---
title: "Wait"
slug: "wait"
updated: 2024-05-02T14:55:08Z
published: 2024-05-02T14:55:08Z
canonical: "docs.datajet.app/wait"
---

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# Wait

Wait until time-limit has been reached or condition has been met

| Key | Value(s) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| method | "Wait" | Wait until time-limit has been reached or condition has been met |
| millis | 5000 | Optional. Number of milli-seconds to wait |
| type | "exists" "notexists" | Optional. exists - wait until specified object exists notexists - wait until specified object doesn't exist |
| search{} | { "name": "ObjectName" "class": "ObjectClass" } | Optional. name - object name (case sensitive) class - object class. Supported classes: - BTable (table object) |
| errorOnTimeout | true/false | Added in v6.5.2.1 |

Examples

```json
//table is deleted in the timeout windows

[
  {
    "method": "Wait",
    "project": "eyeota",
    "type": "exists",
    "search": {
      "class": "BTable",
      "name": "dddd"
    },
    "timeout": 5000,
    "errorOnTimeout": true
  },
  {
    "timedout": false
  }
]
```

```json
//with error in timeout
[
  {
    "method": "Wait",
    "project": "eyeota",
    "type": "exists",
    "search": {
      "class": "BTable",
      "name": "dddd"
    },
    "timeout": 5000,
    "errorOnTimeout": true
  },
  {
    "timedout": true,
    "errors": [
      "timeout on Wait"
    ]
  }
]
```

```json
//wait for a table to be deleted
[
  {
    "method": "Wait",
    "project": "eyeota",
    "type": "exists",
    "search": {
      "class": "BTable",
      "name": "dddd"
    },
    "timeout": 5000
  },
  {
    "timedout": true,
  }
]
```

```json
{
  "method": "Wait"
  "millis":5000
}
```

```json
{
  "method": "Wait",
  "type": "exists",
  "search": {
    "name": "Product",
    "class": "BTable"
  }
```

```json
{
  "method": "Wait",
  "type": "notexists",
  "search": {
    "name": "Product",
    "class": "BTable"
  }
}
```