Deduplicate Trigger.dev v4 triggers with idempotencyKey, choosing the right scope and TTL
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Documented steps
Create a scoped key: `import { idempotencyKeys } from "@trigger.dev/sdk"; const key = await idempotencyKeys.create("welcome-email-user123");` then `await childTask.trigger(payload, { idempotencyKey: key });` (https://trigger.dev/docs/idempotency).
Pick the scope deliberately: `"run"` (default — key combined with the parent run id), `"attempt"` (key + parent run id + attempt number, so children re-run on each retry), `"global"` (key used as-is, runs once ever).
For once-ever semantics be explicit: `await idempotencyKeys.create("welcome-email-user123", { scope: "global" })`.
Note the SDK 4.3.1 breaking change: a raw string `idempotencyKey` now defaults to `"run"` scope; in 4.3.0 and earlier raw strings defaulted to `"global"`.
Bound the dedup window with `idempotencyKeyTTL` (units `s`, `m`, `h`, `d`), e.g. `{ idempotencyKey: key, idempotencyKeyTTL: "60s" }`; default retention is 30 days.
To allow a deliberate re-trigger, call `await idempotencyKeys.reset("my-task", "my-key", { scope: "global" })` or clear the key from the run detail panel.
Keep keys under 2,048 characters (keys produced by `idempotencyKeys.create()` are 64-character hashes).
Known gotchas
SDK 4.3.1+ changed the default scope for raw-string keys from global to run — code written against 4.3.0 silently changes behavior on upgrade.
When triggering from outside any task run there is no parent run to hash against, so all scopes behave like global.
A failed run automatically clears its idempotency key (re-triggerable); successful and canceled runs keep it until reset or TTL expiry.
Keys are scoped to a specific task and environment — the same string on a different task still executes.
Default TTL is 30 days, far longer than most callers expect for retry-dedup use cases.
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