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# externalNotificationTrigger Mutation

DEPRECATED

No longer supported

Trigger sending a notification with the notify plugin method. Serializes nodes provided as ids parameter and includes this data in the notification payload.

```graphql
externalNotificationTrigger(
  channel: String!
  input: ExternalNotificationTriggerInput!
  pluginId: String
): ExternalNotificationTrigger @deprecated
```

Details

```graphql
type ExternalNotificationTrigger {
  errors: [ExternalNotificationError!]!
}
```

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### Arguments

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#### [`channel`](#channel) ● [`String!`](/api-reference/miscellaneous/scalars/string.md)

Channel slug. Saleor will send a notification within a provided channel. Please, make sure that necessary plugins are active.

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#### [`input`](#input) ● [`ExternalNotificationTriggerInput!`](/api-reference/miscellaneous/inputs/external-notification-trigger-input.md)

Input for External Notification Trigger.

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#### [`pluginId`](#plugin-id) ● [`String`](/api-reference/miscellaneous/scalars/string.md)

The ID of notification plugin.

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### Type

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#### [`ExternalNotificationTrigger`](/api-reference/miscellaneous/objects/external-notification-trigger.md)

Trigger sending a notification with the notify plugin method. Serializes nodes provided as ids parameter and includes this data in the notification payload.