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Triggers

Every workflow starts with a trigger. The trigger defines when and how the workflow begins.

Schedule Trigger​

Run your workflow on a recurring schedule.

Schedule options:

  • Daily — runs once per day at a specified time
  • Weekly — runs on selected days of the week
  • Monthly — runs on a specific day each month
  • Custom (Cron) — use a cron expression for complex schedules

Configuration:

  • Timezone selection (e.g., America/New_York, Europe/London)
  • Email notifications on start, complete, or failure
  • Enable/pause/delete schedules independently

See Schedules for detailed configuration.

Webhook Trigger​

Start the workflow when an HTTP POST request is received.

Each webhook trigger creates a unique URL you can call from external systems.

Configuration:

  • Webhook URL — auto-generated, unique per workflow
  • Auth token — optional security token for the webhook
  • Expected fields — define what data the webhook expects
  • Field defaults — pre-populate payload fields with default values

Example call:

curl -X POST https://api.qomplement.com/api/webhooks/trigger/YOUR_TOKEN \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"document_url": "https://example.com/invoice.pdf"}'

See Webhooks for detailed configuration.

Email Inbox Trigger​

Start the workflow when an email arrives at your unique upload address.

How it works:

  1. Someone sends a document to your @qomplement.com email address
  2. The attachment is received by qomplement
  3. The Email Inbox trigger fires
  4. The document flows through your workflow

Configuration:

  • Select which upload address to watch
  • Filter by sender (optional)
  • Filter by subject (optional)

This is powerful for automating document intake from email. See the Email-to-Data Pipeline example.