Removes an existing trigger.
class ScriptApp method .deleteTrigger()
ScriptApp is the Apps Script service.
.deleteTrigger() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Remove old triggers when you change schedule.
- Clean up after uninstalling a feature.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on deleteTrigger. Write ScriptApp.deleteTrigger(), not ScriptApp.deleteTrigger or deleteTrigger by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like ScriptApp.deleteTrigger().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write ScriptApp.deleteTrigger(), not ScriptApp .deleteTrigger(), ScriptApp.deleteTrigger (), or ScriptApp . deleteTrigger().
- Wrong capitalization. Use ScriptApp and deleteTrigger, not scriptapp or deletetrigger.
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Related methods
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.newTrigger()
Creates a new trigger that runs a function on a schedule or event.
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.getProjectTriggers()
Returns all triggers set up in the script project.
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.invalidateAuth()
Clears stored authorization so the user must approve access again.
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.getScriptId()
Returns the unique ID of the current script project.
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.getAuthorizationInfo()
Returns what permissions the script has been granted.
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