logic to incoming event payloads. You can write simple expressions to filter events, ensuring that workflows only run when specific criteria are met, such as an order value exceeding $100.

Can one trigger start multiple workflows?
Absolutely. A single event can be configured to trigger multiple, parallel workflows. This enables you to orchestrate complex, branching business processes, like notifying sales, updating inventory, and starting fulfillment, all from one new order event.