01 · triggers
Run a workflow on demand from the editor — no URL, no schedule.
When to use it
Use Manual Trigger whenever you are still wiring the graph. Swap it for Webhook or Schedule only after the happy path is green.
Writeup
Run a workflow on demand from the editor — no URL, no schedule. Use Manual Trigger whenever you are still wiring the graph. Swap it for Webhook or Schedule only after the happy path is green.
Step by step — how to wire it
01
Add the node
New workflow → search Manual Trigger → drop it as the first node.
02
Connect the next step
Click + → add HTTP Request, Set, or whatever you are testing.
03
Execute
Hit Execute workflow and inspect each node’s output panel.
04
Replace when ready
Delete or disconnect Manual Trigger and attach Webhook / Schedule for production.
How it functions
Starts the run
Appears as “When clicking ‘Execute workflow’”. Nothing listens on the network until you swap triggers.
No production URL
Unlike Webhook, there is nothing to activate for outside callers — Execute is the only entry.
Used for
Used for 1
Smoke-testing a new HTTP or CRM step before going live
Used for 2
One-off backfills and admin jobs
Used for 3
Teaching / demos where you want a single Execute click
Tips
Keep a Manual Trigger twin of critical workflows as a regression check.
Never leave Manual Trigger as your only entry for client-facing intake.