# AutomationClient.create_storage_event_automation

```python
def AutomationClient.create_storage_event_automation(
    name: str,
    task: StorageEventTask,
    triggers: list[tuple[StorageLocation, str]] | tuple[StorageLocation, str],
    cluster: ClusterSlugLike | None = None,
    max_retries: int = 0,
) -> AutomationPrototype
```

Create an automation that submits a task when objects are added to storage.

## Parameters

**name**

`str`

required: true

Name of the automation to create.

**task**

`StorageEventTask`

required: true

Task to run when a matching storage event occurs.

**triggers**

`list[tuple[StorageLocation, str]] | tuple[StorageLocation, str]`

required: true

One trigger or a list of triggers. Each trigger contains a storage location and a glob pattern.

**cluster**

`ClusterSlugLike | None`

Cluster to run the task on. If not provided, the default cluster is used.

**max\_retries**

`int`

Maximum number of retries for the task. Defaults to `0`.

## Returns

The created automation prototype.

```python title="Python"
location = client.automations().storage_locations()[0]

automation = client.automations().create_storage_event_automation(
    name="ingest-new-scenes",
    task=IngestScene(),
    triggers=(location, "incoming/**/*.json"),
)
```