ActionNovuUpdated September 2026

How do I trigger a Novu notification workflow?

Short answer: You can trigger novu notification in Novu by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Novu Trigger Novu Notification action to a workflow, map its 4 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Trigger Novu Notification in Novu — start free All 3 Novu actions

Trigger Novu Notification in Novu — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

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

Field	Type	Required	Description
Workflow Trigger ID name	string	Required	Workflow Trigger ID. e.g. "welcome-email"
Subscriber ID to_subscriberId	string	Required	Subscriber ID
Subscriber Email to_email	email	Optional	The email address. Used as the recipient or identifier depending on context.
Payload payload	json	Optional	Payload. (JSON object). e.g. "{"name":"John","plan":"pro"}"

Sample request

{
  "name": "welcome-email",
  "to_subscriberId": "{{trigger.to_subscriberId}}",
  "to_email": "e.g. user@example.com",
  "payload": "{\"name\":\"John\",\"plan\":\"pro\"}"
}

Returns

{
  "data": {
    "status": "processed",
    "acknowledged": true,
    "transactionId": "txn123"
  }
}

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

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Trigger Novu Notification.

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

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Novu

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Trigger Novu Notification.

What does the Trigger Novu Notification action do in Novu?

Fires a configured Novu workflow for a subscriber with payload data. Novu fans out across email/SMS/push/in-app per the subscriber's preferences and the workflow's channel steps.

What inputs does Trigger Novu Notification require?

Required: Workflow Trigger ID, Subscriber ID. 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 Novu returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Novu 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 Novu Notification support batch operations?

Run Trigger Novu Notification 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 Novu's rate limits.

More actions

Other Novu actions.

Action

Identify Novu Subscriber

Upserts subscriber identity with email, phone, push tokens, preferences. Required before triggering notifications targeting this subscriber.

Action

List Novu Subscribers

Paginated subscriber list. For sync workflows mirroring subscriber base or for inventory.

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