Wait

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This task allows to delay the execution of the next task in a job for a specific amount of time or until a particular date.

Examples

Wait for 2 days and 3 hours

{
  "name": "waiting_task",
  "taskReferenceName": "waiting_task",
  "type": "WAIT",
  "inputParameters": {
    "duration": "2 days 3 hours"  
  }
}

Wait until 2025-12-25 09:00 CEST

{
  "name": "waiting_task",
  "taskReferenceName": "waiting_task",
  "type": "WAIT",
  "inputParameters": {
    "until": "2025-12-25 09:00 CEST"
  }
}

Definition

WARNING

This task does not support the Data Factory global variables as an input parameter.

Property	Type	Required	Description
			The name (or type) of the task
			The unique name of the task in your job. It is used to reference this task in the workflow.
			The functional description of this task in your job.
			The type of the task. It must be WAIT.
			the variables to set. The input parameters are a map of key/value pairs.

Inputs

Property	Type	Description
		Wait for a specific duration. Format: XhYmZs, where X is the number of hours, Y is the number of minutes, and Z is the number of seconds. The following units are also accepted: days, hours, minutes, seconds Examples: 2 days 3 hours, 1 hour 30 minutes, 1 day 2 hours 30 minutes 10 seconds If the provided parameter is not a valid date, the task will end in error
		Wait until a specific date. Accepted format: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm, yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm z, yyyy-MM-dd Examples: 2025-12-25 09:00 CEST, 2025-12-25 09:00 UTC If the provided parameter is not a valid date, the task will end in error

Outputs

This task does not have any output.