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title: Playbook Triggers
slug: playbook-triggers
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createdAt: 2025-08-11T11:13:46.000Z
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A trigger initiates playbook processes. A playbook can have more than one trigger or trigger type. Turbine currently uses several types of triggers to retrieve and/or ingest data.

This section covers features including:

- Webhooks
- Record Events
- Schedules
- Record Action Triggers
- Calling from Another Playbook

:::hint{type="info"}
You may need an expression (dot notation) depending on the trigger type to configure and/or map data to a playbook.
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:::hint{type="info"}
 You do not need to select a trigger before adding and configuring actions and conditions.
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:::hint{type="warning"}
 See [Context Variables](docId:2Y3CFOglx4_DIX3ttmCyF) for helpful expressions when creating playbook triggers to help define parameters and retrieve/store specific data.
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