Content Management API > Build trigger

Create build trigger

Body parameters

name string Required

Name of the build trigger

Example:

"Custom build trigger"

adapter enum Required

The type of build trigger

Example:

"custom"

custom Optional

adapter_settings must include the following properties: trigger_url, headers and payload. The custom adapter also supports CircleCI webhooks for backward compatibility.

netlify Optional

adapter_settings must include the following properties: trigger_url, access_token, branch, site_id

vercel Optional

adapter_settings must include the following properties: project_id, token, branch, team_id, deploy_hook_url

gitlab Optional

adapter_settings must include the following properties: trigger_url, token, ref, build_parameters

frontend_url string, null Required

The public URL of the frontend.

Example:

"https://www.mywebsite.com/"

adapter_settings object Required

Additional settings for the build trigger. The value depends on the adapter.

Example:

{
  trigger_url: "http://some-url.com/trigger",
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer abc123" },
  payload: { type: "build_request" },
}

autotrigger_on_scheduled_publications boolean Required

Wheter an automatic build request to webhook_url should be made on scheduled publications/unpublishings

webhook_token string Optional

Unique token for the webhook (it's the same token present in webhook_url)

Example:

"xA1239ajsk123"

enabled boolean Optional

Whether the build trigger is enabled or not

indexing_enabled boolean Deprecated

Wether Site Search is enabled or not. With Site Search, everytime the website is built, DatoCMS will respider it to get updated content

Site Search features have been detached from build triggers. This attribute has no effect anymore: we keep it present for retrocompatibility. If you're programmatically using this field, please get in touch with support@datocms.com

Returns

Returns a resource object of type build_trigger

Examples

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import { buildClient } from "@datocms/cma-client-node";
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async function run() {
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  const client = buildClient({ apiToken: process.env.DATOCMS_API_TOKEN });
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  const buildTrigger = await client.buildTriggers.create({
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    name: "Custom build trigger",
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    adapter: "custom",
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    frontend_url: "https://www.mywebsite.com/",
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    adapter_settings: {
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      trigger_url: "http://some-url.com/trigger",
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      headers: { Authorization: "Bearer abc123" },
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      payload: { type: "build_request" },
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    },
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    autotrigger_on_scheduled_publications: true,
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  });
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  // Check the 'Returned output' tab for the result ☝️
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  console.log(buildTrigger);
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}
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run();

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{
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  id: "1822",
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  name: "Custom build trigger",
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  adapter: "custom",
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  adapter_settings: {
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    trigger_url: "http://some-url.com/trigger",
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    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer abc123" },
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    payload: { type: "build_request" },
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  },
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  last_build_completed_at: "2017-03-30T09:29:14.872Z",
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  build_status: "success",
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  webhook_url: "https://webhooks.datocoms.com/xA1239ajsk123/deploy-results",
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  frontend_url: "https://www.mywebsite.com/",
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  enabled: true,
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  autotrigger_on_scheduled_publications: true,
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}

Create build trigger

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