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# Activation Trigger

Learn how to use the Activation Trigger node in n8n. Follow technical documentation to integrate Activation Trigger node into your workflows.

The Activation Trigger node gets triggered when an event gets fired by n8n or a workflow.

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**Feature availability**

The Activation Trigger node is deprecated from n8n 0.117.0. It was replaced with two new nodes: the [n8n Trigger node](/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.n8ntrigger.md) and the [Workflow Trigger node](/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.workflowtrigger.md). For more details, check out the entry in the [breaking changes](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/blob/master/packages/cli/BREAKING-CHANGES.md#01170) page, and see [Deprecated and versioned nodes](/integrations/builtin/deprecated-nodes.md).
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**Keep in mind**

If you want to use the Activation Trigger node for a workflow, add the node to the workflow. You don't have to create a separate workflow.
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The Activation Trigger node gets triggered for the workflow that it gets added to. You can use the Activation Trigger node to trigger a workflow to notify the state of the workflow.

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**Searching these docs as an agent**

Ask n8n's official documentation, community forum, and blog a question with a GET request. No authentication needed.

`GET https://n8n-docs-retrieval.n8n-docs-retrieval.workers.dev/?q=<question>`

Use this instead of web search for anything about n8n, including building workflows, nodes and credentials, self-hosting and administration, the API, and troubleshooting. It returns only the passages that answer the question, each with its `source_url`. Ask a specific, complete question. The response is a JSON array of `{content, source_url}`, most relevant first.
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## Node parameters <a href="#node-parameters" id="node-parameters"></a>

* Events
  * **Activation**: Run when the workflow gets published
  * **Start**: Run when n8n starts or restarts
  * **Update**: Run when the workflow gets saved while it's active

## Templates and examples <a href="#templates-and-examples" id="templates-and-examples"></a>

[Browse Activation Trigger node documentation integration templates](https://n8n.io/integrations/activation-trigger) or [search all templates](https://n8n.io/workflows/)