In the modern digital landscape, your business isn't a single application; it's a constellation of services, APIs, and platforms. From Stripe processing a payment, to GitHub receiving a commit, to a customer creating a support ticket in Zendesk—every action is an event. The key to unlocking efficiency and scale is not just reacting to these events, but orchestrating intelligent responses. However, this orchestration can quickly descend into a tangled mess of brittle scripts and clunky UI-based tools.
What if you could define the start of any complex workflow as a simple, version-controlled piece of code?
This is the core principle behind Triggers.do. We believe that initiating powerful workflow automation should be as easy as defining the event that starts it. It's time to move beyond complex configurations and embrace the clarity of event-driven automation.
Traditional automation tools often force developers and operations teams into a difficult choice: write fragile, hard-to-maintain point-to-point integration scripts, or use complex, "low-code" platforms with restrictive user interfaces. Both approaches introduce significant friction:
Triggers.do simplifies this entire process by treating the start of a workflow—the trigger—as a first-class citizen of your codebase. The concept is simple: you define the "When this happens..." part of your automation using a clear, declarative syntax, and let our agentic workflow platform handle the "…do that" part.
Think of it as intelligent webhook integration on steroids. Let's look at a practical example. Imagine you want to kick off a special process for high-value orders from your Shopify store. With Triggers.do, you don't need to build a dedicated listener endpoint or parse the entire webhook payload in your service. You simply define the trigger:
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 down how powerful this is:
This definition is code. It can be checked into Git, peer-reviewed in a pull request, and deployed as part of your CI/CD pipeline.
The simplicity of event triggers opens up a world of possibilities for robust business process automation. A single event can be the catalyst for a chain of sophisticated actions handled by our platform.
Because Triggers.do allows a single event to kick off multiple workflows, you can orchestrate these complex, branching processes from a single, simple trigger definition. A new order doesn't just trigger one action; it can simultaneously trigger fulfillment, notify sales of a VIP customer, and update inventory systems, all in parallel.
Q: What is a trigger in the context of agentic workflows?
A: 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.
Q: What kinds of events can I use as triggers?
A: 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.
Q: Can I filter events so a workflow only runs under certain conditions?
A: 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.
Q: Can one trigger start multiple workflows?
A: 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.
Ready to tame the chaos of your business events? Stop wrestling with complex integrations and start defining them with the simplicity and power of code.
Explore Triggers.do and see how event-driven automation can transform your workflows today.