# CreateTrigger
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Creates a new Trigger in the specified agent space

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /trigger/agent-space/{{agentSpaceId}}/triggers HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "action": {{JSON value}},
   "clientToken": "{{string}}",
   "condition": { ... },
   "status": "{{string}}",
   "type": "{{string}}"
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [agentSpaceId](#API_CreateTrigger_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateTrigger-request-uri-agentSpaceId"></a>
The unique identifier for the agent space where the Trigger will be created  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.  
Required: Yes

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [action](#API_CreateTrigger_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateTrigger-request-action"></a>
The action the new Trigger performs when it fires  
Type: JSON value  
Required: Yes

 ** [clientToken](#API_CreateTrigger_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateTrigger-request-clientToken"></a>
A unique, case-sensitive identifier used for idempotent Trigger creation  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.  
Pattern: `[\x21-\x7E]+`   
Required: No

 ** [condition](#API_CreateTrigger_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateTrigger-request-condition"></a>
The condition that fires the new Trigger  
Type: [TriggerCondition](API_TriggerCondition.md) object  
 **Note: **This object is a Union. Only one member of this object can be specified or returned.  
Required: Yes

 ** [status](#API_CreateTrigger_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateTrigger-request-status"></a>
The initial status of the Trigger  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.  
Required: No

 ** [type](#API_CreateTrigger_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateTrigger-request-type"></a>
How the new Trigger fires  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.  
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 201
Content-type: application/json

{
   "trigger": { 
      "action": JSON value,
      "agentSpaceId": "string",
      "condition": { ... },
      "createdAt": number,
      "status": "string",
      "triggerId": "string",
      "type": "string",
      "updatedAt": number
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 201 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [trigger](#API_CreateTrigger_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="devopsagent-CreateTrigger-response-trigger"></a>
The Trigger object  
Type: [Trigger](API_Trigger.md) object

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
Access to the requested resource is denied due to insufficient permissions.    
 ** message **   
Detailed error message describing why access was denied.
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** ConflictException **   
The request conflicts with the current state of the resource.    
 ** message **   
Detailed error message describing the conflict.
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** ContentSizeExceededException **   
This exception is thrown when the content size exceeds the allowed limit.  
HTTP Status Code: 413

 ** InternalServerException **   
This exception is thrown when an unexpected error occurs in the processing of a request.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** InvalidParameterException **   
One or more parameters provided in the request are invalid.    
 ** message **   
Detailed error message describing which parameter is invalid and why.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The requested resource could not be found.    
 ** message **   
Detailed error message describing which resource was not found.
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ServiceQuotaExceededException **   
The request would exceed the service quota limit.    
 ** message **   
Detailed error message describing which quota was exceeded.
HTTP Status Code: 402

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The request was throttled due to too many requests. Please slow down and try again.    
 ** message **   
Detailed error message describing the throttling condition.
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** ValidationException **   
The input fails to satisfy the constraints specified by the service.    
 ** fieldList **   
A list of specific failures encountered while validating the input. A member can appear in this list more than once if it failed to satisfy multiple constraints.  
 ** message **   
A summary of the validation failure.
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateTrigger) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateTrigger) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateTrigger) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateTrigger) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateTrigger) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateTrigger) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateTrigger) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateTrigger) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python (Boto3)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateTrigger) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/devops-agent-2026-01-01/CreateTrigger)