---
title: "Describe action trigger"
method: GET
path: "/actions/{actionId}/triggers/{triggerId}"
tags: ["actions"]
---

# Describe action trigger

`GET /actions/{actionId}/triggers/{triggerId}`

Retrieves one trigger of the action identified by the given `actionId`, including the event that caused it. The event payload is untrusted input: escape it before displaying it. Append `?workspaceId` to read a workspace action.

## Path parameters

- `actionId` string, required
- `triggerId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `workspaceId` integer

## Response `200`

OK

- DescribeActionTriggerResponse
  - `trigger` ActionTriggerResponseDto
    - `actionId` string
    - `actorId` integer
    - `agentRunId` string, nullable
    - `causedByTriggerId` string, nullable
    - `eventPayload` string, nullable
    - `eventSummary` string, nullable
    - `firedAt` string, date-time
    - `id` string
    - `outcome` 'PENDING' | 'LAUNCHED' | 'LAUNCH_FAILED' | 'SUPPRESSED_CYCLE' | 'SUPPRESSED_RATE'
    - `outcomeDetail` string, nullable
    - `source` 'github' | 'tower' | 'bucket' | 'cron' | 'pipeline_status'
    - `workflowId` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `403` — Operation not allowed
- `404` — Action trigger not found

## Changes

> 17 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-09-28** `24f327d93421` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/seqeralabs/apis/seqera-api/changes/actions/:actionId/triggers/:triggerId/get.md)

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