# Trigger AWS CodeBuild builds automatically
You can create a trigger on a project to schedule a build once every hour, day, or week. You can also edit a trigger to use a custom rule with an Amazon CloudWatch cron expression. For example, using a cron expression, you can schedule a build at a specific time on every weekday. For information about creating and editing triggers, see [Create AWS CodeBuild triggers](#trigger-create) and [Edit AWS CodeBuild triggers](triggers-edit.md).
**Topics**
+ [Create AWS CodeBuild triggers](#trigger-create)
+ [Edit AWS CodeBuild triggers](triggers-edit.md)
## Create AWS CodeBuild triggers
You can create a trigger on a project to schedule a build once every hour, day, or week. You can also create a trigger using a custom rule with an Amazon CloudWatch cron expression. For example, using a cron expression, you can schedule a build at a specific time every weekday.
**Note**
It is not possible to start a batch build from a build trigger, an Amazon EventBridge event, or an AWS Step Functions task.
**Topics**
+ [Create AWS CodeBuild triggers (console)](#trigger-create-console)
+ [Create AWS CodeBuild triggers programmatically](#trigger-create-code)
### Create AWS CodeBuild triggers (console)
Use the following procedure to create triggers using the AWS Management Console.
**To create a trigger**
1. Open the AWS CodeBuild console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/codesuite/codebuild/home](https://console.aws.amazon.com/codesuite/codebuild/home).
1. In the navigation pane, choose **Build projects**.
1. Choose the link for the build project to which you want to add a trigger, and then choose the **Build triggers** tab.
**Note**
By default, the 100 most recent build projects are displayed. To view more build projects, choose the gear icon, and then choose a different value for **Projects per page** or use the back and forward arrows.
1. Choose **Create trigger**.
1. Enter a name in **Trigger name**.
1. From the **Frequency** drop-down list, choose the frequency for your trigger. If you want to create a frequency using a cron expression, choose **Custom**.
1. Specify the parameters for the frequency of your trigger. You can enter the first few characters of your selections in the text box to filter drop-down menu items.
**Note**
Start hours and minutes are zero-based. The start minute is a number between zero and 59. The start hour is a number between zero and 23. For example, a daily trigger that starts every day at 12:15 P.M. has a start hour of 12 and a start minute of 15. A daily trigger that starts every day at midnight has a start hour of zero and a start minute of zero. A daily trigger that starts every day at 11:59 P.M. has a start hour of 23 and a start minute of 59.
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1. Select **Enable this trigger**.
1. (Optional) Expand **Advanced section**. In **Source version**, type a version of your source.
+ For Amazon S3, enter the version ID that corresponds to the version of the input artifact you want to build. If **Source version** is left blank, the latest version is used.
+ For AWS CodeCommit, type a commit ID. If **Source version** is left blank, the default branch's HEAD commit ID is used.
+ For GitHub or GitHub Enterprise, type a commit ID, a pull request ID, a branch name, or a tag name that corresponds to the version of the source code you want to build. If you specify a pull request ID, it must use the format `pr/pull-request-ID` (for example, `pr/25`). If you specify a branch name, the branch's HEAD commit ID is used. If **Source version** is blank, the default branch's HEAD commit ID is used.
+ For Bitbucket, type a commit ID, a branch name, or a tag name that corresponds to the version of the source code you want to build. If you specify a branch name, the branch's HEAD commit ID is used. If **Source version** is blank, the default branch's HEAD commit ID is used.
1. (Optional) Specify a timeout between 5 minutes and 2160 minutes (36 hours). This value specifies how long AWS CodeBuild attempts a build before it stops. If **Hours** and **Minutes** are left blank, the default timeout value specified in the project is used.
1. Choose **Create trigger**.
### Create AWS CodeBuild triggers programmatically
CodeBuild uses Amazon EventBridge rules for build triggers. You can use the EventBridge API to programmatically create build triggers for your CodeBuild projects. See [Amazon EventBridge API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/APIReference/) for more information.
# Edit AWS CodeBuild triggers
You can edit a trigger on a project to schedule a build once every hour, day, or week. You can also edit a trigger to use a custom rule with an Amazon CloudWatch cron expression. For example, using a cron expression, you can schedule a build at a specific time on every weekday. For information about creating a trigger, see [Create AWS CodeBuild triggers](build-triggers.md#trigger-create).
**Topics**
+ [Edit AWS CodeBuild triggers (console)](#triggers-edit-console)
+ [Edit AWS CodeBuild triggers programmatically](#trigger-edit-code)
## Edit AWS CodeBuild triggers (console)
Use the following procedure to edit triggers using the AWS Management Console.
**To edit a trigger**
1. Open the AWS CodeBuild console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/codesuite/codebuild/home](https://console.aws.amazon.com/codesuite/codebuild/home).
1. In the navigation pane, choose **Build projects**.
1. Choose the link for the build project you want to change, and then choose the **Build triggers** tab.
**Note**
By default, the 100 most recent build projects are displayed. To view more build projects, choose the gear icon, and then choose a different value for **Projects per page** or use the back and forward arrows.
1. Choose the radio button next to the trigger you want to change, and then choose **Edit**.
1. From the **Frequency** drop-down list, choose the frequency for your trigger. If you want to create a frequency using a cron expression, choose **Custom**.
1. Specify the parameters for the frequency of your trigger. You can enter the first few characters of your selections in the text box to filter drop-down menu items.
**Note**
Start hours and minutes are zero-based. The start minute is a number between zero and 59. The start hour is a number between zero and 23. For example, a daily trigger that starts every day at 12:15 P.M. has a start hour of 12 and a start minute of 15. A daily trigger that starts every day at midnight has a start hour of zero and a start minute of zero. A daily trigger that starts every day at 11:59 P.M. has a start hour of 23 and a start minute of 59.
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1. Select **Enable this trigger**.
**Note**
You can use the Amazon CloudWatch console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/) to edit source version, timeout, and other options that are not available in AWS CodeBuild.
## Edit AWS CodeBuild triggers programmatically
CodeBuild uses Amazon EventBridge rules for build triggers. You can use the EventBridge API to programmatically edit the build triggers for your CodeBuild projects. See [Amazon EventBridge API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/APIReference/) for more information.