Node reference

Sleep for Joomla and WordPress

Pauses the flow for the given number of seconds, then passes the incoming payload through unchanged.

Overview

Pauses the flow for the given number of seconds, then passes the incoming payload through unchanged.

This step executes when the flow reaches it along a wired path. It does not call external services by itself unless combined with API or CMS steps — it shapes how the flow continues.

Why use this node

Sleep is a logic step in the Logic group. Logic steps control how data moves through the flow: branch on conditions, loop over lists, pause, merge parallel paths, or reshape payloads.

Typical reasons teams add Sleep to a flow:

Wait for an external system to finish processing before the next API call
Rate-limit outbound requests in a loop (e.g. one call every few seconds)
Give a webhook caller time to complete a follow-up action before polling

Example workflows

Common patterns on the canvas:

API REST GET (start job) → Sleep (wait) → API REST GET (poll status)
Iterator → API REST POST → Sleep (rate limit) → next iteration

How to set it up

Duration on Design; maximum 15 minutes per sleep node.

Good to know

Use sparingly on webhook-triggered flows — long sleeps hold worker resources.

Properties panel

The designer shows these tabs for this node:

Tab	Purpose
Info	Plain-language description and output payload fields for downstream steps
General	Canvas label and read-only node ID
AI	Optional assistant to help draft settings from plain language
Design	Node-specific configuration fields

System (automatic — not edited by the user)

These fields are managed by the designer or runtime — you do not type into them directly:

Property key	Label	Type	Required	Visible when	Notes
`_nodeId`	Node ID	`node-id`	No	—	—
`_payloadFields`	Available Fields	`payload-panel`	No	—	—

User-configured — General tab

Property key	Label	Type	Required	Visible when	Notes
`label`	Label	`text`	No	—	Node label

User-configured — Design tab

Property key	Label	Type	Required	Visible when	Notes
`seconds`	Duration (seconds)	`payload-text` (default: `15`)	Yes	—	15 or {{node_id.pollIntervalSeconds}} How long to pause before continuing. Supports {{placeholders}}. Maximum 900 seconds (15 minutes).

CMS site configuration (not on this node's properties panel)

Credentials, API keys, mailers, SMTP, and integration defaults are configured in the CMS plugin under Node Configuration, not per step on this node. Link the flow to a domain before testing CMS-backed fields.

Output payload fields

After this step runs, later nodes can reference these fields using placeholders such as {{sleep.sleptSeconds}}.

Field key	Type	Description
`sleptSeconds`	number	Number of seconds the sleep node waited.
`sleepMessage`	string	Optional message recorded after sleeping.

Validation rules

Duration (seconds) (seconds) must be filled before the flow can be saved.