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Base44 Deprecates Automations in function.jsonc in Favor of Workflows

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Base44 deprecated automations in function.jsonc. New automations entries are ignored at deploy time, while existing automations keep running and can still be edited or deleted. To run a function on a schedule, on data changes or on a connected tool's event, add it as a step in a workflow.

Key Takeaways

  • New automations entries in function.jsonc are ignored at deploy time.
  • Existing automations keep running.
  • Existing automations can still be edited or deleted.
  • Workflows replace automations for scheduled, data-change and connected-tool triggers.

Automations can no longer be created

Base44 no longer lets you create automations for backend functions. New automations entries in function.jsonc are ignored when the function is deployed.

Existing automations keep working

Automations that already exist continue to run. You can still edit or delete them.

Use workflows instead

Base44 points builders to workflows for triggering functions. A function can be added as a step in a workflow to run on a schedule, when data changes, or when a connected tool sends an event.