Trigger.dev Tasks API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Trigger.dev Management Batches Tasks API
  description: The Trigger.dev Management API provides comprehensive REST endpoints for managing workflow runs, tasks, schedules, deployments, queues, environment variables, batches, and waitpoints. Enables programmatic control over the full lifecycle of background job workflows including triggering, monitoring, cancellation, and observability. Authenticated via bearer token (secret API key starting with tr_dev_, tr_prod_, or tr_stg_).
  version: 3.1.0
  contact:
    url: https://trigger.dev
  license:
    name: AGPL-3.0
    url: https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://api.trigger.dev
  description: Trigger.dev Cloud API
- url: https://your-self-hosted-instance.com
  description: Self-hosted Trigger.dev instance
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Tasks
  description: Trigger individual or batched task runs.
paths:
  /api/v1/tasks/{taskIdentifier}/trigger:
    post:
      operationId: triggerTask
      summary: Trigger Task
      description: Trigger a single task run. Returns the run ID for tracking. Supports payload, context, queue options, concurrency keys, idempotency, TTL, delay, tags, and machine preset selection.
      tags:
      - Tasks
      parameters:
      - name: taskIdentifier
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The task identifier (e.g., my-task)
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerTaskRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Task triggered successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerTaskResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Task not found
  /api/v1/tasks/batch:
    post:
      operationId: batchTriggerTask
      summary: Batch Trigger Tasks
      description: Trigger multiple task runs in a single batch request. Returns a batch ID and array of run IDs. All items in the batch must reference the same task.
      tags:
      - Tasks
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BatchTriggerRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Batch triggered successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BatchTriggerResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
components:
  schemas:
    BatchTriggerResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Batch identifier
        runs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerTaskResponse'
    BatchTriggerRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerTaskRequest'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              code:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
              path:
                type: string
    TriggerTaskRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        payload:
          description: Task payload data (any JSON value)
        context:
          description: Additional context data
        options:
          type: object
          properties:
            queue:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                concurrencyLimit:
                  type: integer
            concurrencyKey:
              type: string
              description: Scope concurrency to a specific key
            idempotencyKey:
              type: string
              description: Prevent duplicate runs
            ttl:
              type: string
              description: Time-to-live (e.g., 1h42m)
            delay:
              type: string
              description: Execution delay (e.g., 1h, 30d)
            tags:
              type: array
              maxItems: 10
              items:
                type: string
                maxLength: 128
            machine:
              type: string
              enum:
              - micro
              - small-1x
              - small-2x
              - medium-1x
              - medium-2x
              - large-1x
              - large-2x
              description: Machine preset for the run
    TriggerTaskResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Run identifier (prefixed with run_)
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Secret API key (starts with tr_dev_, tr_prod_, or tr_stg_). Set TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY environment variable or pass in Authorization header.