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> Summary: The Neon CLI `neon triggers` command manages function triggers on a branch: list, get, create, update, enable, disable, and delete triggers that invoke a Neon Function on a cron schedule or when an object is created in Object Storage.

# Neon CLI command: triggers

Create and manage function triggers that invoke a Neon Function on a cron schedule or when an object is created

The `triggers` command manages function triggers on a branch. A trigger invokes a [Neon Function](https://neon.com/docs/compute/functions/overview) on a cron schedule (`schedule`), or when an object is created in an [Object Storage](https://neon.com/docs/storage/overview) bucket (`storage_object_created`). Use it to run recurring work like a nightly report or cleanup job, or to process uploads as they land, without a separate scheduler. You deploy the function with [`neon functions deploy`](https://neon.com/docs/cli/functions), then point a trigger at it by slug.

Triggers are branch-scoped. Pass `--project-id` and `--branch` to target a branch, or let the CLI resolve them from your [context file](https://neon.com/docs/cli/set-context). Triggers can also be inherited: a trigger created on a parent branch is visible on its child branches, where the `Inherited` column shows `true`. An inherited trigger stays disabled on the child until you enable it there with [`neon triggers enable`](https://neon.com/docs/cli/triggers#enable).

Subcommands: [create](https://neon.com/docs/cli/triggers#create), [delete](https://neon.com/docs/cli/triggers#delete), [disable](https://neon.com/docs/cli/triggers#disable), [enable](https://neon.com/docs/cli/triggers#enable), [get](https://neon.com/docs/cli/triggers#get), [list](https://neon.com/docs/cli/triggers#list), [update](https://neon.com/docs/cli/triggers#update)

## neon triggers list

Lists the triggers on the branch.

```bash
neon triggers list [options]
```

| Option         | Description       | Type   | Default | Required |
| -------------- | ----------------- | ------ | ------- | :------: |
| `--branch`     | Branch ID or name | string | —       |    No    |
| `--project-id` | Project ID        | string | —       |    No    |

```bash
neon triggers list --project-id solitary-heart-93902637 --branch main
```

The `Type` column shows each trigger's type, currently `schedule` or `storage_object_created`. `Schedule` holds the cron for schedule triggers; `Storage` holds the bucket (and prefix, if set) for storage triggers.

```text filename="Output"
Trigger Id                                    Name            Type                    Function Slug  Function Path  Schedule   Storage        Enabled  Inherited  Next Run At
trigger-12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890abcdef  nightly-report  schedule                child404       /              0 6 * * *                 true     false      2026-09-11T06:00:00.000000Z
trigger-abcdef12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890  on-upload       storage_object_created  ingest         /object                       assets logos/  true     false
```

## neon triggers get

Shows a single trigger by ID.

```bash
neon triggers get <id> [options]
```

| Option         | Description       | Type   | Default | Required |
| -------------- | ----------------- | ------ | ------- | :------: |
| `--branch`     | Branch ID or name | string | —       |    No    |
| `--project-id` | Project ID        | string | —       |    No    |

```bash
neon triggers get trigger-12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890abcdef --project-id solitary-heart-93902637 --branch main --output json
```

<details>

<summary>Show output</summary>

```json
{
  "type": "schedule",
  "trigger_id": "trigger-12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890abcdef",
  "function_slug": "child404",
  "name": "nightly-report",
  "function_path": "/",
  "schedule": {
    "cron": "0 6 * * *"
  },
  "enabled": true,
  "version": 1390408,
  "next_run_at": "2026-09-11T06:00:00.000000Z",
  "inherited": false
}
```

</details>

A `storage_object_created` trigger has `storage_object_created` (bucket and optional prefix) in place of `schedule`, and no `next_run_at`:

<details>

<summary>Show output</summary>

```json
{
  "type": "storage_object_created",
  "trigger_id": "trigger-abcdef12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "function_slug": "ingest",
  "name": "on-upload",
  "function_path": "/object",
  "storage_object_created": {
    "bucket_name": "assets",
    "prefix": "logos/"
  },
  "enabled": true,
  "version": 1390512,
  "inherited": false
}
```

</details>

## neon triggers create

Creates a trigger that invokes a function on a cron schedule or when an object is created. `--function-slug` and `--name` are required, and the name must be unique on the branch. Choose the type with one of:

- `--cron` for a `schedule` trigger, a five-field UTC cron expression.
- `--bucket` for a `storage_object_created` trigger, with an optional `--prefix` to match only object keys under that prefix.

`--cron` and `--bucket` are mutually exclusive (`Pass --cron or --bucket, not both.`), and `--prefix` requires `--bucket`.

Object-created triggers (`--bucket` and `--prefix`) require Neon CLI 4.21.0 or later. On an older CLI, `--bucket` isn't recognized and `create` reports a missing `--cron` argument instead.

```bash
neon triggers create [options]
```

| Option            | Description                                               | Type    | Default | Required |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------- | :------: |
| `--bucket`        | Object-storage bucket to watch (storage\_object\_created) | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--cron`          | Five-field UTC cron expression, e.g. '\*/15 \* \* \* \*'  | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--enabled`       | Whether the trigger runs (default true)                   | boolean | —       |    No    |
| `--function-path` | Path the invocation is sent to (default '/')              | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--function-slug` | Slug of the function to invoke                            | string  | —       |    Yes   |
| `--name`          | Trigger name (unique per branch)                          | string  | —       |    Yes   |
| `--prefix`        | Object-key prefix to match (requires --bucket on create)  | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--branch`        | Branch ID or name                                         | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--project-id`    | Project ID                                                | string  | —       |    No    |

By default the invocation is sent to `/` and the trigger is enabled. Use `--function-path` to send it to another route, and `--enabled false` to create it in a disabled state.

A schedule trigger:

```bash
neon triggers create --function-slug child404 --name nightly-report --cron '0 6 * * *' --project-id solitary-heart-93902637 --branch main
```

```text filename="Output"
Trigger Id     trigger-12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890abcdef
Name           nightly-report
Type           schedule
Function Slug  child404
Function Path  /
Schedule       0 6 * * *
Enabled        true
Inherited      false
Next Run At    2026-09-11T06:00:00.000000Z
```

A storage trigger that fires when an object is created under `logos/` in the `assets` bucket:

```bash
neon triggers create --function-slug ingest --name on-upload --bucket assets --prefix 'logos/' --function-path /object --project-id solitary-heart-93902637 --branch main
```

## neon triggers update

Updates a trigger. Pass at least one of `--function-slug`, `--name`, `--function-path`, or `--enabled`, plus the field matching the trigger's type: `--cron` for a schedule trigger, or `--bucket`/`--prefix` for a `storage_object_created` trigger. With no fields to change, the command returns an error. The type is fixed at creation, so passing `--cron` to a storage trigger, or `--bucket`/`--prefix` to a schedule trigger, is rejected (`Trigger <id> is type <type>; ...`). Changing a schedule recomputes `Next Run At`.

```bash
neon triggers update <id> [options]
```

| Option            | Description                                               | Type    | Default | Required |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------- | :------: |
| `--bucket`        | Object-storage bucket to watch (storage\_object\_created) | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--cron`          | Five-field UTC cron expression                            | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--enabled`       | Whether the trigger runs                                  | boolean | —       |    No    |
| `--function-path` | Path the invocation is sent to                            | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--function-slug` | Slug of the function to invoke                            | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--name`          | Trigger name (unique per branch)                          | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--prefix`        | Object-key prefix to match                                | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--branch`        | Branch ID or name                                         | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--project-id`    | Project ID                                                | string  | —       |    No    |

Reschedule a schedule trigger:

```bash
neon triggers update trigger-12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890abcdef --cron '*/30 * * * *' --project-id solitary-heart-93902637 --branch main
```

Change the prefix a storage trigger matches:

```bash
neon triggers update trigger-abcdef12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890 --prefix 'incoming/' --project-id solitary-heart-93902637 --branch main
```

## neon triggers enable

Enables a trigger so it runs on its schedule. Enabling recomputes `Next Run At`.

```bash
neon triggers enable <id> [options]
```

| Option         | Description       | Type   | Default | Required |
| -------------- | ----------------- | ------ | ------- | :------: |
| `--branch`     | Branch ID or name | string | —       |    No    |
| `--project-id` | Project ID        | string | —       |    No    |

```bash
neon triggers enable trigger-12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890abcdef --project-id solitary-heart-93902637 --branch main
```

## neon triggers disable

Disables a trigger without deleting it. A disabled trigger keeps its definition but does not run, and its `Next Run At` is cleared. Re-enable it with [`neon triggers enable`](https://neon.com/docs/cli/triggers#enable).

```bash
neon triggers disable <id> [options]
```

| Option         | Description       | Type   | Default | Required |
| -------------- | ----------------- | ------ | ------- | :------: |
| `--branch`     | Branch ID or name | string | —       |    No    |
| `--project-id` | Project ID        | string | —       |    No    |

```bash
neon triggers disable trigger-12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890abcdef --project-id solitary-heart-93902637 --branch main
```

## neon triggers delete

Deletes a trigger.

```bash
neon triggers delete <id> [options]
```

| Option         | Description       | Type   | Default | Required |
| -------------- | ----------------- | ------ | ------- | :------: |
| `--branch`     | Branch ID or name | string | —       |    No    |
| `--project-id` | Project ID        | string | —       |    No    |

```bash
neon triggers delete trigger-12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890abcdef --project-id solitary-heart-93902637 --branch main
```

```text filename="Output"
INFO: Trigger trigger-12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890abcdef deleted
```

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## Related docs (Functions, storage and data)

- [functions](https://neon.com/docs/cli/functions)
- [buckets](https://neon.com/docs/cli/buckets)
- [data-api](https://neon.com/docs/cli/data-api)
- [neon-auth](https://neon.com/docs/cli/neon-auth)
- [credentials](https://neon.com/docs/cli/credentials)

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