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Schedule and Trigger Pipelines with Apache Airflow 3

Move beyond manual Airflow runs. This course will teach you to schedule by time, trigger from Asset updates and external events, manage backfills, and choose the right triggering pattern.

Intermediate
1h 4m

Created by Pinal Dave

Last Updated Sep 24, 2026

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Schedule and Trigger Pipelines with Apache Airflow 3

Move beyond manual Airflow runs. This course will teach you to schedule by time, trigger from Asset updates and external events, manage backfills, and choose the right triggering pattern.

Intermediate
1h 4m

Created by Pinal Dave

Last Updated Sep 24, 2026

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What you'll learn

A pipeline becomes operational only when its run timing matches the data and the business need.

In this course, Schedule and Trigger Pipelines with Apache Airflow 3, you’ll gain the ability to choose and configure reliable workflow triggering patterns.

First, you’ll explore recurring schedules, logical dates, data intervals, catchup, backfills, and custom timetables.

Next, you’ll discover how Assets record data availability and coordinate downstream workflows across multiple dependencies.

Finally, you’ll learn how to use event-driven triggers, Asset Watchers, and partitions, then select the right pattern for a workflow.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Airflow scheduling and event-driven orchestration needed to run pipelines when their intended data window or external signal is ready.

Schedule and Trigger Pipelines with Apache Airflow 3
Intermediate
1h 4m
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