Command Time with n8n
Gain absolute control over when your most important workflows run.
Your n8n workflows are powerful, but the built-in scheduler is a blunt instrument. For critical, one-time events, WarpTrigger provides a fire-and-forget engine to ensure your workflows run at the exact second required.
Trigger Anything, Anywhere, Exactly When You Need It
Schedule precise, fire-and-forget events in the future—set them relative to now (like "in 34 days 3 hours") or at specific times (like "9am New York time on August 1st"). Deliver via email, push, Telegram, webhooks, Zapier, GitHub Actions, and more. No servers, no cron boilerplate, just reliable execution.
Going Beyond n8n's Cron Scheduler
The 'Schedule' trigger is for repeating tasks. For critical, one-off events, you need a more precise and reliable tool.
Designed for Repetition, Not Single Events
Cron is for recurring jobs. Forcing it to handle a unique, one-off future event is a hack, not a robust solution.
Avoid Brittle, DIY Solutions
A DIY approach using in-workflow delays is fragile. It won't survive a restart and creates a maintenance nightmare.
Simplify Timezone Complexity
Scheduling an event in a user's local timezone requires complex logic. A trigger should handle this natively.
A Reliable Event Engine for Your Workflows
WarpTrigger is the 'when' specialist for your n8n workflows. Tell us the precise moment, and we'll send the webhook. Reliably.
Make a single API call with a future timestamp and a payload. We handle the persistence, queueing, and execution.
Your scheduled events survive server restarts and deployments. We are a managed, persistent queue for future-dated webhooks, so your workflows never miss a beat.
Specify a timezone in your API call. We handle all the conversion and scheduling logic, ensuring your event triggers at the correct local time, anywhere in the world.
How to Trigger n8n from the Future
Use WarpTrigger as the reliable, time-based starting pistol for your n8n workflows.
1. Get Your n8n Webhook URL
In your n8n workflow, add a 'Webhook' node as the trigger. Copy the provided Test URL.
2. Schedule the Warp
Via our API or UI, create a Warp. Set the destination to your n8n webhook URL, specify the exact future time, and add any JSON payload you need.
3. Let n8n Handle the Logic
At the scheduled moment, WarpTrigger reliably calls your n8n webhook. We manage the timing, you manage the workflow.
Use Cases for Time-Sensitive n8n Workflows
How developers and automators use WarpTrigger for reliable, one-time event automation.
Critical User Lifecycle Events
Trigger a workflow 72 hours before a user's trial ends or 30 days after signup to ask for a review. Reliably, and in their local timezone.
Coordinate Product Launches
Simultaneously trigger multiple n8n workflows at the exact moment a product goes live: update databases, post to social media, and notify partners.
Delayed Webhook Follow-ups
After an initial API call, schedule a follow-up check-in for exactly one week later to see if a process has completed, without building a complex state machine.
Time-Bound Offer Management
A customer is given a special offer that expires in 48 hours. Schedule a workflow to run at that exact moment to revoke the offer in your backend.
Technical Integration Details
Built for technical teams who need reliable, scalable automation
Integration Method
- Standard HTTP webhooks
- JSON payload format
- Webhook delivery confirmation
- Authentication via headers
Performance & Reliability
- 99.9% uptime SLA
- Sub-second trigger accuracy
- Horizontal scaling support
- Self-hosted compatible