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I’m using a trello module called “Watch cards moved to list”, by the name it tells me that it will trigger when a new card is moved to the chosen list, but obviously does not work like this
How do I trigger the automation when a card is moved to the list i chose?
thank you
This is because the module is a POLLING trigger, and not an INSTANT (Webhook) trigger.
There are two main types of triggers, Polling (scheduled), and Instant (webhooks). Polling triggers can only run on a schedule. Instant triggers can be run as soon as data is received by the webhook.
Polling means Make checks external service for changes (pull changes to Make).
Webhook (instant) triggers means external service calls Make when there are new changes (push changes to Make).
The module you are using does not push changes — it’s basically a API request that Make has to occasionally “call” to fetch the latest changes/items.
To find out more on the different types of Trigger modules, see refer to Types of Modules and Webhooks sections of the Make help center.
See if your app has an “Instant” or “Webhook” trigger in Make. If not, check if the third-party service has a feature that can send out a webhooks when content is created/updated - and then you can point it to a “Custom Webhook” trigger in your scenario.
Absolutely correct. One way you can tell is the little icon in the circle on the bottom left of the trigger module.
A polling trigger has a watch for the icon.
An instant trigger has a little lightning bolt.
