Batch-trigger many runs of one Trigger.dev v4 task efficiently and handle batch limits and rate limiting
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Documented steps
Import `tasks` from `@trigger.dev/sdk` plus a type-only import of the task (https://trigger.dev/docs/triggering).
Call `const batchHandle = await tasks.batchTrigger<typeof emailSequence>("email-sequence", users.map(u => ({ payload: { to: u.email } })));` — each item is an object with a `payload` field.
Set per-item options with an `options` field on the item (e.g. `{ payload, options: { delay: "1h" } }`), or shared options via the third argument.
Read `batchHandle.batchId`, then call `batch.retrieve(batchHandle.id)` to get the batch with its runs — in v4 the handle no longer exposes runs directly (https://trigger.dev/docs/upgrade-to-v4).
For large or unbounded datasets pass an `AsyncIterable`/async generator or a `ReadableStream` instead of materializing one giant array.
Respect the documented limits: 1,000 items per batchTrigger call on SDK 4.3.1+ (500 on earlier v4 SDKs), and 3MB per item on SDK 4.3.1+ (https://trigger.dev/docs/limits).
Catch `BatchTriggerError` and inspect `isRateLimited`, `retryAfterMs`, `phase` and `batchId` to back off correctly.
Known gotchas
v4 breaking change: batchTrigger returns a handle with `batchId` only — you must call `batch.retrieve()` for the runs.
Batch size cap depends on SDK version: 1,000 items on 4.3.1+, 500 before that.
Payload cap is 3MB per item on SDK 4.3.1+ (earlier v4: 1MB combined); payloads above 512KB are automatically offloaded to object storage.
Batch triggering uses a token-bucket burst limit by plan (Free ~1,200 runs, Hobby/Pro ~5,000 runs burst) on top of the 1,500 req/min API rate limit.
All runs carry an enforced maximum TTL of 14 days — a queued batch item cannot sit indefinitely.
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