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# Trigger a Monitor

> Triggers a run immediately, regardless of the schedule. Works for monitors with status `active` or `paused`.



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /monitors/{id}/trigger
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Exa Monitors API
  description: API for creating and managing scheduled monitors with webhook notifications.
servers:
  - url: https://api.exa.ai
security:
  - api_key: []
paths:
  /monitors/{id}/trigger:
    post:
      tags:
        - Monitors
      summary: Trigger a Monitor
      description: >-
        Triggers a run immediately, regardless of the schedule. Works for
        monitors with status `active` or `paused`.
      operationId: triggerMonitor
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: The monitor ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Whether the monitor was triggered
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerSearchMonitorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Invalid or missing API key
        '404':
          description: Monitor not found
components:
  schemas:
    TriggerSearchMonitorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        triggered:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the monitor was successfully triggered
      required:
        - triggered
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key

````