> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paradime.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# External Triggers

> Trigger Paradime Bolt schedules from outside Paradime: call the Bolt API directly, or run them from an external orchestrator like Airflow or Dagster.

Run Bolt schedules from outside Paradime so your dbt™ runs fit into an existing pipeline. Trigger a schedule directly through the Bolt API, or from an orchestrator such as Airflow or Dagster.

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    Trigger, monitor, and retry runs via the API, SDK, CLI, or webhooks.
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    Trigger Bolt schedules from Airflow DAGs with the Paradime dbt provider.
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  <Card title="Dagster" icon="https://mintcdn.com/paradime-docs/jLHPUdQjiqu9P1Bc/images/integrations/dagster.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=jLHPUdQjiqu9P1Bc&q=85&s=e92dc5d557e4e95047d0854be36de0b2" href="/products/bolt/external-triggers/dagster" width="250" height="253" data-path="images/integrations/dagster.svg">
    Run Bolt schedules as Dagster assets with the dagster-dbt integration.
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  Give any externally-triggered schedule the [Off trigger type](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/trigger-types#off) (cron `OFF`) so it only runs when you call it.
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## Related topics

- [Bolt API](/products/bolt/bolt-api.md)
- [Triggers](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/trigger-types.md)
- [Bolt Trigger Integrations](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/trigger-integrations/index.md)
- [Trigger Bolt schedules from Airflow](/products/bolt/external-triggers/airflow.md)
- [Trigger Bolt schedules from Dagster](/products/bolt/external-triggers/dagster.md)