# Triggering pipelines

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/triggering-pipelines/16910>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 7, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/triggering-pipelines/16910 "2018-02-07T15:50:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![adolfo.rafael.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@adolfo.rafael.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adolfo.rafael.martin)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/triggering-pipelines/16910/1 "2018-02-07T15:50:30Z")

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I need to trigger pipelines from the outside of ignition. I found this function:

system.alarm.listPipelines

but, nothing else.

Is there a way to do this?

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**Author:** ![adolfo.rafael.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@adolfo.rafael.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adolfo.rafael.martin)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/triggering-pipelines/16910/2 "2018-02-13T12:57:03Z")

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I came across

system.tag.write

and realized this would do it.

no worries.