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# Triggering from the API

Programmable Agents can be triggered from your own code over GraphQL or with the Paradime Python SDK. The endpoints are the same — pick whichever fits your stack.

* [**GraphQL**](/app-help/developers/graphql-api/examples/dinoai-programmable-agents-api.md) — full reference and cURL examples in Developers → GraphQL API → DinoAI Programmable Agents API.
* [**Python SDK**](/app-help/developers/python-sdk/modules/dinoai-programmable-agents.md) — full reference and Python examples in Developers → Python SDK → DinoAI Programmable Agents.

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## Prerequisites

* An agent defined under .dinoai/agents/.yml in your repository — see YAML Configuration.
* An API key with DinoAI Agent capabilities.
  {% endhint %}

#### GraphQL — quick example

```bash
curl -X POST $PARADIME_API_ENDPOINT \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $PARADIME_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-API-SECRET: $PARADIME_API_SECRET" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "mutation Trigger($agent: String, $message: String) { triggerDinoaiAgentRun(agent: $agent, message: $message) { ok agentSessionId status } }",
    "variables": {"agent": "data-quality-checker", "message": "Focus on stg_orders"}
  }'
```

Save the returned `agentSessionId` and poll with `dinoaiAgentRun(agentSessionId: $id)` until `status` reaches `COMPLETED` or `FAILED`. See the full GraphQL reference for the trigger, poll, and follow-up operations.

***

#### Python SDK — quick example

```python
from paradime import Paradime

paradime = Paradime(api_endpoint="API_ENDPOINT", api_key="API_KEY", api_secret="API_SECRET")

# Trigger a named agent and block until it completes
run = paradime.dinoai_agents.trigger_and_wait(
    agent="data-quality-checker",
    message="Focus on stg_orders",
)

for msg in run.messages:
    print(f"[{msg.role}] {msg.content}")
```

See the full Python SDK reference for `trigger_run`, `trigger_and_wait`, `send_message`, and `get_run`.

#### Related

* [Quick Start](/app-help/products/dino-ai/programmable-agents.md) — End-to-end first-run walkthrough
* [Triggering from Bolt](/app-help/products/dino-ai/programmable-agents/triggering-from-bolt.md) — Alternative invocation path via a Bolt schedule
* [Agent-to-Agent Delegation](/app-help/products/dino-ai/programmable-agents/agent-to-agent-delegation.md) — Multi-agent workflows


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