Technical Tip: Configuring the 'Minimum Interval' in Automation Actions

[Gurpreet_Kaur]

Description	This article describes the purpose and functionality of the 'Minimum interval' setting within an automation action on FortiGate. By default, this value is set to 0.
Scope	FortiGate.
Solution	When a specific value is configured in the "Minimum interval" field, it ensures that the defined action is executed only once within the specified period. From the CLI: config system automation-action      edit <action-name>          set minimum-interval <seconds/minutes/hours>      next end Example: If an automation stitch is set up to send an email when a network interface goes down, FortiGate will trigger the email every time the interface status changes to down. If the interface flaps and goes down 10 times in 10 minutes, the system will send 10 separate email notifications. However, if the 'Minimum interval' is set to 10 minutes, FortiGate will send only one email within that 10-minute window, regardless of how many times the condition is triggered. If the interface goes down again in the 11th minute, a new email will be sent. Related article: Technical Tip: Avoid the repeat notification in automation stitch