Message Types

First published on: 05/13/2025/5:38 pm

Messages come in 3 types: 

• Triggers 
• Raw (or Raw Data) 
• Messages (or "main" messages) 

Triggers are fired to generate workflow data in the form of Raw Data messages. A Trigger may create multiple Raw Data messages. Triggers are fired by schedule, events, "run now" buttons on the workflow designer or messages pages, or from a Saltbox API call. 

Raw (or Raw Data) messages are the data results produced by firing a trigger. They contain the raw data before any necessary formatting is applied (as defined by the trigger settings). Raw Data messages may contain any data type that can be handled by an installed connector, such as JSON, binary data, CSV, XML, etc. One Raw Data message may create multiple "main" Messages.

Messages (sometimes referred to as "main" messages) are the messages directly handled by the workflow logic. They are formatted versions the Raw Data messages.