Salesforce Marketing Cloud · Schema

JourneyTrigger

Entry trigger configuration for a journey. Defines how contacts enter the journey, such as via API event, scheduled automation, or audience.

AutomationCustomer JourneyDigital MarketingEmailMarketingPersonalization

Properties

Name	Type	Description
key	string	Unique key for the trigger within the journey
name	string	Display name of the trigger
type	string	Type of trigger
eventDefinitionKey	string	Key of the event definition associated with this trigger, used for API events
configurationArguments	object	Trigger-specific configuration

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/JourneyTrigger",
  "title": "JourneyTrigger",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Entry trigger configuration for a journey. Defines how contacts enter the journey, such as via API event, scheduled automation, or audience.",
  "properties": {
    "key": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique key for the trigger within the journey",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display name of the trigger",
      "example": "Example Title"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of trigger",
      "enum": [
        "APIEvent",
        "ScheduledAutomation",
        "Event",
        "ContactAudience"
      ],
      "example": "APIEvent"
    },
    "eventDefinitionKey": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Key of the event definition associated with this trigger, used for API events",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "configurationArguments": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Trigger-specific configuration",
      "example": "example_value"
    }
  }
}