# Activating Gateway Timers

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-gateway-timers/86685>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [March 1, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-gateway-timers/86685 "2024-03-01T17:14:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bruce\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-gateway-timers/86685/1 "2024-03-01T17:14:30Z")

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Is there anything similar to a Gateway Timer that I can start and stop using a script?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-gateway-timers/86685/2 "2024-03-01T18:07:48Z")

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No. But it is trivial to check a boolean memory tag at the start of an event and only proceed if true. Write to that memory tag to enable/disable.