diff --git a/hosting/docker-compose.yaml b/hosting/docker-compose.yaml
index e2538774ef..c4a6c669b3 100644
--- a/hosting/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/hosting/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       MINIO_ACCESS_KEY: ${MINIO_ACCESS_KEY}
       MINIO_SECRET_KEY: ${MINIO_SECRET_KEY}
+      MINIO_BROWSER: "off"
     command: server /data
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:9000/minio/health/live"]
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/automation/Automation.js b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/automation/Automation.js
index cbdcabeccc..a9dce88258 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/automation/Automation.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/automation/Automation.js
@@ -56,4 +56,13 @@ export default class Automation {
     steps.splice(stepIdx, 1)
     this.automation.definition.steps = steps
   }
+
+  constructBlock(type, stepId, blockDefinition) {
+    return {
+      ...blockDefinition,
+      inputs: blockDefinition.inputs || {},
+      stepId,
+      type,
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/automation/index.js b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/automation/index.js
index 3f0743aa1e..7a01bccfab 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/automation/index.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/automation/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { writable } from "svelte/store"
 import api from "../../api"
 import Automation from "./Automation"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
+import analytics from "analytics"
 
 const automationActions = store => ({
   fetch: async () => {
@@ -93,6 +94,9 @@ const automationActions = store => ({
       state.selectedBlock = newBlock
       return state
     })
+    analytics.captureEvent("Added Automation Block", {
+      name: block.name,
+    })
   },
   deleteAutomationBlock: block => {
     store.update(state => {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/BlockList.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/BlockList.svelte
index de3e9660ad..5ea1d64e51 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/BlockList.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/BlockList.svelte
@@ -49,16 +49,9 @@
   }
 
   function addBlockToAutomation(stepId, blockDefinition) {
-    const newBlock = {
-      ...blockDefinition,
-      inputs: blockDefinition.inputs || {},
-      stepId,
-      type: selectedTab,
-    }
+    const newBlock = $automationStore.selectedAutomation.constructBlock(
+      selectedTab, stepId, blockDefinition)
     automationStore.actions.addBlockToAutomation(newBlock)
-    analytics.captureEvent("Added Automation Block", {
-      name: blockDefinition.name,
-    })
     closePopover()
     if (stepId === "WEBHOOK") {
       webhookModal.show()
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
index 7e26b2155e..5d3371ee7d 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script>
   import TableSelector from "./TableSelector.svelte"
   import RowSelector from "./RowSelector.svelte"
+  import SchemaSetup from "./SchemaSetup.svelte"
   import { Button, Input, Select, Label } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { automationStore } from "builderStore"
   import WebhookDisplay from "../Shared/WebhookDisplay.svelte"
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@
       <RowSelector bind:value={block.inputs[key]} {bindings} />
     {:else if value.customType === 'webhookUrl'}
       <WebhookDisplay value={block.inputs[key]} />
+    {:else if value.customType === 'triggerSchema'}
+      <SchemaSetup bind:value={block.inputs[key]} />
     {:else if value.type === 'string' || value.type === 'number'}
       <BindableInput
         type="string"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/SchemaSetup.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/SchemaSetup.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51c105e9f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/SchemaSetup.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+<script>
+  import { Input, Select } from "@budibase/bbui"
+
+  export let value = {}
+  $: fieldsArray = Object.entries(value).map(([name, type]) => ({
+    name,
+    type,
+  }))
+
+  function addField() {
+    const newValue = { ...value }
+    newValue[""] = "string"
+    value = newValue
+  }
+
+  function removeField(name) {
+    const newValues = { ...value }
+    delete newValues[name]
+    value = newValues
+  }
+
+  const fieldNameChanged = originalName => e => {
+    // reconstruct using fieldsArray, so field order is preserved
+    let entries = [...fieldsArray]
+    const newName = e.target.value
+    if (newName) {
+      entries.find(f => f.name === originalName).name = newName
+    } else {
+      entries = entries.filter(f => f.name !== originalName)
+    }
+    value = entries.reduce((newVals, current) => {
+      newVals[current.name] = current.type
+      return newVals
+    }, {})
+  }
+</script>
+
+<div class="root">
+  <div class="add-field">
+    <i class="ri-add-line" on:click={addField} />
+  </div>
+  <div class="spacer" />
+  {#each fieldsArray as field}
+    <div class="field">
+      <Input
+        value={field.name}
+        secondary
+        on:change={fieldNameChanged(field.name)} />
+      <Select
+        secondary
+        extraThin
+        value={field.type}
+        on:blur={e => (value[field.name] = e.target.value)}>
+        <option>string</option>
+        <option>number</option>
+        <option>boolean</option>
+        <option>datetime</option>
+      </Select>
+
+      <i class="remove-field ri-delete-bin-line"
+        on:click={() => removeField(field.name)} />
+
+      
+    </div>
+  {/each}
+
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .root {
+    position: relative;
+    max-width: 100%;
+    overflow-x: auto;
+    /* so we can show the "+" button beside the "fields" label*/
+    top: -26px;
+  }
+
+  .spacer {
+    height: var(--spacing-s);
+  }
+
+  .field {
+    max-width: 100%;
+    background-color: var(--grey-2);
+    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-m);
+    border-style: solid;
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: var(--grey-4);
+    display: grid;
+    /*grid-template-rows: auto auto;
+    grid-template-columns: auto;*/
+    position: relative;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+
+  .field :global(select) {
+    padding: var(--spacing-xs) 2rem var(--spacing-m) var(--spacing-s) !important;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-xs);
+    color: var(--grey-7);
+  }
+
+  .field :global(.pointer) {
+    padding-bottom: var(--spacing-m) !important;
+    color: var(--grey-2);
+  }
+
+  .field :global(input) {
+    padding: var(--spacing-m) var(--spacing-xl) var(--spacing-xs) var(--spacing-m);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-s);
+    font-weight: bold;
+  }
+
+  .remove-field {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    color: var(--grey-6);
+    position: absolute;
+    top: var(--spacing-m);
+    right: 3px;
+  }
+
+  .remove-field:hover {
+    color: var(--black);
+  }
+
+  .add-field {
+    text-align: right;
+  }
+
+  .add-field > i {
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/EventsEditor/actions/TriggerAutomation.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/EventsEditor/actions/TriggerAutomation.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e46f813fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/EventsEditor/actions/TriggerAutomation.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+<script>
+  import { Select, Label, Input } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { automationStore } from "builderStore"
+  import SaveFields from "./SaveFields.svelte"
+
+  export let parameters = {}
+
+  let newOrExisting = parameters.automationId ? "existing" : "new"
+
+  $: automations = $automationStore.automations
+    .filter(a => a.definition.trigger?.stepId === "APP")
+    .map(automation => {
+      const schema = Object.entries(
+        automation.definition.trigger.inputs.fields
+      ).map(([name, type]) => ({ name, type }))
+
+      return {
+        name: automation.name,
+        _id: automation._id,
+        schema,
+      }
+    })
+
+  $: hasAutomations = automations && automations.length > 0
+
+  $: selectedAutomation =
+    parameters &&
+    parameters.automationId &&
+    automations.find(a => a._id === parameters.automationId)
+
+  const onFieldsChanged = e => {
+    parameters.fields = e.detail
+  }
+
+  const setNew = () => {
+    newOrExisting = "new"
+    parameters.automationId = undefined
+  }
+
+  const setExisting = () => {
+    newOrExisting = "existing"
+    parameters.newAutomationName = ""
+  }
+
+</script>
+
+<div class="root">
+
+  <div class="radio-container" on:click={setNew}>
+    <input 
+      type="radio" 
+      value="new" 
+      bind:group={newOrExisting}
+      disabled={!hasAutomations}> 
+      
+    <Label disabled={!hasAutomations}>Create a new automation </Label>
+
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="radio-container" on:click={setExisting}>
+
+    <input 
+      type="radio" 
+      value="existing" 
+      bind:group={newOrExisting}
+      disabled={!hasAutomations}> 
+      
+    <Label disabled={!hasAutomations}>Use an existing automation </Label>
+
+  </div>
+
+  <Label size="m" color="dark">Automation</Label>
+
+  {#if newOrExisting=== "existing"}
+    <Select secondary bind:value={parameters.automationId} placeholder="Choose automation">
+      <option value="" />
+      {#each automations as automation}
+        <option value={automation._id}>{automation.name}</option>
+      {/each}
+    </Select>
+  {:else}
+    <Input secondary bind:value={parameters.newAutomationName} placeholder="Enter automation name" />
+  {/if}
+
+  <SaveFields
+    parameterFields={parameters.fields}
+    schemaFields={newOrExisting === "existing" && selectedAutomation && selectedAutomation.schema}
+    fieldLabel="Field"
+    on:fieldschanged={onFieldsChanged} />
+
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .root {
+    display: grid;
+    column-gap: var(--spacing-s);
+    row-gap: var(--spacing-s);
+    grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto 1fr auto;
+    align-items: baseline;
+  }
+
+  .root :global(> div:nth-child(4)) {
+    grid-column: 2 / span 4;
+  }
+
+  .radio-container {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
+  }
+
+  .radio-container:nth-child(1) {
+    grid-column: 1 / span 2;
+  }
+
+  .radio-container:nth-child(2) {
+    grid-column: 3 / span 3;
+  }
+
+  .radio-container :global(> label) {
+    margin-left: var(--spacing-m);
+  }
+
+  .radio-container > input {
+    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-s);
+  }
+
+  .radio-container > input:focus {
+    outline: none;
+  }
+
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyPanelControls/EventsEditor/EventEditorModal.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyPanelControls/EventsEditor/EventEditorModal.svelte
index 27e91cd29e..d92ebed33e 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyPanelControls/EventsEditor/EventEditorModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyPanelControls/EventsEditor/EventEditorModal.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   import { AddIcon, ArrowDownIcon } from "components/common/Icons/"
   import actionTypes from "./actions"
   import { createEventDispatcher } from "svelte"
+  import { automationStore } from "builderStore"
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
   const eventTypeKey = "##eventHandlerType"
@@ -13,17 +14,11 @@
   let addActionDropdown
   let selectedAction
 
-  let draftEventHandler = { parameters: [] }
-
   $: actions = event || []
   $: selectedActionComponent =
     selectedAction &&
     actionTypes.find(t => t.name === selectedAction[eventTypeKey]).component
 
-  const updateEventHandler = (updatedHandler, index) => {
-    actions[index] = updatedHandler
-  }
-
   const deleteAction = index => {
     actions.splice(index, 1)
     actions = actions
@@ -44,8 +39,43 @@
     selectedAction = action
   }
 
-  const saveEventData = () => {
-    dispatch("change", actions)
+  const saveEventData = async () => {
+    // e.g. The Trigger Automation action exposes beforeSave, so it can
+    // create any automations it needs to
+    for (let action of actions) {
+      if (action[eventTypeKey] === "Trigger Automation") {
+        await createAutomation(action.parameters)
+      }
+    }
+    dispatch("change", actions)    
+  }
+
+    // called by the parent modal when actions are saved
+  const createAutomation = async parameters => {
+    if (parameters.automationId || !parameters.newAutomationName) return
+
+    await automationStore.actions.create({name: parameters.newAutomationName})
+
+    const appActionDefinition = $automationStore.blockDefinitions.TRIGGER.APP
+
+    const newBlock = $automationStore.selectedAutomation.constructBlock(
+      "TRIGGER", "APP", appActionDefinition)
+
+
+    newBlock.inputs = {
+      fields: Object.entries(parameters.fields).reduce((fields, [key, value]) => {
+        fields[key] = value.type
+        return fields
+      }, {})
+    }
+
+    automationStore.actions.addBlockToAutomation(newBlock)
+
+    await automationStore.actions.save(
+      $automationStore.selectedAutomation)
+
+    parameters.automationId = $automationStore.selectedAutomation.automation._id
+    delete parameters.newAutomationName
   }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyPanelControls/EventsEditor/actions/SaveFields.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyPanelControls/EventsEditor/actions/SaveFields.svelte
index 3fe85cbfda..71d0ddf17f 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyPanelControls/EventsEditor/actions/SaveFields.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyPanelControls/EventsEditor/actions/SaveFields.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script>
   // accepts an array of field names, and outputs an object of { FieldName: value }
-  import { DataList, Label, TextButton, Spacer, Select } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { DataList, Label, TextButton, Spacer, Select, Input } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { store, backendUiStore, currentAsset } from "builderStore"
   import fetchBindableProperties from "builderStore/fetchBindableProperties"
   import { CloseCircleIcon, AddIcon } from "components/common/Icons"
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
   export let parameterFields
   export let schemaFields
+  export let fieldLabel="Column"
 
   const emptyField = () => ({ name: "", value: "" })
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
         // value and type is needed by the client, so it can parse
         // a string into a correct type
         newParameterFields[field.name] = {
-          type: schemaFields.find(f => f.name === field.name).type,
+          type: schemaFields ? schemaFields.find(f => f.name === field.name).type : "string",
           value: readableToRuntimeBinding(bindableProperties, field.value),
         }
       }
@@ -73,13 +74,17 @@
 
 {#if fields}
   {#each fields as field}
-    <Label size="m" color="dark">Column</Label>
-    <Select secondary bind:value={field.name} on:blur={rebuildParameters}>
-      <option value="" />
-      {#each schemaFields as schemaField}
-        <option value={schemaField.name}>{schemaField.name}</option>
-      {/each}
-    </Select>
+    <Label size="m" color="dark">{fieldLabel}</Label>
+    {#if schemaFields}
+      <Select secondary bind:value={field.name} on:blur={rebuildParameters}>
+        <option value="" />
+        {#each schemaFields as schemaField}
+          <option value={schemaField.name}>{schemaField.name}</option>
+        {/each}
+      </Select>
+    {:else}
+      <Input secondary bind:value={field.name} on:blur={rebuildParameters}/> 
+    {/if}
     <Label size="m" color="dark">Value</Label>
     <DataList secondary bind:value={field.value} on:blur={rebuildParameters}>
       <option value="" />
@@ -100,7 +105,7 @@
     <Spacer small />
 
     <TextButton text small blue on:click={addField}>
-      Add Field
+      Add {fieldLabel}
       <div style="height: 20px; width: 20px;">
         <AddIcon />
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyPanelControls/EventsEditor/actions/index.js b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyPanelControls/EventsEditor/actions/index.js
index 1c07356ee9..1bb0ab4d00 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyPanelControls/EventsEditor/actions/index.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/PropertyPanelControls/EventsEditor/actions/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import NavigateTo from "./NavigateTo.svelte"
 import SaveRow from "./SaveRow.svelte"
 import DeleteRow from "./DeleteRow.svelte"
+import TriggerAutomation from "./TriggerAutomation.svelte"
 
 // defines what actions are available, when adding a new one
 // the component is the setup panel for the action
@@ -20,4 +21,8 @@ export default [
     name: "Navigate To",
     component: NavigateTo,
   },
+  {
+    name: "Trigger Automation",
+    component: TriggerAutomation,
+  },
 ]
diff --git a/packages/client/src/api/automations.js b/packages/client/src/api/automations.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c163ffee82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/api/automations.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import API from "./api"
+/**
+ * Executes an automation. Must have "App Action" trigger.
+ */
+export const triggerAutomation = async (automationId, fields) => {
+  return await API.post({
+    url: `/api/automations/${automationId}/trigger`,
+    body: { fields },
+  })
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/src/api/index.js b/packages/client/src/api/index.js
index 878964107b..a8de677367 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/api/index.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/api/index.js
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ export * from "./views"
 export * from "./relationships"
 export * from "./routes"
 export * from "./app"
+export * from "./automations"
diff --git a/packages/client/src/utils/buttonActions.js b/packages/client/src/utils/buttonActions.js
index 2968525188..b2caf83d1c 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/utils/buttonActions.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/utils/buttonActions.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { enrichDataBinding } from "./enrichDataBinding"
 import { routeStore } from "../store"
-import { saveRow, deleteRow } from "../api"
+import { saveRow, deleteRow, triggerAutomation } from "../api"
 
 const saveRowHandler = async (action, context) => {
   let draft = context[`${action.parameters.contextPath}_draft`]
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ const deleteRowHandler = async (action, context) => {
   })
 }
 
+const triggerAutomationHandler = async (action, context) => {
+  const params = {}
+  for (let field in action.parameters.fields) {
+    params[field] = enrichDataBinding(
+      action.parameters.fields[field].value,
+      context
+    )
+  }
+  await triggerAutomation(action.parameters.automationId, params)
+}
+
 const navigationHandler = action => {
   routeStore.actions.navigate(action.parameters.url)
 }
@@ -29,6 +40,7 @@ const handlerMap = {
   ["Save Row"]: saveRowHandler,
   ["Delete Row"]: deleteRowHandler,
   ["Navigate To"]: navigationHandler,
+  ["Trigger Automation"]: triggerAutomationHandler,
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/triggers.js b/packages/server/src/automations/triggers.js
index 6fbd8e4c25..6634016e3f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/triggers.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/triggers.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const CouchDB = require("../db")
 const emitter = require("../events/index")
 const InMemoryQueue = require("../utilities/queue/inMemoryQueue")
 const { getAutomationParams } = require("../db/utils")
+const { coerceValue } = require("../utilities")
 
 let automationQueue = new InMemoryQueue("automationQueue")
 
@@ -119,6 +120,37 @@ const BUILTIN_DEFINITIONS = {
     },
     type: "TRIGGER",
   },
+  APP: {
+    name: "App Action",
+    event: "app:trigger",
+    icon: "ri-window-fill",
+    tagline: "Automation fired from the frontend",
+    description: "Trigger an automation from an action inside your app",
+    stepId: "APP",
+    inputs: {},
+    schema: {
+      inputs: {
+        properties: {
+          fields: {
+            type: "object",
+            customType: "triggerSchema",
+            title: "Fields",
+          },
+        },
+        required: [],
+      },
+      outputs: {
+        properties: {
+          fields: {
+            type: "object",
+            description: "Fields submitted from the app frontend",
+          },
+        },
+        required: ["fields"],
+      },
+    },
+    type: "TRIGGER",
+  },
 }
 
 async function queueRelevantRowAutomations(event, eventType) {
@@ -200,12 +232,19 @@ async function fillRowOutput(automation, params) {
 
 module.exports.externalTrigger = async function(automation, params) {
   // TODO: replace this with allowing user in builder to input values in future
-  if (
-    automation.definition != null &&
-    automation.definition.trigger != null &&
-    automation.definition.trigger.inputs.tableId != null
-  ) {
-    params = await fillRowOutput(automation, params)
+  if (automation.definition != null && automation.definition.trigger != null) {
+    if (automation.definition.trigger.inputs.tableId != null) {
+      params = await fillRowOutput(automation, params)
+    }
+    if (automation.definition.trigger.stepId === "APP") {
+      // values are likely to be submitted as strings, so we shall convert to correct type
+      const coercedFields = {}
+      const fields = automation.definition.trigger.inputs.fields
+      for (let key in fields) {
+        coercedFields[key] = coerceValue(params.fields[key], fields[key])
+      }
+      params.fields = coercedFields
+    }
   }
 
   automationQueue.add({ automation, event: params })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
index a8d8400f23..b9b512a80f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
@@ -144,6 +144,23 @@ exports.walkDir = (dirPath, callback) => {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * This will coerce a value to the correct types based on the type transform map
+ * @param {object} row The value to coerce
+ * @param {object} type The type fo coerce to
+ * @returns {object} The coerced value
+ */
+exports.coerceValue = (value, type) => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-prototype-builtins
+  if (TYPE_TRANSFORM_MAP[type].hasOwnProperty(value)) {
+    return TYPE_TRANSFORM_MAP[type][value]
+  } else if (TYPE_TRANSFORM_MAP[type].parse) {
+    return TYPE_TRANSFORM_MAP[type].parse(value)
+  }
+
+  return value
+}
+
 /**
  * This will coerce the values in a row to the correct types based on the type transform map and the
  * table schema.
@@ -159,12 +176,7 @@ exports.coerceRowValues = (row, table) => {
     const field = table.schema[key]
     if (!field) continue
 
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-prototype-builtins
-    if (TYPE_TRANSFORM_MAP[field.type].hasOwnProperty(value)) {
-      clonedRow[key] = TYPE_TRANSFORM_MAP[field.type][value]
-    } else if (TYPE_TRANSFORM_MAP[field.type].parse) {
-      clonedRow[key] = TYPE_TRANSFORM_MAP[field.type].parse(value)
-    }
+    clonedRow[key] = exports.coerceValue(value, field.type)
   }
   return clonedRow
 }