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node-zendesk / clients/core/triggers / Triggers

Class: Triggers ​

Client for interacting with the Zendesk Triggers API.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/

Extends ​

Constructors ​

new Triggers() ​

new Triggers(options): Triggers

Parameters ​

• options: any

Returns ​

Triggers

Overrides ​

Client.constructor

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:6

Properties ​

_transporter ​

_transporter: Transporter

Inherited from ​

Client._transporter

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:42


eventTarget ​

eventTarget: CustomEventTarget

Event target to handle custom events.

Inherited from ​

Client.eventTarget

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:40


jsonAPINames ​

jsonAPINames: string[]

Array to hold names used in the JSON API.

Overrides ​

Client.jsonAPINames

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:7


options ​

options: ZendeskClientOptions & object

Configuration options for the client.

Type declaration ​

get() ​

get: (key) => any

Parameters ​

• key: string

Returns ​

any

Inherited from ​

Client.options

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:34


sideLoad ​

sideLoad: any[]

Array to handle side-loaded resources.

Inherited from ​

Client.sideLoad

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:37


useDotJson ​

useDotJson: boolean

Flag to indicate if the API endpoint should use '.json' ending.

Inherited from ​

Client.useDotJson

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:39

Accessors ​

transporter ​

Get Signature ​

get transporter(): Transporter

Returns ​

Transporter

Transporter for making requests.

Inherited from ​

Client.transporter

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:41

Methods ​

_rawRequest() ​

_rawRequest(method, uri, ...arguments_): Promise<object>

Parameters ​

• method: any

• uri: any

• ...arguments_: any[]

Returns ​

Promise<object>

response ​

response: any

result ​

result: object

Inherited from ​

Client._rawRequest

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:78


bulkDelete() ​

bulkDelete(triggerIDs): Promise<object>

Deletes multiple triggers based on their IDs.

Parameters ​

• triggerIDs: number[]

An array of trigger IDs to be deleted.

Returns ​

Promise<object>

The response from the deletion request.

Throws ​

Throws an error if the request fails.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/#bulk-delete-triggers

Example ​

ts
const response = await client.triggers.bulkDelete([12345, 67890]);

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:139


create() ​

create(trigger): Promise<object>

Creates a new trigger.

Parameters ​

• trigger: object

The trigger object to be created.

Returns ​

Promise<object>

The created trigger.

response ​

response: object

result ​

result: object

Throws ​

Throws an error if the request fails.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/#create-trigger

Example ​

ts
const newTrigger = {
  title: "Example Trigger",
  conditions: {...},
  actions: [...]
};
const response = await client.triggers.create(newTrigger);

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:82


definitions() ​

definitions(): Promise<object>

Retrieves trigger definitions.

Returns ​

Promise<object>

The trigger definitions.

Throws ​

Throws an error if the request fails.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/#list-trigger-action-and-condition-definitions

Example ​

ts
const definitions = await client.triggers.definitions();

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:27


delete() ​

delete(triggerID): Promise<object>

Deletes a specified trigger.

Parameters ​

• triggerID: number

The ID of the trigger to be deleted.

Returns ​

Promise<object>

The response from the deletion request.

Throws ​

Throws an error if the request fails.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/#delete-trigger

Example ​

ts
const response = await client.triggers.delete(12345);

Overrides ​

Client.delete

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:130


emit() ​

emit(eventType, eventData): void

Parameters ​

• eventType: any

• eventData: any

Returns ​

void

Inherited from ​

Client.emit

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:43


get() ​

get(resource): Promise<NodeModule>

Parameters ​

• resource: any

Returns ​

Promise<NodeModule>

Inherited from ​

Client.get

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:62


getAll() ​

getAll(resource): Promise<any[]>

Parameters ​

• resource: any

Returns ​

Promise<any[]>

Inherited from ​

Client.getAll

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:77


list() ​

list(options?): Promise<object>

Lists all triggers, with optional filtering and sorting.

Parameters ​

• options?

Optional parameters for listing triggers.

• options.active?: boolean

Filter by active triggers if true or inactive triggers if false.

• options.category_id?: string

Filter triggers by category ID.

• options.sort_by?: string

Possible values are "alphabetical", "created_at", "updated_at", "usage_1h", "usage_24h", or "usage_7d". Defaults to "position".

• options.sort_order?: string

One of "asc" or "desc". Defaults to "asc" for alphabetical and position sort, "desc" for all others.

Returns ​

Promise<object>

A list of all triggers.

Throws ​

Throws an error if the request fails.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/#list-triggers

Example ​

ts
const triggers = await client.triggers.list();
const activeTriggers = await client.triggers.list({ active: true });

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:42


listActive() ​

listActive(): Promise<object>

Lists all active triggers.

Returns ​

Promise<object>

A list of all active triggers.

Throws ​

Throws an error if the request fails.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/#list-active-triggers

Example ​

ts
const activeTriggers = await client.triggers.listActive();

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:55


listRevisions() ​

listRevisions(triggerID): Promise<object>

Lists the revisions associated with a trigger.

Parameters ​

• triggerID: number

The ID of the trigger.

Returns ​

Promise<object>

A list of revisions for the specified trigger.

Throws ​

Throws an error if the request fails.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/#list-trigger-revisions

Example ​

ts
const revisions = await client.triggers.listRevisions(12345);

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:157


on() ​

on(eventType, callback): void

Parameters ​

• eventType: any

• callback: any

Returns ​

void

Inherited from ​

Client.on

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:44


patch() ​

patch(...arguments_): Promise<void | object>

Patches a resource.

Parameters ​

• ...arguments_: any[]

The resources or parts of the resource path followed by the body.

Returns ​

Promise<void | object>

  • Either void or response object

Inherited from ​

Client.patch

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:68


post() ​

post(resource, body): Promise<NodeModule>

Parameters ​

• resource: any

• body: any

Returns ​

Promise<NodeModule>

Inherited from ​

Client.post

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:70


put() ​

put(resource, body): Promise<NodeModule>

Parameters ​

• resource: any

• body: any

Returns ​

Promise<NodeModule>

Inherited from ​

Client.put

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:69


reorder() ​

reorder(triggerIDs): Promise<object>

Reorders the triggers based on the provided trigger IDs.

Parameters ​

• triggerIDs: number[]

An array of trigger IDs in the desired order.

Returns ​

Promise<object>

The response from the reorder request.

Throws ​

Throws an error if the request fails.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/#reorder-triggers

Example ​

ts
const response = await client.triggers.reorder([12345, 67890, 11223]);

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:148


request() ​

request<T>(method, uri, ...arguments_): Promise<NodeModule>

Request method that handles various HTTP methods.

Type Parameters ​

• T

Parameters ​

• method: string

HTTP method (e.g., 'GET', 'POST').

• uri: string

The URI for the request.

• ...arguments_: any[]

Additional arguments for the request.

Returns ​

Promise<NodeModule>

  • The API response.

Inherited from ​

Client.request

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:96


requestAll() ​

requestAll(method, uri, ...arguments_): Promise<any[]>

Parameters ​

• method: any

• uri: any

• ...arguments_: any[]

Returns ​

Promise<any[]>

Inherited from ​

Client.requestAll

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:97


requestUpload() ​

requestUpload(uri, file): Promise<any>

Parameters ​

• uri: any

• file: any

Returns ​

Promise<any>

Inherited from ​

Client.requestUpload

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:98


search(searchTerm): Promise<object>

Searches for triggers based on the provided search term.

Parameters ​

• searchTerm: string

The term to search for.

Returns ​

Promise<object>

The search results.

response ​

response: object

result ​

result: object

Throws ​

Throws an error if the request fails.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/#search-triggers

Example ​

ts
const results = await client.triggers.search('exampleTerm');

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:16


setSideLoad() ​

setSideLoad(array): void

Parameters ​

• array: any

Returns ​

void

Inherited from ​

Client.setSideLoad

Defined in ​

clients/client.d.ts:61


show() ​

show(triggerID): Promise<object>

Retrieves details of a specific trigger.

Parameters ​

• triggerID: number

The ID of the trigger.

Returns ​

Promise<object>

Details of the specified trigger.

response ​

response: object

result ​

result: object

Throws ​

Throws an error if the request fails.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/#show-trigger

Example ​

ts
const triggerDetails = await client.triggers.show(12345);

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:64


showRevision() ​

showRevision(triggerID, revisionID): Promise<object>

Fetches a specific revision associated with a trigger.

Parameters ​

• triggerID: number

The ID of the trigger.

• revisionID: number

The ID of the revision.

Returns ​

Promise<object>

Details of the specified trigger revision.

response ​

response: object

result ​

result: object

Throws ​

Throws an error if the request fails.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/#show-trigger-revision

Example ​

ts
const revisionDetails = await client.triggers.showRevision(12345, 67890);

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:167


update() ​

update(triggerID, trigger): Promise<object>

Updates an existing trigger.

Parameters ​

• triggerID: number

The ID of the trigger to be updated.

• trigger: object

The updated trigger object.

Returns ​

Promise<object>

The updated trigger.

response ​

response: object

result ​

result: object

Throws ​

Throws an error if the request fails.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/#update-trigger

Example ​

ts
const updatedTrigger = {
  title: "Updated Trigger",
  conditions: {...},
  actions: [...]
};
const response = await client.triggers.update(12345, updatedTrigger);

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:101


updateMany() ​

updateMany(triggers): Promise<object>

Updates multiple triggers.

Parameters ​

• triggers: object[]

An array of trigger objects to be updated.

Returns ​

Promise<object>

The response from the update request.

response ​

response: object

result ​

result: object

Throws ​

Throws an error if the request fails.

See ​

https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/business-rules/triggers/#update-many-triggers

Example ​

ts
const triggersToUpdate = [
  {id: 12345, position: 3},
  {id: 67890, position: 5}
];
const response = await client.triggers.updateMany(triggersToUpdate);

Defined in ​

clients/core/triggers.d.ts:118

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