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Wait ​

Pauses workflow execution for a specified number of seconds before continuing to the next task.

Purpose ​

Use the Wait task to introduce a deliberate delay between steps — for example, to allow an external system time to process a request before polling for a result, to rate-limit calls to an API, or to space out batch operations. The delay is specified in whole seconds.

Inputs ​

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
Duration to Wait in SecondsTextNoThe number of whole seconds to pause before the workflow continues. Defaults to 0.

Outputs ​

This task performs an action and does not produce output variables.

Examples ​

Pause for 30 seconds before polling
FieldValue
Duration to Wait in Seconds30

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