Trigger.dev Realtime allows you to trigger, subscribe to, and get real-time updates for runs. This is useful for monitoring runs, updating UIs, and building real-time dashboards. You can subscribe to real-time updates for different scopes of runs:
  • Specific runs - Monitor individual run progress by run ID
  • Runs with specific tags - Track all runs that have certain tags (e.g., all runs tagged with user:123)
  • Batch runs - All runs within a specific batch
  • Trigger + subscribe combos - Trigger a task and immediately subscribe to its run (frontend only)
Once subscribed, you’ll receive the complete run object with automatic real-time updates whenever the run changes, including:
  • Status changes - queued → executing → completed, etc.
  • Metadata updates - Custom progress tracking, status updates, user data, etc. (React hooks | backend)
  • Tag changes - When tags are added or removed from the run
  • Stream data - Real-time data chunks from your tasks, perfect for AI/LLM streaming (React hooks | backend)

​
Using Realtime in your applications

​
Authentication

All Realtime subscriptions require authentication so you can securely trigger and subscribe to runs. See our authentication guide for more details.

​
Frontend implementation

Use our React hooks to build real-time UIs that update as runs execute. Ideal for progress bars, status indicators, and live dashboards. → See our React hooks guide

​
Backend implementation

Use our server-side SDK to subscribe to runs from your backend code, other tasks, or serverless functions. Perfect for triggering workflows, sending notifications, or updating databases based on run status changes. → See our Backend guide