Delay
Delay the execution of any part of your workflow for as little as one millisecond, or as long as one year.
Integrate the Delay API with the HTTP / Webhook API
Setup the Delay API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the HTTP / Webhook API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Delay and HTTP / Webhook remarkably fast. Free for developers.
Popular Ways to Connect Delay with HTTP / Webhook#
Popular Delay and HTTP / Webhook Triggers#
Get a URL and emit the full HTTP event on every request (including headers and query parameters). You can also configure the HTTP response code, body, and more.
Get a URL and emit the HTTP body as an event on every request
Emit new event when the content of the URL changes.
Popular Delay and HTTP / Webhook Actions#
Delay the execution of your workflow for a specific amount of time (does not count against your compute time).
Send an HTTP request using any method and URL. Optionally configure query string parameters, headers, and basic auth.
Send an HTTP GET request to any URL. Optionally configure query string parameters, headers and basic auth.
Send an HTTP POST request to any URL. Optionally configure query string parameters, headers and basic auth.
Send an HTTP PUT request to any URL. Optionally configure query string parameters, headers and basic auth.
Overview of Delay#
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
Connect Delay#
export default defineComponent({
async run({steps, $}) {
// Specify the amount of time to delay your workflow in milliseconds
return $.flow.delay(5000)
},
})
Connect HTTP / Webhook#
// To use any npm package on Pipedream, just import it
import axios from "axios"
export default defineComponent({
async run({ steps, $ }) {
const { data } = await axios({
method: "GET",
url: "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/charizard",
})
return data.species
},
})
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