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.
	:		Default: false When set to true, the report generation is skipped and thus the report is not available in the output parameters.
	:		Default: info It defines the log level to be recorded in the report. error < warning < info < debug

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. See accepted duration units below for every accepted spelling. 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 duration, 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 A date already in the past does not wait: the task completes immediately

duration and until are mutually exclusive

Provide exactly one of them:

• Setting both makes the task end in error with "Both 'duration' and 'until' specified. Please provide only one input".
• Setting neither makes the task wait indefinitely - the job stays in progress until it is cancelled or hits its own timeout.

Accepted duration units

Each unit is optional, and they must appear in this order:

Unit	Accepted spellings
Days	days, day, d
Hours	hours, hour, hrs, hr, h
Minutes	minutes, minute, mins, min, m
Seconds	seconds, second, secs, sec, s

Spellings are case-insensitive, and the space between a number and its unit is optional - so 2h30m, 2 hours 30 minutes and 2H 30Min are all equivalent. Units given out of order are not accepted: 30m 2h is invalid and ends the task in error.

Outputs

This task does not have any output.