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Setup a delay to wait on webhook in workflow automator

  • September 16, 2022
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In my workflow, I’m running a webhook to update the ticket description. However, the webhook takes a few minutes to run, and the workflow ends. Is there a way to add a delay?

 

 

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I also want to confirm that the description of the ticket can’t be updated through any other component in the automator.

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Daniel Söderlund
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Hello, 

You could add the timer node. 

 

As far as I know there are no other way to set the description using API in a webook or webrequest. 
Webook is a fire and forget action, I tend to use the webrequest in most cases as waits on a reply from the API and can give you an error if there are any. 

 

//Daniel 


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As Daniel said, the timer node is perfect for this, its pretty much what it seems to be designed for!


Daniel Söderlund
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You just need to know that when your WFA is paused next WFA will trigger if you have more with the same event. 


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daniel.soderlund wrote:

Hello, 

You could add the timer node. 

 

As far as I know there are no other way to set the description using API in a webook or webrequest. 
Webook is a fire and forget action, I tend to use the webrequest in most cases as waits on a reply from the API and can give you an error if there are any. 

 

//Daniel 

Thanks for the info. Does the webrequest retry attempts like the webhook does? 


Daniel Söderlund
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thusep8652 wrote:
daniel.soderlund wrote:

Hello, 

You could add the timer node. 

 

As far as I know there are no other way to set the description using API in a webook or webrequest. 
Webook is a fire and forget action, I tend to use the webrequest in most cases as waits on a reply from the API and can give you an error if there are any. 

 

//Daniel 

Thanks for the info. Does the webrequest retry attempts like the webhook does? 

What I remember it doesn’t do it. FW have done changes to the WR node so I don’t know. 


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