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Upstash · Function

context.waitForEvent

Pauses a workflow until a matching event arrives or a timeout ends. It returns the event payload and shows whether the wait ended by timeout.

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Syntax

context.waitForEvent<TEventData>(stepId, eventId, options?)

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  • context.notify
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  • workflowRunId

Source: context.waitForEvent - Upstash Documentation. Checked 2026-11-03.