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title: "Interval Trigger"
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# Interval Trigger

**Type:** `nodetool.triggers.IntervalTrigger`

**Namespace:** `nodetool.triggers`

## Properties

| Property | Type | Description | Default |
|----------|------|-------------|---------|
| max_events | `int` | Ticks to emit before the node stops (0 = unlimited). Applies only while the node runs in the editor; the scheduler keeps firing an activated trigger regardless. | `0` |
| interval_seconds | `float` | Interval between triggers in seconds | `60` |
| initial_delay_seconds | `float` | Delay before the first trigger fires | `0` |
| emit_on_start | `bool` | Whether to emit an event immediately on start | `true` |
| include_drift_compensation | `bool` | Compensate for execution time to maintain accurate intervals | `true` |

## Outputs

| Output | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| tick | `int` |  |
| elapsed_seconds | `float` |  |
| interval_seconds | `float` |  |
| timestamp | `str` |  |
| source | `str` |  |
| event_type | `str` |  |

## Related Nodes

Browse other nodes in the [nodetool.triggers](./) namespace.