Trigger · Tasks

Task deadline changed

Starts a run when a task’s deadline is set, changed or cleared.

Attio events: task.created , task.updated

Inputs

No configuration.

Label	Key	Type	Always set	Notes
Task	`task`	Task	Yes
Task ID	`task_id`	Text	Yes
Triggered at	`triggered_at`	Timestamp	Yes
Updated by	`updated_by`	Actor	No	Present only when Attio sends an actor of a recognized type (workspace member, API token, system, app or workflow).
Change type	`change_type`	Text	Yes	`set` (no prior deadline), `cleared` (no new deadline) or `moved`.
Deadline	`deadline_at`	Date	No	Date only (YYYY-MM-DD). The time of day is dropped.
Prior deadline	`prior_deadline_at`	Date	No	Date only.
Content	`content`	Text	Yes
Linked record count	`linked_record_count`	Number	Yes
Linked records	`linked_records`	List of records	Yes	Iterable in a Loop block. Records whose object cannot be resolved to a slug are left out.

Compares the full deadline value Attio returns with the stored prior value. The Deadline and Prior deadline outputs are truncated to the date.
Needs a stored prior value for the task. The first event for a task the app has never seen stores the value and does not start a run.

Triggers have no error branch. When something goes wrong inside a trigger, no run starts. See Troubleshooting.

Alert the deal owner when a task deadline slips.

Example inputs
Event	Value
`task.updated`	Sam Ortiz moves the deadline of "Security review" from 14 to 20 October.

Clearing the deadline gives Change type cleared with no Deadline output.