Triggers
Every workflow begins with a trigger. Triggers listen for certain behavior and initiate workflows when the required input passes through the trigger. Automation (InsightConnect) supports three different types of triggers.
API Triggers
If you’d like to send data to Automation (InsightConnect) using an external application’s API, you can create an API trigger. As long as the application can send JSON data, you can use it in Automation (InsightConnect)! API triggers create generic REST endpoints that accept JSON objects from the application via HTTP POST. Learn how to set up an API trigger here.
Insight Platform Triggers
If you use other Insight platform products and have an orchestrator installed, you can use custom Automation (InsightConnect) workflows within those products. To make these workflows available to other Insight products, they must use an Insight platform trigger. For more information, read how to set up an SIEM (InsightIDR) Alert Trigger or how to set up an Vulnerability Management (InsightVM) trigger.
Plugin Triggers
Some Automation (InsightConnect) plugins include triggers. All you need to do is configure the plugin within Automation (InsightConnect).
Some plugin triggers fall under the following subcategories:
- Timer triggers a workflow based on a schedule you define, such as every minute, hour, day, or week.
- Mailbox triggers include Gmail, Office 365, Exchange, and IMAP.
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