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Getting Started

Create a workflow to Delay Workflow with the Delay API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

  1. Configure the Delay Workflow action
    1. Connect your Delay account
    2. Configure Duration to delay (value)
    3. Select a Duration to delay (unit)
  2. Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
  3. Deploy the workflow
  4. Send a test event to validate your setup
  5. Turn on the trigger

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Details

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Delay Workflow on Delay
Description:Delay the execution of your workflow for a specific amount of time (does not count against your compute time).
Version:0.0.1
Key:delay-workflow-delay

Code

import delay from "../../delay.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Delay Workflow",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "delay-workflow-delay",
  type: "action",
  description: "Delay the execution of your workflow for a specific amount of time (does not count against your compute time).",
  props: {
    delay,
    delayDurationValue: {
      propDefinition: [
        delay,
        "delayDurationValue",
      ],
      label: "Duration to delay (value)",
      description: "Specify a value for how long you'd like to delay your workflow.",
    },
    delayDurationUnit: {
      propDefinition: [
        delay,
        "delayDurationUnit",
      ],
      label: "Duration to delay (unit)",
      description: "Specify the time unit for delaying the workflow.",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const milliseconds = this.delay.convertToMilliseconds(
      this.delayDurationUnit,
      this.delayDurationValue,
    );
    const resp = await $.flow.delay(milliseconds);
    $.export(
      "$summary",
      `Successfully configured this workflow to delay for ${this.delayDurationValue} ${this.delayDurationUnit}.`,
    );
    return resp;
  },
};

Configuration

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.
LabelPropTypeDescription
DelaydelayappThis component uses the Delay app.
Duration to delay (value)delayDurationValueinteger

Specify a value for how long you'd like to delay your workflow.

Duration to delay (unit)delayDurationUnitstringSelect a value from the drop down menu:MillisecondsSecondsMinutesHours

Authentication

The Delay API does not require authentication.

About 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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