# Timer Trigger

Create a timer as a trigger.  You can specify both the time to the first trigger event, and an optional recurring trigger event as well. 

```html
<script type="application/sa+json" handler="trigger.timer" event="timer1">
{
  "@context": "https://attr.sygnal.com",
  "@version": "0.1",
  "timer": "60", 
  "timerRepeat": "120",
}
</script>
```

## Usage Notes

### Script Configuration

These are the settings of the script element.&#x20;

### type  = application/sa+json

**Required.**  Identifies the script block as an SA5 configuration block, formatted as JSON.&#x20;

### handler = trigger.timer

**Required.**  Identifies that this is a timer trigger.&#x20;

### event  = ( *event name* )

**Required.**  The event to trigger.&#x20;

### JSON Configuration&#x20;

### timer = ( *seconds* )

**Required.**  Indicates the number of seconds before the timer will fire.&#x20;

### timerRepeat = ( *seconds* )&#x20;

**Optional.**  If specified, the timer will repeat after the first firing every timerRepeat

| timer | timerRepeat   |                                                                                             |
| ----- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 60    | Not specified | Timer fires once, 60 seconds after page load.                                               |
| 0     | 120           | Timer fires immediately after page load, and then fires again every 120 seconds afterwards. |
|       |               |                                                                                             |


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