URL_TRIGGER() : call a webhook from an action button

In a TimeTonic table, the URL_TRIGGER function automatically calls a webhook URL using an action button placed in the row.

Let's say you want to call a webhook using a "trigger" button, to retrieve the table and row parameters.

Configure the field as an action button

The action is triggered on click. Set up the formula field as an action button:

Type
Select Formula.

Formula output type
Select URL.

Transform into a button
Enable the option.

Button name
Choose your preferred label (e.g. trigger).

Action button
Enable the option.

URL format

To ensure the identifiers are transmitted correctly as GET parameters (and thus recognized by most tools like Make, Zapier, webhook.site, etc.), use the query string format:

URL_TRIGGER("https://webhook.site/monid?table={tableId}&row={rowId}")

The values are then correctly received as part of the query object on the webhook side:

"query": {
  "table": "557963",
  "row": "125508508"
}

Examples

Recommended formula

URL_TRIGGER("https://hook.eu2.make.com/utr6425hnegnl2cn599qiogr72hwa179?table={tableId}&row={rowId}")

Here is what the output looks like when received by a Make webhook module:

Key points: {tableId} and {rowId} are automatically replaced by TimeTonic. Always place them inside the query string (?table={tableId}&row={rowId}) so the external service receives them as standard GET parameters, and so the target API reads them correctly.

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Format or build the URL before using it in an action button.

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