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delay

Internal beta — config shape is being migrated

The Automation API is an internal beta and is not released yet — endpoints and payloads may change or be withdrawn without notice. This action's config is being migrated to a typed schema; the fields below reflect that in-progress shape. Always read the authoritative, live shape from GET /v1/automation/meta/action before building against it.

Delay — pauses the run for a fixed amount of time before continuing. group: "action". No specific trigger context is required.

Part of the Flow control family. This page documents the typed config; for how an action sits inside an automation definition, see Actions and Action examples.

Config​

KeyTypeRequiredDescription
delay_msenumyesHow long the run pauses before continuing, in milliseconds.

delay_ms tokens (numeric): 15000, 30000, 45000, 60000. The public number maps 1:1 onto the internal delay-amount enum; only these four values are accepted.

Example​

An action entry inside an automation definition's actions[]:

{
  "type": "delay",
  "config": {
    "delay_ms": 30000
  }
}

Validation & behavior​

  • delay_ms is the only member and is required — it has no canonical default, so an omitting caller has no meaningful fallback.
  • Only the four enum values 15000, 30000, 45000, and 60000 are accepted; any other value is rejected.
  • The run pauses for the given number of milliseconds, then continues with the next action.

See also​