# API triggers

> API triggers offer a streamlined way of starting a job via HTTP, through a custom request URL created by you. They work as a layer wrapped around existing processes, and leverage the options that are already available for triggers.

API triggers offer a streamlined way of starting a job via HTTP, through a custom request URL created by you. They work as a layer wrapped around existing processes, and leverage the options that are already available for triggers.

Once you create an API trigger, you can easily [start a job](https://docs.uipath.com/orchestrator/automation-suite/2.2510/user-guide/managing-jobs#starting-a-job-through-an-api-trigger) in an external application and consume its output.

## Authentication

API trigger invocations and calls are authorized through personal access tokens.

All you need to do is [generate a token](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-cloud/automation-cloud/latest/api-guide/personal-access-tokens#generating-a-token) that you can use to access the resources you need, and [use the token in your requests](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-cloud/automation-cloud/latest/api-guide/using-personal-access-tokens-for-api-authentication#including-tokens-in-api-requests).

Once generated and copied, you can paste it in your bearer token field to authorize job requests.

You can also use [OAuth](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-cloud/automation-cloud/latest/api-guide/accessing-uipath-resources-using-external-applications) as an authentication method.

## Permissions

These are the permissions you need to perform operations on API triggers:

* **Triggers** permission at the folder level (this dictates the actions you can take on API triggers):
  + **View** - allows you to see API triggers within your tenant.
  + **Edit** - allows you to make changes to API triggers.
  + **Create** - allows you to create API triggers.
  + **Delete** - allows you to delete API triggers.
* **Jobs** permission at the folder level (this is required to invoke a job trigger and follow the job execution until the result is available):
  + **Create** - allows you to start an API call based on an API trigger.
  + **View** - allows you to view the status of the API request.