--- title: Activation Trigger node documentation description: Learn how to use the Activation Trigger node in n8n. Follow technical documentation to integrate Activation Trigger node into your workflows. contentType: [integration, reference] --- # Activation Trigger node The Activation Trigger node gets triggered when an event gets fired by n8n or a workflow. /// warning n8n has deprecated the Activation Trigger node and replaced it with two new nodes: the [n8n Trigger node](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.n8ntrigger.md) and the [Workflow Trigger node](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.workflowtrigger.md). For more details, check out the entry in the [breaking changes](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/blob/master/packages/cli/BREAKING-CHANGES.md#01170) page. /// ```{note} Keep in mind If you want to use the Activation Trigger node for a workflow, add the node to the workflow. You don't have to create a separate workflow. ``` The Activation Trigger node gets triggered for the workflow that it gets added to. You can use the Activation Trigger node to trigger a workflow to notify the state of the workflow. ## Node parameters - Events - **Activation**: Run when the workflow gets published - **Start**: Run when n8n starts or restarts - **Update**: Run when the workflow gets saved while it's active ## Templates and examples