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# AutomationClient.create_storage_event_automation

```python theme={"system"}
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

<ParamField path="name" type="str" required>
  Name of the automation to create.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="task" type="StorageEventTask" required>
  Task to run when a matching storage event occurs.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="triggers" type="list[tuple[StorageLocation, str]] | tuple[StorageLocation, str]" required>
  One trigger or a list of triggers. Each trigger contains a storage location and a glob pattern.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="cluster" type="ClusterSlugLike | None">
  Cluster to run the task on. If not provided, the default cluster is used.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="max_retries" type="int">
  Maximum number of retries for the task. Defaults to `0`.
</ParamField>

## Returns

The created automation prototype.

<RequestExample>
  ```python Python theme={"system"}
  location = client.automations().storage_locations()[0]

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