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# Automation events

> Events emitted when automations trigger, resolve, and execute actions.

Automation events track the lifecycle of automation triggers and the actions they
execute. For more on automations, see [Automations](/v3/concepts/automations).

## Trigger state events

### `prefect.automation.triggered`

Emitted when an automation's trigger condition is met and the automation enters
the triggered state.

#### Resource

| Label                   | Description                                                                     |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `prefect.resource.id`   | `prefect.automation.{uuid}`                                                     |
| `prefect.resource.name` | Automation name                                                                 |
| `prefect.posture`       | Trigger posture: `Reactive`, `Proactive`, or `Metric` (for event triggers only) |

#### Related resources

| Resource ID pattern    | Role               | When present                                   |
| ---------------------- | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `prefect.event.{uuid}` | `triggering-event` | When the trigger was fired by a specific event |

#### Payload

| Field               | Type           | Description                                                                     |
| ------------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `triggering_labels` | object         | Labels from the triggering event that matched the trigger's `for_each` criteria |
| `triggering_event`  | object or null | Full serialized event that caused the trigger to fire                           |

### `prefect.automation.resolved`

Emitted when an automation's trigger condition is no longer met and the automation
returns to the resolved state (for example, a proactive trigger that previously
fired because events stopped now sees events resume).

#### Resource

Same as [`prefect.automation.triggered`](#prefectautomationtriggered).

#### Related resources

Same as [`prefect.automation.triggered`](#prefectautomationtriggered).

#### Payload

Same as [`prefect.automation.triggered`](#prefectautomationtriggered).

## Action lifecycle events

### `prefect.automation.action.triggered`

Emitted when an automation action begins execution.

#### Resource

| Label                   | Description                                                           |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `prefect.resource.id`   | `prefect.automation.{uuid}`                                           |
| `prefect.resource.name` | Automation name                                                       |
| `prefect.trigger-type`  | Trigger type (for example, `event`, `compound`, `sequence`, `metric`) |
| `prefect.posture`       | Trigger posture (for event triggers only)                             |

#### Related resources

| Resource ID pattern    | Role                         | When present                                                                                 |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `prefect.event.{uuid}` | `automation-triggered-event` | Links to the `automation.triggered` or `automation.resolved` event that prompted this action |
| `prefect.event.{uuid}` | `triggering-event`           | The original event that caused the automation to fire                                        |

#### Payload

| Field          | Type    | Description                                                                      |
| -------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `action_index` | integer | Index of the action within the automation's action list                          |
| `action_type`  | string  | Action type (for example, `run-deployment`, `send-notification`, `call-webhook`) |
| `invocation`   | string  | Unique ID for this action invocation                                             |

### `prefect.automation.action.executed`

Emitted when an automation action completes successfully. Uses the `follows` field
to link back to the corresponding `action.triggered` event.

#### Resource

Same as [`prefect.automation.action.triggered`](#prefectautomationactiontriggered).

#### Related resources

Same as [`prefect.automation.action.triggered`](#prefectautomationactiontriggered).

#### Payload

| Field          | Type    | Description         |
| -------------- | ------- | ------------------- |
| `action_index` | integer | Index of the action |
| `action_type`  | string  | Action type         |
| `invocation`   | string  | Invocation ID       |

Additional fields vary by action type and include details about the action's
result (for example, the flow run ID created by a `run-deployment` action).

### `prefect.automation.action.failed`

Emitted when an automation action fails. Uses the `follows` field to link back to
the corresponding `action.triggered` event.

#### Resource

Same as [`prefect.automation.action.triggered`](#prefectautomationactiontriggered).

#### Related resources

Same as [`prefect.automation.action.triggered`](#prefectautomationactiontriggered).

#### Payload

| Field          | Type    | Description                          |
| -------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `action_index` | integer | Index of the action                  |
| `action_type`  | string  | Action type                          |
| `invocation`   | string  | Invocation ID                        |
| `reason`       | string  | Description of why the action failed |

## Prefect Cloud automation events

<Note>
  The following events are only available in Prefect Cloud.
</Note>

Prefect Cloud emits its own automation events using the `prefect-cloud` namespace.
These are structurally identical to the OSS events above but use different event
names.

### `prefect-cloud.automation.triggered`

Cloud equivalent of `prefect.automation.triggered`. Emitted when an automation
enters the triggered state.

### `prefect-cloud.automation.resolved`

Cloud equivalent of `prefect.automation.resolved`. Emitted when an automation
returns to the resolved state.

### `prefect-cloud.automation.action.triggered`

Cloud equivalent of `prefect.automation.action.triggered`.

### `prefect-cloud.automation.action.executed`

Cloud equivalent of `prefect.automation.action.executed`.

### `prefect-cloud.automation.action.failed`

Cloud equivalent of `prefect.automation.action.failed`.

### `prefect-cloud.automation.action.disabled`

Emitted when an automation action is disabled (for example, after repeated
failures). This event is specific to Prefect Cloud.


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