# Trigger automation on specific date

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/trigger-automation-on-specific-date/3079>\
**Category:** Ideas & Features\
**Tags:** automations\
**Created:** [July 18, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/trigger-automation-on-specific-date/3079 "2022-07-18T10:57:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Lug-gl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/lug-gl/32/5293_2.png) [@Lug-gl](https://community.fibery.io/u/Lug-gl)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/trigger-automation-on-specific-date/3079/1 "2022-07-18T10:57:14Z")

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Hi,

is it possible to trigger an automation depending on a specific date field?

Our Idea:  
we want to trigger a func outside of fibery via webhook. I would like to implement it that way that it could be directly send or that the user is setting an specific dateTime field, when it should be triggert.

After that I would create an additional entity with this specific date field. So it would be something like a waiting list.  
The trigger for the automation I’m searching for is that on this date the webhook automation got triggert without any additional update trigger.

I think this does not exist right now, but does somebody have a workaround or at least an idea what I could do?

Greetings Lukas

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**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 11:35am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/trigger-automation-on-specific-date/3079/2 "2022-07-18T11:35:01Z")

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You can create a formula field `Date = Today()` and trigger when it is updated and becomes true.

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**Author:** ![Lug-gl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/lug-gl/32/5293_2.png) [@Lug-gl](https://community.fibery.io/u/Lug-gl)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/trigger-automation-on-specific-date/3079/3 "2022-07-18T11:49:15Z")

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But then I need to update this entity every day till it’s true.  
If I want to check for Now() every hour.

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**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/trigger-automation-on-specific-date/3079/4 "2022-07-18T12:38:24Z")

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No, you don’t need to update it every day. The formula will update automatically.  
We don’t have Now() in formulas for just that reason - it would be updating itself every second.  
If you want to check something every hour, use a scheduled automation.

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**Author:** ![Lug-gl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/lug-gl/32/5293_2.png) [@Lug-gl](https://community.fibery.io/u/Lug-gl)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/trigger-automation-on-specific-date/3079/5 "2022-07-18T13:32:03Z")

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Ah perfect now I got it!  
Thanks a lot again 🙂