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# Update a trigger

> Updates one or more editable fields (`title`, `description`, `payloadSchema`). Whether a trigger fires is governed solely by `automation.published` on each wired automation — there is no per-trigger off-switch. Integration-provisioned triggers are immutable here (`422 TRIGGER_IMMUTABLE`). Returns the bare updated row.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi-public-v1.yaml patch /v1/automations/triggers/{triggerEventId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Brew Public API v1
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Generated from the Brew app Zod contracts (`lib/<domain>/contracts.ts`).
    This file is the source of truth for the public API documentation.


    ## Resource paths


    Identity lives in the URL path (`/v1/analytics/sends/{sendId}`) — never in a
    query param or request body. Collections are plural top-level segments
    (`/v1/emails`); query params exist only for collection pagination + simple
    filters. Relationships are sub-resources (`/v1/emails/{emailId}/sends`), and
    non-CRUD operations are explicit action sub-paths
    (`/v1/automations/{automationId}/test`).


    ## Response envelopes


    - Lists: `{ data: Row[], pagination: { limit, cursor: string | null, hasMore
    } }` — loop `while (cursor !== null)`.

    - Get-one and writes: the bare resource (creates return `201`; async sends
    `202`).

    - Deletes: `{ <idField>, deleted: boolean }` — idempotent (already-gone ids
    resolve with `deleted: false`).

    - Errors: `{ error: { code, type, message, param?, suggestion, docs } }` —
    branch on the stable `code`.

    - ONE exception: `POST /v1/automations/triggers/{triggerEventId}/fire`
    responds with the legacy fire envelope `{ success, status, code, message,
    receivedAt, details }` (shared with internal webhook infrastructure).


    ## Brand scoping


    API keys are always scoped to a specific brand. The brand is resolved from
    the key on every request. **No public endpoint accepts a `brandId` field**
    in its request body or query string — sending one returns `400
    INVALID_REQUEST`. Resources that exist in a different brand surface as `404`
    (never `403`), so the API does not leak cross-brand existence. `GET
    /v1/templates` is organization-wide and not constrained to the key brand.
    Brands themselves are managed in the Brew dashboard.


    ## Idempotency


    Send an `Idempotency-Key` header (≤ 100 chars) on any POST your code might
    retry. Same key + same body within 24h returns the original response; same
    key + different body returns `409 IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT`.
  contact:
    name: Brew Support
    url: https://docs.brew.new
    email: support@brew.new
servers:
  - url: https://brew.new/api
    description: Production
  - url: http://localhost:3000/api
    description: Local development
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
  - apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Emails
    description: >-
      Email designs and sending. Generate a design with the Brew email agent,
      edit, version, restore — then send it: `POST /v1/sends` delivers a design
      to a target (a saved audience, an inline list, or a single address) via a
      verified domain, and `POST /v1/sends/test` fires a one-off test. Sending
      is not campaign-specific. Send reads (list, status, per-send event feeds)
      live under Analytics (`/v1/analytics/sends`).
  - name: Analytics
    description: >-
      Read-only cross-resource analytics: lifetime per-campaign KPIs, windowed
      automation performance, the unified event feed, send reads
      (`/v1/analytics/sends`), and the fired-trigger audit log
      (`/v1/analytics/trigger-instances`).
  - name: Automations
    description: >-
      Automation graphs — deterministic create from explicit `nodes` +
      `connections`, update, version, publish / unpublish, test. Includes
      trigger event definitions + the fire endpoint (`/v1/automations/triggers`)
      and run history (`/v1/automations/runs`).
  - name: Contacts
    description: Create, search, patch, and delete contacts. Email is the primary key.
  - name: Contact Fields
    description: List, create, and delete custom contact field definitions.
  - name: Audiences
    description: Saved contact filter sets — a recipient target for sends.
  - name: Domains
    description: 'Sending domains: add, read DNS records, verify, configure sender defaults.'
  - name: Templates
    description: Public template gallery (read-only) usable as generation references.
  - name: Brand
    description: The single brand bound to the API key.
  - name: Chats
    description: >-
      Read a brand-scoped digest of a Brew chat — referenced
      emails/automations/triggers + a trimmed transcript — so an external agent
      can resume the conversation.
  - name: Meta
    description: >-
      Public discovery surface (no auth): the machine-readable API catalog
      (`/v1/help`).
paths:
  /v1/automations/triggers/{triggerEventId}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Automations
      summary: Update a trigger
      description: >-
        Updates one or more editable fields (`title`, `description`,
        `payloadSchema`). Whether a trigger fires is governed solely by
        `automation.published` on each wired automation — there is no
        per-trigger off-switch. Integration-provisioned triggers are immutable
        here (`422 TRIGGER_IMMUTABLE`). Returns the bare updated row.
      operationId: updateTrigger
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 1
            maxLength: 256
            description: >-
              Trigger id returned by `POST /v1/automations/triggers`. Custom
              triggers use `tri_…` ids; integration triggers use composite ids
              (e.g. `clerk:org_…:brand_…:user.created`, URL-encode the colons).
            example: tri_signup
          required: true
          description: >-
            Trigger id returned by `POST /v1/automations/triggers`. Custom
            triggers use `tri_…` ids; integration triggers use composite ids
            (e.g. `clerk:org_…:brand_…:user.created`, URL-encode the colons).
          name: triggerEventId
          in: path
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggersPatchRequest'
            example:
              title: User Signed Up (v2)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated.
          headers:
            x-request-id:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: >-
                  Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                  debugging a request.
                example: req_8cac13fd94e6420cacdd75a1aa403a28
              required: true
              description: >-
                Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                debugging a request.
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
                description: Requests allowed in the current rolling rate limit window.
                example: 100
              required: true
              description: Requests allowed in the current rolling rate limit window.
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
                description: Requests remaining in the current rolling rate limit window.
                example: 99
              required: true
              description: Requests remaining in the current rolling rate limit window.
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              schema:
                type: integer
                description: >-
                  Unix timestamp in seconds for when the rolling window fully
                  resets.
                example: 1712592360
              required: true
              description: >-
                Unix timestamp in seconds for when the rolling window fully
                resets.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerRow'
              example:
                triggerEventId: tri_signup
                title: User Signed Up
                description: Fires when a user completes signup.
                provider: brew_api
                payloadSchema:
                  type: object
                  fields:
                    - key: email
                      type: string
                      required: true
                    - key: firstName
                      type: string
                      required: false
                createdAt: '2026-04-08T12:00:00.000Z'
                updatedAt: '2026-04-08T12:00:00.000Z'
        '400':
          description: >-
            Strict-body violation or no editable field supplied (a bare id with
            no updates is rejected).
          headers:
            x-request-id:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: >-
                  Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                  debugging a request.
                example: req_8cac13fd94e6420cacdd75a1aa403a28
              required: true
              description: >-
                Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                debugging a request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEnvelope'
              example:
                error:
                  code: INVALID_REQUEST
                  type: invalid_request
                  message: Request validation failed.
                  suggestion: Fix the field reported in `param` and retry.
                  docs: https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/errors
                  param: title
        '401':
          description: The API key was missing, invalid, or revoked.
          headers:
            x-request-id:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: >-
                  Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                  debugging a request.
                example: req_8cac13fd94e6420cacdd75a1aa403a28
              required: true
              description: >-
                Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                debugging a request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEnvelope'
              example:
                error:
                  code: INVALID_API_KEY
                  type: authentication_error
                  message: The provided API key is invalid.
                  suggestion: Check the API key format and retry with a valid active key.
                  docs: https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/authentication
        '403':
          description: The caller does not have the required `automations` permission.
          headers:
            x-request-id:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: >-
                  Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                  debugging a request.
                example: req_8cac13fd94e6420cacdd75a1aa403a28
              required: true
              description: >-
                Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                debugging a request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEnvelope'
              example:
                error:
                  code: INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS
                  type: authorization_error
                  message: The caller does not have the required permission.
                  suggestion: Use an API key or session with the required permission.
                  docs: https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/authentication
                  param: automations
        '404':
          description: >-
            Trigger not found in the API-key brand. Cross-brand ids
            intentionally surface as 404 (never 403) so the API does not leak
            cross-brand existence.
          headers:
            x-request-id:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: >-
                  Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                  debugging a request.
                example: req_8cac13fd94e6420cacdd75a1aa403a28
              required: true
              description: >-
                Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                debugging a request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEnvelope'
              example:
                error:
                  code: TRIGGER_EVENT_NOT_FOUND
                  type: not_found
                  message: Trigger event 'tri_xxx' was not found.
                  suggestion: List triggers with GET /v1/automations/triggers.
                  docs: https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/errors
                  param: triggerEventId
        '422':
          description: >-
            Integration-provisioned trigger — manage it from the integration
            instead.
          headers:
            x-request-id:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: >-
                  Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                  debugging a request.
                example: req_8cac13fd94e6420cacdd75a1aa403a28
              required: true
              description: >-
                Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                debugging a request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEnvelope'
              example:
                error:
                  code: TRIGGER_IMMUTABLE
                  type: invalid_request
                  message: >-
                    Integration triggers are managed by their provider and
                    cannot be edited via the API.
                  suggestion: >-
                    Edit the event configuration in the integration that
                    provisioned this trigger.
                  docs: https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/errors
                  param: triggerEventId
        '429':
          description: The request hit the rolling rate limit window.
          headers:
            x-request-id:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: >-
                  Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                  debugging a request.
                example: req_8cac13fd94e6420cacdd75a1aa403a28
              required: true
              description: >-
                Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                debugging a request.
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
                description: Requests allowed in the current rolling rate limit window.
                example: 100
              required: true
              description: Requests allowed in the current rolling rate limit window.
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
                description: Requests remaining in the current rolling rate limit window.
                example: 99
              required: true
              description: Requests remaining in the current rolling rate limit window.
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              schema:
                type: integer
                description: >-
                  Unix timestamp in seconds for when the rolling window fully
                  resets.
                example: 1712592360
              required: true
              description: >-
                Unix timestamp in seconds for when the rolling window fully
                resets.
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: integer
                description: Seconds to wait before retrying the request.
                example: 42
              required: true
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying the request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEnvelope'
              example:
                error:
                  code: RATE_LIMITED
                  type: rate_limit
                  message: Too many requests.
                  suggestion: Wait for the retry window before sending another request.
                  docs: https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/rate-limits
                  retryAfter: 42
        '500':
          description: Unexpected internal error.
          headers:
            x-request-id:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: >-
                  Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                  debugging a request.
                example: req_8cac13fd94e6420cacdd75a1aa403a28
              required: true
              description: >-
                Unique request identifier. Share this with support when
                debugging a request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEnvelope'
              example:
                error:
                  code: INTERNAL_ERROR
                  type: internal_error
                  message: An unexpected error occurred.
                  suggestion: Retry the request. If it keeps failing, contact support.
                  docs: https://docs.brew.new/api-reference/api/errors
components:
  schemas:
    TriggersPatchRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 120
        description:
          type: string
          maxLength: 2000
        payloadSchema:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
                - object
            fields:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  key:
                    type: string
                    minLength: 1
                    description: >-
                      Variable name used by emails and automations, e.g. email
                      or firstName. Prefer self-descriptive keys; this column
                      has no separate description field.
                  type:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - string
                      - int
                      - boolean
                  required:
                    type: boolean
                  fallbackValue:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: string
                      - type: number
                      - type: boolean
                    description: >-
                      Substitution value when the inbound payload is missing
                      this field. Also used as the email agent's `e.g. {{ key |
                      fallback }}` example.
                  pii:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - none
                      - low
                      - high
                    description: >-
                      PII classification for redaction. "high" auto-redacts the
                      value in execution logs and the inbound log. "low"
                      (default when omitted) preserves the value. "none" is an
                      explicit marker that the field is non-personal.
                required:
                  - key
                  - type
                  - required
          required:
            - type
            - fields
      additionalProperties: false
    TriggerRow:
      type: object
      properties:
        triggerEventId:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 256
        title:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 120
        description:
          type: string
          maxLength: 2000
        provider:
          type: string
          enum:
            - brew_api
            - clerk
            - stripe
            - shopify
            - stytch
            - supabase
            - workos
            - revenuecat
            - custom
        providerEventKey:
          type: string
        payloadSchema:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
                - object
            fields:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  key:
                    type: string
                    minLength: 1
                    description: >-
                      Variable name used by emails and automations, e.g. email
                      or firstName. Prefer self-descriptive keys; this column
                      has no separate description field.
                  type:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - string
                      - int
                      - boolean
                  required:
                    type: boolean
                  fallbackValue:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: string
                      - type: number
                      - type: boolean
                    description: >-
                      Substitution value when the inbound payload is missing
                      this field. Also used as the email agent's `e.g. {{ key |
                      fallback }}` example.
                  pii:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - none
                      - low
                      - high
                    description: >-
                      PII classification for redaction. "high" auto-redacts the
                      value in execution logs and the inbound log. "low"
                      (default when omitted) preserves the value. "none" is an
                      explicit marker that the field is non-personal.
                required:
                  - key
                  - type
                  - required
          required:
            - type
            - fields
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
        - triggerEventId
        - title
        - provider
        - payloadSchema
        - createdAt
        - updatedAt
      additionalProperties: false
    ApiErrorEnvelope:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              minLength: 1
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
                - authentication_error
                - authorization_error
                - invalid_request
                - not_found
                - not_implemented
                - conflict
                - rate_limit
                - payment_required
                - service_unavailable
                - internal_error
            message:
              type: string
              minLength: 1
            param:
              type: string
              minLength: 1
            suggestion:
              type: string
              minLength: 1
            docs:
              type: string
              format: uri
            retryAfter:
              type: integer
              minimum: 0
            details:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: {}
          required:
            - code
            - type
            - message
            - suggestion
            - docs
      required:
        - error
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API key
      description: 'Send your Brew API key as `Authorization: Bearer brew_xxx`.'
      x-default: Bearer brew_your_api_key
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: 'Send your Brew API key as `X-API-Key: brew_xxx`.'
      x-default: brew_your_api_key

````