# TotalCtrl event triggers

**Category:** [Orchestration](https://help.totalctrl.app/hc/totalctrl/totalctrl-help-center/en-US/categories/orchestration)
**Updated:** 2026-08-19

## Start a workflow from something that happens in TotalCtrl

The **TotalCtrl** trigger app fires when an event happens inside your workspace — no setup beyond picking the event. Common triggers include:

- **CRM** — New contact, deal stage changed, deal won.
- **Support** — New ticket, ticket status changed.
- **Surveys** — New survey response (with the score and answers).
- **Issues** — New issue created.
- **Accounting** — Invoice created, invoice paid.
- **Product Requests** — New request submitted.

Each trigger passes its details forward as variables — for example a New Survey Response trigger gives you `{{trigger.respondent_email}}` and `{{trigger.score}}`.
### Why some triggers say "Coming soon"

The catalog lists many possible events. Triggers that aren't wired up yet are shown as **Coming soon** in the picker so you only build on events that actually fire. Use **Request access** to tell us which ones you need next.

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## Related Articles

- [Delays: pause a workflow for minutes, hours, or days](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/flow-control-delays)
- [Orchestration Overview](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/orchestration-overview)
- [Connect an app](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/connect-an-app-1)
- [Build your first workflow](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/build-your-first-workflow)
- [Filters: stop a run when conditions aren't met](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/flow-control-filters)

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