# Triggers Triggers allow you to send a record from an [Object Type](/documentation-and-resources/components-and-data/object-types.md) along to a Contextual [Agent](/documentation-and-resources/components-and-data/agents.md) for further processing. Triggers can be: * Post Insert - Immediate delivered to the Agent after a record is created. * Post Update - A combination of the old and new records delivered to the Agent after a record is updated. * Post Delete - The final content of the record delivered to the Agent after delete. Once delivered, the receiving Agent can execute further processing, updates or enhancements to the record or other records. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.contextual.io/documentation-and-resources/components-and-data/object-types/object-type-details/triggers.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.