# Event Triggers

As previously discussed event triggers are listeners. They are the things that kick off a flow. 

Some of the more dynamic and useful triggers are: 

* Request
* Email
* Schedule
* When document is created

### Request

The triggers within the Request connector is my favorite. This trigger sets up a listening URL and accepts requests just like any other API. During the setup process a json schema is defined and all of the actions leverage data passed in through the API call. More on this connector later.

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### Email

The Office 365 Outlook triggers can start for a variety of reasons. Some are going to be more useful than others. One of the more useful things to do is to start the flow as soon as a new email arrives.

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### Schedule

Much like it sounds the Schedule trigger will run based off a pre-defined time. In the example below the trigger fires every 5 minutes. The trigger is fairly simple to setup. The only required fields are to define the interval and frequency. Within the advanced options start time and time zone can filled in.

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### When a Document is Created

This trigger exists for both OneDrive and for SharePoint. The trigger for OneDrive needs only a folder name.

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The trigger for SharePoint needs a little more detail, but not much. This trigger needs a SharePoint site and the folder to monitor. 

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I feel its pertinent to add you can only access SharePoint sites and folders that you (or the account being leveraged) has access to.

### Others

Other connectors you may find to have useful triggers:

* Twitter - When a tweet is posted
* RSS - When a feed is published
* Gmail - When a new email arrives
* DropBox - When a file is created
* FTP - When a file is created
* Instagram - When new media is uploaded
* Google Contacts - When a contact is modified
* SQL - When an items is created
* and many, many, many more