Delay

Delay the execution of any part of your workflow for as little as one millisecond, or as long as one year.

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Delay API Integrations

Build and run workflows using the Delay API. Use 1000s of source-available triggers and actions across 1000+ apps. Or write custom code to integrate any app or API in seconds.

Overview

The Delay API allows you to build workflows that wait a specified amount of time before continuing. This can be useful for rate-limiting actions, or waiting for an external event to occur.

Here are some examples of what you can build using the Delay API:

  • A workflow that sends a Slack message after a specified amount of time
  • A workflow that checks for new data from an external API every hour
  • A workflow that backs up a file to Dropbox every day
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export default defineComponent({
  async run({steps, $}) {
    // Specify the amount of time to delay your workflow in milliseconds
    return $.flow.delay(5000)
  },
})
Delay Workflow with Delay API on New Requests (Payload Only) from HTTP / Webhook API
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Delay Workflow with Delay API on New Item in Feed from RSS API
RSS + Delay
 
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Delay Workflow with Delay API on New Message from Discord API
Discord + Delay
 
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Delay Workflow with Delay API on New Message In Channels from Slack API
Slack + Delay
 
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Delay Workflow with Delay API on New Message in Channel from Discord Bot API
Discord Bot + Delay
 
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Delay Workflow with the Delay API

Delay the execution of your workflow for a specific amount of time (does not count against your compute time).

 
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Authentication

The Delay API does not require authentication.