# Mautic automation \*without\* forms, please, question

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-automation-without-forms-please-question/10486>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [May 10, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-automation-without-forms-please-question/10486 "2018-05-10T22:16:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![bulgin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/bulgin/32/1001_2.png) [@bulgin](https://forum.mautic.org/u/bulgin)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-automation-without-forms-please-question/10486/1 "2018-05-10T22:16:57Z")

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All of the tutorials dealing with automation are specific to _first_ creating a form that takes in details and updating records or triggering actions based on the form information flowing through to Mautic and triggering actions.

I cannot find one tutorial or information on triggering actions on a simple action like someone opening an email for the first time.

Can this even be done and if so can someone direct me to a resource on how to do that?

Remember, I am _not_ interested in using forms right now.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![silavapi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/silavapi/32/7424_2.png) [@silavapi](https://forum.mautic.org/u/silavapi)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-automation-without-forms-please-question/10486/2 "2019-10-17T16:33:53Z")

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