Delay Node

The delay node pauses flow execution for a specified number of milliseconds. Use it for rate limiting, throttling, or simulating processing time.

Configuration

{
  "id": "wait",
  "type": "delay",
  "config": {
    "duration": 1000
  }
}

Config Fields

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`duration`	number	Yes	-	Delay in milliseconds (max 30000)

Limits

Minimum: Must be greater than 0
Maximum: 30000ms (30 seconds) - values above this are capped

Output

{
  "delayed_ms": 1000,
  "started_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "ended_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:01Z"
}

Field	Type	Description
`delayed_ms`	number	Actual delay duration
`started_at`	string	ISO timestamp when delay started
`ended_at`	string	ISO timestamp when delay ended

Examples

Simple Delay

{
  "id": "wait_1s",
  "type": "delay",
  "config": {
    "duration": 1000
  }
}

Rate Limiting

Add delay between API calls to avoid rate limits:

[
  {
    "id": "fetch_first",
    "type": "http",
    "config": {
      "url": "https://api.example.com/data/1"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "rate_limit_pause",
    "type": "delay",
    "config": {
      "duration": 500
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "fetch_second",
    "type": "http",
    "config": {
      "url": "https://api.example.com/data/2"
    }
  }
]

Webhook Retry Backoff

[
  {
    "id": "retry_delay",
    "type": "delay",
    "config": {
      "duration": 2000
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "retry_webhook",
    "type": "http",
    "config": {
      "url": "{{webhook_url}}",
      "method": "POST",
      "body": "{{payload}}"
    }
  }
]

Polling Interval

{
  "id": "poll_interval",
  "type": "delay",
  "config": {
    "duration": 5000
  }
}

Use Cases

API Rate Limiting

When calling external APIs with rate limits, add delays between requests:

{
  "id": "api_throttle",
  "type": "delay",
  "config": {
    "duration": 100
  }
}

Simulated Processing

For testing or demo purposes:

{
  "id": "simulate_processing",
  "type": "delay",
  "config": {
    "duration": 2000
  }
}

Debouncing

Prevent rapid repeated actions:

{
  "id": "debounce",
  "type": "delay",
  "config": {
    "duration": 300
  }
}

Accessing Delay Output

{{wait.output.delayed_ms}}    -> 1000
{{wait.output.started_at}}    -> "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
{{wait.output.ended_at}}      -> "2024-01-15T10:30:01Z"

Loop Node - Iterate with delays
Parallel Node - Run operations concurrently
HTTP Node - Make API calls with timing

Getting Started

Triggers

Nodes

Reference

Configuration

Config Fields

Limits

Output

Examples

Simple Delay

Rate Limiting

Webhook Retry Backoff

Polling Interval

Use Cases

API Rate Limiting

Simulated Processing

Debouncing

Accessing Delay Output

​Configuration

​Config Fields

​Limits

​Output

​Examples

​Simple Delay

​Rate Limiting

​Webhook Retry Backoff

​Polling Interval

​Use Cases

​API Rate Limiting

​Simulated Processing

​Debouncing

​Accessing Delay Output

​Related

Configuration

Config Fields

Limits

Output

Examples

Simple Delay

Rate Limiting

Webhook Retry Backoff

Polling Interval

Use Cases

API Rate Limiting

Simulated Processing

Debouncing

Accessing Delay Output

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