Subscribe to a Trigger.dev v4 run's live status and streamed output from backend code with the Realtime API
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Documented steps
Import `runs` from `@trigger.dev/sdk` (https://trigger.dev/docs/realtime/backend/subscribe).
Follow one run: `for await (const run of runs.subscribeToRun("run_1234")) { console.log(run.status); }` — it yields the run each time it changes.
Follow every run with a tag: `for await (const run of runs.subscribeToRunsWithTag("user:1234")) { ... }`; this subscription never completes on its own.
Follow a batch: `for await (const run of runs.subscribeToBatch("batch_1234")) { ... }`.
To read streamed chunks alongside status, chain `.withStreams()`: `for await (const update of runs.subscribeToRun<typeof myTask>(runId).withStreams()) { if (update.type === "run") {...} else { /* update.chunk */ } }` (https://trigger.dev/docs/realtime/backend/streams).
Authenticate with the environment's secret key — `TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY` or `configure({ secretKey })` (https://trigger.dev/docs/realtime/auth).
Always break out of tag/batch loops on your own terminating condition or timeout.
Known gotchas
`subscribeToRunsWithTag()` and `subscribeToBatch()` never terminate — without an explicit break the process hangs forever.
Prefer `streams.read()` over `.withStreams()` when you only need stream data; it gives better types.
Backend subscriptions should use the secret key, not a Public Access Token — public tokens are for browsers.
Each environment has its own secret key, so subscribing to a dev run with a prod key returns nothing rather than erroring usefully.
Realtime traffic counts against the documented API rate limit of 1,500 requests per minute.
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