ActionBrazeUpdated September 2026

How do I fire a pre-built Braze campaign?

Short answer: You can trigger api campaign in Braze by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Braze Trigger API Campaign action to a workflow, map its 3 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
Campaign ID
campaign_id
stringRequired
Recipients (JSON array)
recipients_json
stringRequired[{"external_user_id":"abc"}]
Trigger Properties (JSON)
trigger_properties
stringOptional
Sample request
{
"campaign_id": "{{trigger.campaign_id}}",
"recipients_json": "[{\"external_user_id\":\"abc\"}]",
"trigger_properties": "{{trigger.trigger_properties}}"
}
Returns
{
"message": "success",
"dispatch_id": "abc-123"
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Trigger API Campaign.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

FAQ

Questions about Trigger API Campaign.

What does the Trigger API Campaign action do in Braze?
Fires an API-triggered campaign (designed and reviewed in Braze UI) at a specified user set with optional trigger_properties merged into the templates. The recommended pattern for production messaging — keeps content review in Braze, just invokes from the workflow.
What inputs does Trigger API Campaign require?
Required: Campaign ID, Recipients (JSON array). Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.
Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?
Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.
What happens if Braze returns an error?
The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Braze returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.
Does Trigger API Campaign support batch operations?
Run Trigger API Campaign inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Braze's rate limits.
More actions

Other Braze actions.

Trigger API Campaign in Braze — start free