---
alias: user-guide-automation-task-core-timer-sleep
tags:
- automation tasks
description: "This task manages a timed emission event after a specified interval"
---

# Sleep

:iot-timer-sleep-lg:

The Sleep task allows the user to configure that after a set amount of time, wishes the task to emit. The task must be activated in order to start the timer.

![Screenshot showing the configuration options for the Sleep task, including the timer duration and activation status.](../images/sleep.png)

## Inputs

| Name      | Data Type | Description                              |
| --------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| Interval  | `Integer` | Interval from activation time until emit |
| Activates | `any`     | Activates the sleep execution            |

## Outputs

| Name      | Data Type  | Description                                            |
| --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Timestamp | `DateTime` | Current time upon execution                            |
| Success   | `Boolean`  | If there was no problem emits a true                   |
| Error     | `Error`    | Error that occurred during the processing of this task |

## Settings

| Name     | Data Type | Default | Description                     |
| -------- | --------- | ------- | ------------------------------- |
| Interval | `Integer` | 10000   | Number of milliseconds to sleep |

## Behavior

The Sleep task, allows the user to configure a set amount of time, after which the task will emit.

## Remarks

There is no particular remark to be made.