Time-Based trigger
Time in Stage
Trigger after X time in pipeline stage
Starts a workflow when this happens.
Business plan and up
Variables this trigger adds
Use these in any later step, alongside the usual lead, agency and date variables.
{lead.stage} Current Stage. Contact's current pipeline stage (from lead record) {lead.name} Contact Name. Contact's name (from lead record) {lead.username} Contact Username. Contact's @username (from lead record) How to add it
- Open Workflows in the app and create or open a workflow.
- Click the trigger at the top and pick Time in Stage under Time-Based.
- Fill in its settings, then save and turn the workflow on.
For the API and MCP
When you build workflows through the Inflowave API or the MCP server, this trigger is time_in_stage. See the MCP documentation.