Publish Automation

Publish an automation to make it active and start processing triggers.

Use Cases:

• Activate a draft automation after configuration
• Go live with a new email workflow
• Re-publish an updated automation version

Behavior:

• Performs strict validation of the automation workflow
• Validates trigger configuration, node data, and flow structure
• Sets automation status to PUBLISHED
• Records publishedAt timestamp
• Automation begins processing matching triggers immediately
• Creates a new version if publishing an update to an existing automation

Required Scope: write:automations

Validation at Publish Time:
The following are validated strictly (unlike save, which is lenient):

• Trigger type is valid and configured
• All nodes have valid type and required data
• Flow structure is valid (connected graph, no orphan nodes)
• Email nodes have subject and content
• Delay nodes have valid durations
• Condition nodes have valid rules

Prerequisites:

• Automation must be in DRAFT status
• Must have a valid trigger configured
• Must pass all validation checks

Note: Publishing is immediate. The automation will start processing events as soon as it is published.