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List of available triggers, conditions, & actions | Automation examples

Written by Dan Coleman

Updated at July 6th, 2026

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Triggers Conditions Actions

This guide lists the available Triggers, Conditions, and Actions when creating automations. Learn more about creating automations in our Introduction to Automations with Examples help article.

Check out the Automations section of our help center for more examples of useful automations.

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Triggers

WHEN… USE CASE
A shipment is processed The automation is triggered when a label is created.
A label's tracking status has changed The automation is triggered when the label's tracking status changes to the status that you specify. 
A shipment is voided The automation is triggered when you void a shipping label.
An order's status has changed The automation is triggered when the status of an order is changed.
An order is imported The automation is triggered when an order is imported into Postsale for the first time.
An order is reimported The automation is triggered when an order that has already been imported into Postsale is imported again.
An order note is created The automation is triggered when a note is added to an order.
An order note is updated The automation is triggered when an existing order note is changed or modified.
An order note is deleted The automation is triggered when an existing order note is deleted.

Conditions

Table: Automation Available Conditions

Orders

POSTSALE FIELD

OPERATORS

VALUE

OPTIONS

Order Number

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Source

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)

The Value you enter

-

Order Status

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)

The Value you enter

-

Order Requested Shipping

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)

The Value you enter

-

Order ID

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)

The Value you enter

-

Order Archived

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • True
  • False

-

Order Date

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
  • Is Between
  • Is Yesterday
  • Is Today
  • Is This Week
  • Is Last Week
  • Is This Month
  • Is Last Month
  • Is This Year
  • Is Last Year
  • Is Older Than Days

The date you select

-

Order Import ID

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • In

The Value you enter

-

Order Created On

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
  • Is Between
  • Is Yesterday
  • Is Today
  • Is This Week
  • Is Last Week
  • Is This Month
  • Is Last Month
  • Is This Year
  • Is Last Year
  • Is Older Than Days

The date you select

 

Order Note

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)

The Value you enter

-

Order Note Count

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals

The Value you enter

-

Order Total

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals

The Value you enter

-

Order Subtotal

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals

The Value you enter

-

 
 

Order Ship To/Bill To

POSTSALE FIELD

OPERATORS

VALUE

OPTIONS

Order Ship to/Bill to Name

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Ship to/Bill to Company

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Ship to/Bill to Street Line 1

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Ship to/Bill to Street Line 2

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Ship to/Bill to City

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Ship to/Bill to State

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Ship to/Bill to Postal Code

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Ship to/Bill to Country

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Ship to/Bill to Email

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Ship to/Bill to Phone

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -
 
 

Order Item

POSTSALE FIELD

OPERATORS

VALUE

OPTIONS

Order Item Name

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Item SKU

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Item Quantity

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter -

Order Item Price

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter -

Order Item Total

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter -

Order Item Weight

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter

Weight Unit

  • lbs
  • oz
  • kg
  • g

Order Item Total Weight

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter -

Order Item Country of Origin

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Item Harmonized Code

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Order Item Count of Separate Line Items

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter -

Order Item Sum of Line Item Quantities

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter -

Order Item Sum of Line Item Total Weights

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter -
 
 

Order Payment

POSTSALE FIELD

OPERATORS

VALUE

OPTIONS

Payment Name

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Payment Amount

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter -

Payment Detail

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
The Name and Value you enter  
 
 

Order Charge

POSTSALE FIELD

OPERATORS

VALUE

OPTIONS

Charge Description

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Charge Amount

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter -

Charge Type

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • In
The Value you enter -
 
 

Store

POSTSALE FIELD

OPERATORS

VALUE

OPTIONS

Store

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • In
The Store you select -

Store Type

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • In
The Value you select -
 
 

Shipment

POSTSALE FIELD

OPERATORS

VALUE

OPTIONS

Shipment Carrier

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
  • USPS
  • FedEx
  • UPS
-

Shipment Carrier Account Number

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Shipment Carrier ID

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Shipment Count

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter -

Shipment Domestic

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • True
  • False
-

Shipment ID

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals  
The Value you enter -

Shipment Package Count

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter -

Shipment Processed Cost

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter -

Shipment Processed Date

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
  • Is Between
  • Is Yesterday
  • Is Today
  • Is This Week
  • Is Last Week
  • Is This Month
  • Is Last Month
  • Is This Year
  • Is Last Year
  • Is Older Than Days
The Date you select -

Apply Shipment Protection

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • True
  • False
-

Shipment Protection Claim Status

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • In
  • None
  • Submitted
-

Shipment Protection Package Cost

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
The Value you enter -

Shipment Protection Provider

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • In
  • Shipsurance
  • Carrier
-

Shipment Reference

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • In
The Value you enter -

Return Shipment Type

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
  • None
  • Return Shipment
  • Include Return Label
-

Shipment Service

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
  • Select from the list of available services
-

Shipment Ship Date

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
  • Is Between
  • Is Yesterday
  • Is Today
  • Is This Week
  • Is Last Week
  • Is This Month
  • Is Last Month
  • Is This Year
  • Is Last Year
  • Is Older Than Days
  • The date you select
-

Shipment Status

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
  • Unprocessed
  • Processed
  • Voided
-

Shipment Voided Date

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
  • Is Between
  • Is Yesterday
  • Is Today
  • Is This Week
  • Is Last Week
  • Is This Month
  • Is Last Month
  • Is This Year
  • Is Last Year
  • Is Older Than Days
The Date you select -
 
 

Shipment Ship To

POSTSALE FIELD

OPERATORS

VALUE

OPTIONS

Shipment Ship To Name

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Shipment Ship To Company

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Shipment Ship To Street Line 1

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Shipment Ship To Street Line 2

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Shipment Ship To City

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Shipment Ship To State

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Shipment Ship To Postal Code

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Shipment Ship To Country

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Shipment Ship To Email

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter -

Shipment Ship To Phone

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
  • The Value you enter
-
 
 

Label

POSTSALE FIELD

OPERATORS

VALUE

OPTIONS

Label Tracking Status

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
Select from the list of available statuses

Match: 

  • Any label in the shipment
  • All labels in the shipment
  • The label that triggered the event

Label Tracking Number

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Begins With
  • Ends With
  • Includes
  • Not Includes
  • In (is in a comma-separated list of values)
The Value you enter

Match: 

  • Any label in the shipment
  • All labels in the shipment
  • The label that triggered the event

Return Label

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • True
  • False

Match: 

  • Any label in the shipment
  • All labels in the shipment
  • The label that triggered the event
Return Label Tracking Status
  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • In
Select from the list of available statuses

Match: 

  • Any label in the shipment
  • All labels in the shipment
  • The label that triggered the event
Label Latest Tracking Event Date
  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Greater Than
  • Greater Than or Equals
  • Less Than
  • Less Than or Equals
  • Is Between
  • Is Yesterday
  • Is Today
  • Is This Week
  • Is Last Week
  • Is This Month
  • Is Last Month
  • Is This Year
  • Is Last Year
  • Is Older Than Days
The date you enter

Match: 

  • Any label in the shipment
  • All labels in the shipment
  • The label that triggered the event
 
 

Actions

PERFORM THESE ACTIONS… USE CASE
Update the order status When the automation is triggered, update the order's status to the status you specify. 
Update the order's online status When the automation is triggered, update the store's online status to the status you specify.
Upload the shipment When the automation is triggered, upload the shipment details to the sales channel.
Archive the order When the automation is triggered, archive the order.
Send an email

When the automation is triggered, send an email using the template you select, with the subject line you enter, to the email address(es) you specify.

In addition to manually entering email addresses, there are three tokens you can select from when configuring the action so that the customer's email address is automatically populated:

  • {{ orders[0].ship_address.email }} - Automatically populates the Ship To email address associated with the customer's Order.
  • {{ orders[0].bill_address.email }} - Automatically populates the Bill To email address associated with the customer's Order.
  • {{ shipments[0].to_address.email }} - Automatically populates the email address entered in the To Address section of the Dock when configuring the shipment.  
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