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ApexTrigger

Represents the saved copy of an Apex trigger. ApexTrigger uses the cached version of the class unless one is unavailable. Available from API version 28.0 or later.

To edit, save, or compile Apex triggers, use ApexTriggerMember.

Supported SOAP API Calls

create(), delete(), describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve(), update(), upsert()

Supported REST API HTTP Methods

Query, GET, POST, PATCH, DELETE

Fields

Field Name	Details
ApiVersion	Type double Properties Create, Filter, Sort, Update Description The API version for this trigger. Every trigger has an API version specified at creation.
Body	Type string Properties Create, Nillable, Update Description The Apex trigger definition. Limit: 1 million characters.
BodyCrc	Type double Properties Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The CRC (cyclic redundancy check) of the class or trigger file.
EntityDefinitionId	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The Id of the EntityDefinition object associated with this object.
IsValid	Type boolean Properties Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description Indicates whether any dependent metadata has changed since the trigger was last compiled (`true`) or not (`false`).
LengthWithoutComments	Type int Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description Length of the trigger without comments.
ManageableState	Type ManageableState enumerated list Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort Description Indicates the manageable state of the specified component that is contained in a package: `beta` `deleted` `deprecated` `deprecatedEditable` `installed` `installedEditable` `released` `unmanaged`
Metadata	Type ApexTriggerMetadata Properties None Description An object that describes the version, status, and packaged versions of the corresponding Apex trigger. Query this field only if the query result contains no more than one record. Otherwise, an error is returned. If more than one record exists, use multiple queries to retrieve the records. This limit protects performance.
Status	Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update Description The status of the Apex trigger. The following string values are valid: `Active`—The trigger is active. `Inactive`—The trigger is inactive, but not deleted. `Deleted`—The trigger is marked for deletion. This status is useful for managed packages, because it allows a class to be deleted when a managed package is updated. Apex triggers cannot be deactivated using Tooling API. You can deactivate Apex triggers using Metadata API. Consider using custom metadata records and include logic in your trigger to bypass trigger configuration logic. For more information, see the Metadata API Developer Guide. Note
UsageAfterDelete	Type boolean Properties Create, Filter, Update Description Specifies whether the trigger is an after delete trigger (`true`) or not (`false`).
UsageAfterInsert	Type boolean Properties Create, Filter, Update Description Specifies whether the trigger is an after insert trigger (`true`) or not (`false`).
UsageAfterUndelete	Type boolean Properties Create, Filter, Update Description Specifies whether the trigger is an after undelete trigger (`true`) or not (`false`).
UsageAfterUpdate	Type boolean Properties Create, Filter, Update Description Specifies whether the trigger is an after update trigger (`true`) or not (`false`).
UsageBeforeDelete	Type boolean Properties Create, Filter, Update Description Specifies whether the trigger is a before delete trigger (`true`) or not (`false`).
UsageBeforeInsert	Type boolean Properties Create, Filter, Update Description Specifies whether the trigger is an before insert trigger (`true`) or not (`false`).
UsageBeforeUpdate	Type boolean Properties Create, Filter, Update Description Specifies whether the trigger is an before update trigger (`true`) or not (`false`).
UsageIsBulk	Type boolean Properties Create, Filter, Update Description Specifies whether the trigger is defined as a bulk trigger (`true`) or not (`false`).

Usage

To retrieve information about an Apex trigger, create an ApexTrigger object that references it. For example code, see SOAP Calls.