Google Tag Manager / API Reference

`gtm_build_custom_event_trigger`

Tag Manager tool. Create a Custom Event trigger in GTM that fires on a specific dataLayer event. Args: account_id: The GTM account ID. container_id: The GTM container ID. workspace_id: The GTM workspace ID. event_name: The dataLayer event name to listen for (e.g. 'form_submit', 'purchase'). name: Optional trigger name (default: 'Event - {event_name}').

This is a write tool: it builds custom event trigger in your Google Tag Manager account. Claude asks you to confirm before it runs.

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Build custom event trigger in my Google Tag Manager account for [container id], [workspace id], [event name].

It takes 4 required and 1 optional parameter.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`account_id`	string	Yes	Account Id
`container_id`	string	Yes	Container Id
`workspace_id`	string	Yes	Workspace Id
`event_name`	string	Yes	Event Name
`name`	string	No	Name

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Before you can call it

This tool needs a connected Google Tag Manager account. The Google Tag Manager connect guide covers how to authorize it and what it unlocks, and the quickstart gets a client talking to the server in about five minutes.

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