Schema/Metadata API Reference: Scheduled Triggers (Deprecated)¶
Table of contents
Introduction¶
Scheduled triggers are used to invoke webhooks based on a timestamp or cron.
Supported from
Scheduled triggers are supported from versions v1.3.0 and above.
Deprecation
In versions v2.0.0 and above, the schema/metadata API is deprecated in favour of the schema API and the
metadata API.
Though for backwards compatibility, the schema/metadata APIs will continue to function.
create_cron_trigger¶
create_cron_trigger is used to create a new cron trigger.
POST /v1/query HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
X-Hasura-Role: admin
{
    "type" : "create_cron_trigger",
    "args" : {
        "name": "sample_cron",
        "webhook": "https://httpbin.org/post",
        "schedule":  "* * * * *",
        "payload": {
            "key1": "value1",
            "key2": "value2"
        },
        "include_in_metadata":false,
        "comment":"sample_cron commment"
    }
}
Args syntax¶
| Key | Required | Schema | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| name | true | TriggerName | Name of the cron trigger | 
| webhook | true | WebhookURL | URL of the webhook | 
| schedule | true | Cron Expression | Cron expression at which the trigger should be invoked. | 
| payload | false | JSON | Any JSON payload which will be sent when the webhook is invoked. | 
| headers | false | [ HeaderFromValue | HeaderFromEnv ] | List of headers to be sent with the webhook | 
| retry_conf | false | RetryConfST | Retry configuration if scheduled invocation delivery fails | 
| include_in_metadata | true | Boolean | Flag to indicate whether a trigger should be included in the metadata. When a cron trigger is included in the metadata, the user will be able to export it when the metadata of the graphql-engine is exported. | 
| comment | false | Text | Custom comment. | 
| replace | false | Bool | When replace is set to true, the cron trigger will be updated(if exists) and when it’sfalseor the
field is omitted, then a new cron trigger will be created. | 
Supported from
Scheduled triggers are supported from versions v1.3.0 and above.
delete_cron_trigger¶
delete_cron_trigger is used to delete an existing cron trigger. The scheduled events associated with the cron trigger will also be deleted.
POST /v1/query HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
X-Hasura-Role: admin
{
    "type" : "delete_cron_trigger",
    "args" : {
        "name": "sample_cron"
    }
}
Args syntax¶
| Key | Required | Schema | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| name | true | TriggerName | Name of the cron trigger | 
Supported from
Scheduled triggers are supported from versions v1.3.0 and above.
create_scheduled_event¶
create_scheduled_event is used to create a scheduled event.
POST /v1/query HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
X-Hasura-Role: admin
{
    "type" : "create_scheduled_event",
    "args" : {
        "webhook": "https://httpbin.org/post",
        "schedule_at": "2019-09-09T22:00:00Z",
        "payload": {
            "key1": "value1",
            "key2": "value2"
        },
        "headers" : [{
            "name":"header-key",
            "value":"header-value"
        }],
        "comment":"sample scheduled event comment"
    }
}
Args syntax¶
| Key | Required | Schema | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| webhook | true | WebhookURL | URL of the webhook | 
| schedule_at | true | Timestamp (ISO8601 format) | The time at which the invocation should be invoked. | 
| payload | false | JSON | Any JSON payload which will be sent when the webhook is invoked. | 
| headers | false | [ HeaderFromValue | HeaderFromEnv ] | List of headers to be sent with the webhook | 
| retry_conf | false | RetryConfST | Retry configuration if scheduled event delivery fails | 
| comment | false | Text | Custom comment. | 
Supported from
Scheduled triggers are supported from versions v1.3.0 and above.
