Scheduled Triggers

Scheduled Triggers let you run workflows on a recurring basis by polling an API at regular intervals. They're perfect for apps that don't support webhooks or where real-time events aren’t available.

How It Works

• viaSocket calls your configured API endpoint every few minutes

• If new or updated data is found, it starts the workflow

• This happens per active workflow, automatically

🔄 The polling frequency depends on the user’s pricing plan—typically every 5 to 15 minutes

Use Cases

• Check for new rows in a Google Sheet or Airtable

• Pull updated leads from your CRM every 10 mins

• Sync newly created records from any API-based app

Smart Filtering with __executionStartTime__

viaSocket gives you a built-in variable called __executionStartTime__—this represents the exact timestamp when the scheduled trigger runs.

You can use it to fetch only new data since the last run.

Example: Get Records X Minutes Ago

Use this logic in your API request logic to filter results:

const minutesAgo = new Date(__executionStartTime__ - context?.inputData?.scheduledTime * 60 * 1000);

• __executionStartTime__ → the current run’s timestamp

• context?.inputData?.scheduledTime → user-defined interval (e.g., 10 minutes)

• minutesAgo → gives the timestamp for “X minutes ago”

Now you can query your API for records created after minutesAgo.

Scheduled Trigger Demo

Click through a step-by-step, interactive demo walkthrough of Viasocket, powered by Supademo.

https://app.supademo.com/embed/cm66g55s9055e1xdhbwfas6oa?embed_v=2